The Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification covers a range of topics, including:
- Exploits: Finding, tweaking, and using exploits against vulnerable machines
- Ethical hacking: Demonstrating your penetration testing skills
- SQL injection attacks: Manipulating databases to extract sensitive information
- Client-side attacks: Compromising backend systems
- Antivirus evasion: Acquiring techniques to evade antivirus software
- Penetration testing: Using Kali Linux tools to test networks for vulnerabilities
The OSCP certification is highly regarded in the cybersecurity industry. It’s known for its technical depth and requires practical evidence of your skills.
OSCP prerequisites:
- Understanding of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking
- Familiarity with Python scripting and Bash
- Experience with Windows and Linux administration
The course covers the following topics:
- Penetration Testing: What You Should Know.
- Getting Comfortable with Kali Linux.
- Command Line Fun.
- Practical Tools.
- Bash Scripting.
- Passive Information Gathering.
- Active Information Gathering.
- Vulnerability Scanning.
Important Kali tools to know for OSCP:
- Nmap: Network scanning tool to discover open ports and services
- Wireshark: Packet capture and analysis tool for network traffic monitoring
- Sqlmap: Automated SQL injection vulnerability scanner
- Nessus: Comprehensive vulnerability scanner
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