Metasploit Educational Services
Overview
Metasploit offers a limited number of training classes and other educational services each year. Most classes are offered in partnership with an existing security conference, but on-site training may be available for your organization. If you are interested in on-site training or have any questions about the offered courses and their content, please contact us at training[at]metasploit.comInstructors
| HD Moore is the director of security research at BreakingPoint Systems, where he focuses on the content and security testing features of the BreakingPoint product line. Prior to BreakingPoint, HD spent seven years providing vulnerability assessments, leading penetration tests, and developing exploit code. HD is the founder of the Metasploit Project and one of the core developers of the Metasploit Framework, the leading open-source exploit development platform. In his spare time, HD searches for new vulnerabilities, develops security tools, and contributes to open-source security projects. |
| Matt Miller is a seasoned software engineer with over ten years of applied experience and is one of the core developers of the Metasploit Framework. Matt's professional development experience in the security field covers VPN technology, Host-based Instrusion Prevention, and many other topics. Matt is also a respected member of the security research community, having contributed a number of publications and tools that have helped to further the field. Matt is an editor for the Uninformed Journal, a free online journal that focuses on encouraging the sharing of technical knowledge. |
Schedule
| Date | Title | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31st - June 1st 2008 | Tactical Exploitation | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | SANS Pen-Test Summit |
| October 6th 2008 | Advanced Metasploit | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | SecTor Security Conference |
Courses
Tactical Exploitation: With HD Moore and Valsmith
Metasploit is partnering with Offensive Computing and the SANS Institute to offer an intensive two-day training class on Tactical Exploitation. The instructors are HD Moore of Metasploit and Valsmith of Offensive Computing. The class runs two days prior to the SANS Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking Summit. Any questions about the course schedule or content can be directed to tactical[at]metasploit.com.
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Here's what you'll learn at this two day course
Penetration testing often focuses on individual vulnerabilities and services, but the quickest ways to exploit are often exploit are often still hands on and brute force. This two-day course introduces a tactical approach that does not rely on exploiting known vulnerabilities. Using a combination of new tools and lesser-known techniques, attendees will learn how hackers compromise systems without depending on standard exploits. The class alternates between lectures and hands-on testing, providing attendees with an opportunity to try the techniques discussed. A virtual target network will be provided, along with all of the software needed to participate in the labs.
In the first half of the course, attendees will investigate a wide variety of information gathering and footprinting techniques, many of which are critical to a successful penetration test. The Metasploit Framework will be used as a development platform for building custom discovery tools.
In the second half of the course, the focus will shift from information discovery to information exploitation. Attendees will learn how to compromise common operating systems, and once in, how to gain access to the rest of the network.
This course is well-suited to penetration testers of any skill level and all security professionals who have a basic grasp of networking and software exploits. This course differs from a typical ethical hacking program in that the focus is on techniques that are not affected by patch levels. A portion of the class will be dedicated to building new tools, on the fly, to solve the challenges posed by a difficult penetration test.
Who should attend:
- Penetration testers
- Security auditors
- Incident responders
- System administrators
- Network administrators
Prerequisites:
- Students should bring a laptop capable of running the Metasploit Framework.
- Students should be familiar with Windows and at least one Unix-like environment (OS X, Linux, Solaris, etc).
- Students should have a general understanding of scripting languages such as Perl, Python, and Ruby.
- Students should be comfortable with common networking tasks, such as assigning an IP address and troubleshooting connectivity.
Recommendations:
- Experience with the Metasploit Framework.
- Experience with network sniffers, such as Wireshark
- Experience programming in the Ruby language
- Experience with low-level IP networking tools (hping, nmap, etc)
Laptop Required: (Windows 2000+, Linux 2.6, Mac OS X 10.4+)
BIO: HD
HD Moore is the director of security research at BreakingPoint Systems, where he focuses on the content and security testing features of the BreakingPoint product line. Prior to BreakingPoint, HD spent seven years providing vulnerability assessments, leading penetration tests, and developing exploit code. HD is the founder of the Metasploit Project and one of the core developers of the Metasploit Framework, the leading open-source exploit development platform. In his spare time, HD searches for new vulnerabilities, develops security tools, and contributes to open-source security projects.
BIO: Valsmith
Valsmith has been involved in the computer security community and industry for over ten years. He currently works as a professional security researcher on problems for both the government and private sectors. He specializes in penetration testing (over 40,000 machines assessed), reverse engineering and malware research. He works on the Metasploit Project development team as well as other vulnerability development efforts. Most recently Valsmith founded Offensive Computing, a public, open source malware research project.
Advanced Metasploit: With HD Moore
Metasploit has partnered with the SecTor Security Conference to provide a one-day training class on Advanced Metasploit. This course is taught by HD Moore, founder of the Metasploit Project, and one of the lead developers. The class is scheduled for October 6th, 2008, one day before the SecTor 2008 Security Conference in Toronto. Although the class content is still being finalized, interested parties can contact us at training[at]metasploit.com to reserve a spot.
