CyberPatriot Resources

For everyone doing the network security challenge (the VMs, not Cisco):

• Blue team field manual

• CyberPatriot Training Materials (might help also cisco people?)

• CyberPatriot Training Modules

Windows

• Daniel Plaza introduction to system hardening windows edition -- READ IT!

• Windows resources on the CyberPatriot website

• Windows powershell videos

• Windows hardening

• Check misc for war games to help you learn windows commands

Linux

• Learn comamands

  • Command Line -- beginner friendly

  • Linux introduction -- interactive

  • Look up commands

  • another command guide

• VIM Tutorials

  • https://www.openvim.com/ -- interactive walkthrough

  • https://sites.radford.edu/~nokie/vim/spr19/beyond.html -- for reference

• the shell

• Hardening Guides

  • Linux hardening

  • Fedora hardening

If you want to start practicing, you should use a virtual machine. VirtualBox is a good hypervisor(the thing that runs the vm) that works on Mac and Windows. Download a debian ISO here. Here's a tutorial on how to get started. You can do the same with a windows ISO to practice if you don't have a windows computer.

For Cisco challenge:

Cisco Resources (free):

• Networking Essentials

• Packet Tracer

Check networking section of topics you can look up