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Scripting for Security Bash Course

March 9th, 2023

I have a new course available on Pluralsight. It’s a security analyst focused tools on GNU Bash and scripting. It is the first in a series of courses on Bash.

Scripting for Security with Bash is a technical course for information security analysts that need to understand the UNIX and Linux environment and use Bash as their primary shell and scripting tool. It is designed to be a quick introduction and focused on demonstrating how to use Bash for security operations and automation. (Course overview video)

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Reconnaissance with Spiderfoot Course

November 7th, 2021

I have a new course available on Pluralsight. It’s another Red Team Tools course focused course on Spiderfoot. It is part of the Pluralsight Red Team Tools learning path.

While my other courses are a couple hours of content, the Reconnaissance with Spiderfoot course is 38 minutes. It is designed to be a quick introduction and heavily focused on demonstrating how to use Spiderfoot for recon in red team engagements. (Course overview video)

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Reconnaissance with Shodan Course

July 12th, 2021

I have a new course available on Pluralsight. It’s a new type of course for me. My previous courses have been long-form courses. This one is shorter, tool-focused course on Shodan. It is part of the Pluralsight Red Team Tools learning path.

While my other courses are a couple hours of content, the Reconnaissance with Shodan course is 27 minutes. It is designed to be a quick introduction and heavily focused on demonstrating how to use Shodan for recon in red team engagements. (Course overview video)

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Metasploit: Getting Started Course

September 5th, 2020

I have a new course available at Pluralsight. It’s an introduction to the Metasploit Framework. In it, I focus on getting started quickly with using the framework. It’s a relatively short course (for me) at approximately two hours of content, including demonstrations. The course is called Metasploit: Getting Started. (Course Overview video)

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Introduction to Information Security Course

September 4th, 2018

I completed and published another course with Pluralsight. This time I was asked to create an introductory course for information security. It had to be high level. It had to be accessible to beginners that have little to no background in information security.

It is the lead course in the Survey of Information Security learning path. This path also contains my second penetration testing course, Penetration Testing: The Big Picture.

The objective of this course is to assist learners in understanding the foundational principles and the key concepts in security. I describe most of the program and management approaches from an organizational perspective. I used this method specifically so that learners can apply this knowledge to their current job and their organization.

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Scripting for Security Bash Course

Reconnaissance with Spiderfoot Course

Reconnaissance with Shodan Course

Metasploit: Getting Started Course

Introduction to Information Security Course