Week 10:

Unix/Linux Basics

• Unix/Linux basics
• Scripting
  • bash basics
  • Python
• Appropriate permissions
  • Access Control
  • Sudo & PAM
• Limit services
• Shares
  • NFS
• Assignment 4 Overview

 

Reading Next Week:

CIS_Debian_Linux_7_Benchmark_v1.0.0

In The News:

• WikiLeaks Dumps Docs on CIA’s Hacking Tools
  • WHILE MY SMART TV GENTLY WEEPS
    • https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/03/wikileaks-dumps-docs-on-cias-hacking-tools/
  • This one is something to keep up on as further developments hit.
  • Zero-Day was high on the hit list in this thread.
• Virtual machine escape fetches $105,000 at Pwn2Own hacking contest [updated]
  • Drive-by hits MS Edge, Breaks Hypervisor, hits Host
    • https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/03/hack-that-escapes-vm-by-exploiting-edge-browser-fetches-105000-at-pwn2own/

This Weeks Slides: