03-22-2023, 09:26 PM
This is the list made for beginners(including me) to make learning fundamentals much easier. If anyone experienced suggests to add something I would gladly listen.
Quote:LINUX
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- Learn how to install, configure and administer Linux.
- Learn how Linux works and the various components that make up the operating system.
- Learn how to secure and harden Linux.
- CIS Benchmarks.
- Become comfortable with the terminal.
- Learn how to install and utilize various Linux distributions.
- Vim, sed, awk and regex!
- Learn Git
Quote:WINDOWS
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- Learn how to install, configure and administer Windows.
- Learn how Windows works and the various components that make up the operating system.
- Learn how to secure and harden Windows.
- CIS Benchmarks.
- Get an understanding of how Windows passwords are hashes and stored.
- Become comfortable with the Windows command line.
- Learn how to setup and configure and Active Directory environment.
Quote:SCRIPTING
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- Learn how to utilize PowerShell and write PS scripts.
- Learn how to automate tasks on Linux by leveraging shell scripts.
- Python! – Start simple and move on to developing what interests you.
Quote:NETWORKING
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- Understand the OSI model and the various layers that make up the model.
- Get an understanding of how TCP/IP and UDP works.
- Understand the common ports used by various services.
- Learn how common protocols like HTTP, SSH, FTP, SMB etc work.
- Learn how to analyze traffic, more specifically, how to analyze packets with tools like TCPDump and Wireshark.
- Get some gear (routers, switches etc) and setup your own home network!
- Learn how firewalls work.