You're reading from PowerShell for Penetration Testing Explore the capabilities of PowerShell for pentesters across multiple platforms

Product type Paperback

Published in May 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781835082454

Length 298 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

PowerShell

Tools

PowerShell

Concepts

Penetration Testing

Author (1):

Dr. Andrew Blyth

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Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Introduction to Penetration Testing and PowerShell

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Penetration Testing FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Programming Principles in PowerShell

4. Part 2: Identification and Exploitation

5. Chapter 3: Network Services and DNS

6. Chapter 4: Network Enumeration and Port Scanning

7. Chapter 5: The WEB, REST, and SOAP

8. Chapter 6: SMB, Active Directory, LDAP and Kerberos

9. Chapter 7: Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MSSQL

10. Chapter 8: Email Services: Exchange, SMTP, IMAP, and POP

11. Chapter 9: PowerShell and FTP, SFTP, SSH, and TFTP

12. Chapter 10: Brute Forcing in PowerShell

13. Chapter 11: PowerShell and Remote Control and Administration

14. Part 3: Penetration Testing on Azure and AWS cloud Environments

15. Chapter 12: Using PowerShell in Azure

16. Chapter 13: Using PowerShell in AWS

17. Part 4: Post Exploitation and Command and Control

18. Chapter 14: Command and Control

19. Chapter 15: Post-Exploitation in Microsoft Windows

20. Chapter 16: Post-Exploitation in Linux

21. Index

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PowerShell is a versatile tool for penetration testers to analyze Azure resources and Web Services as part of a comprehensive security assessment. Azure, Microsoft’s cloud computing platform, hosts a wide range of services, and penetration testers can leverage PowerShell to assess the security of these services. Here’s a detailed guide on how PowerShell can be utilized for analyzing Azure resources and Web Services during a penetration test:

Analyzing Azure resources

The following are the steps involved:

Retrieving information about Azure resources:
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```
# Retrieve information about virtual machines in a specific resource group
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```
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