Getting Started with PowerShell
This introductory chapter will take a look at the fundamentals of working with PowerShell. It is meant as a basic primer on PowerShell for cybersecurity and acts as an introduction to object-oriented programming (OOP) and how to get started when working with PowerShell.
This chapter complements Chapter 2, PowerShell Scripting Fundamentals, in which we will dive deeper into the scripting part. Both chapters should help you to get started and act as a reference when working with later chapters.
You will learn the basics of what PowerShell is, its history, and why it has gained more importance in the last few years when it comes to cybersecurity.
You will get an overview of the editors and how to help yourself using existing functionalities. In this chapter, you will gain a deeper understanding of the following topics:
- What is PowerShell?
- The history of PowerShell
- Why is PowerShell useful for cybersecurity?
- Introduction to OOP
- Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core
- Execution policy
- Help system
- PowerShell versions
- PowerShell editors
