CSG Certification

CSADS — Active Directory Specialist Bundle

Structured modules and practice. Lessons release individually as the instructor publishes them. Topics include networking associate / course orientation: networking associate, networking associate / routers, switches and network appliances, networking associate / network ports, protocols, and services: concepts and practice.

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Recorded courseIntermediate64 modules

Networking Associate / Course Orientation: Networking Associate
Networking Associate / Routers, Switches and Network Appliances
Networking Associate / Network Ports, Protocols, and Services: Concepts and Practice

Course Description

A structured CSG Cyber School course with an ordered syllabus.

Each lesson, resource and assignment stays locked until its own file is published. Enrollment does not unlock unpublished content.

Complete Syllabus

Routers and Routing Functions: Concepts and Practical UseLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Routers and Routing Functions: Concepts and Practical UseLocked · Awaiting publication

Switches and Switching Functions: Concepts and Practical UseLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Switches and Switching Functions: Concepts and Practical UseLocked · Awaiting publication

Firewalls and Their Role in Network Security: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Firewalls and Their Role in Network Security: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

IDS and IPS Systems: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: IDS and IPS Systems: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Load Balancers and Traffic Distribution: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Proxy Servers and Their Functions: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Proxy Servers and Their Functions: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

NAS and SAN Storage ArchitecturesLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: NAS & SAN: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Wireless Access Points (AP) and Controllers: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Wireless Access Points (AP) and Controllers: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Content Delivery Networks (CDN): Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Content Delivery Networks (CDN): Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Virtual Private Networks (VPN): Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Virtual Private Networks (VPN): Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Quality of Service (QoS) Concepts: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Quality of Service (QoS) Concepts: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Time to Live (TTL) Explained: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Time to Live (TTL): Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Physical vs Virtual Appliances: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Physical vs Virtual Appliances: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Viewing Files: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Viewing Files: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Stream Editing with sed: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Stream Editing with sed: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Pattern Scanning with awk: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Pattern Scanning with awk: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Sorting and Deduplication: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Sorting and Deduplication: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Merging Files: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Merging Files: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Splitting Large Files with split: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Splitting Large Files with split: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Searching with grep: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Searching with grep: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Extracting Strings from Binaries: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Extracting Strings from Binaries: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Character Translation: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Character Translation: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Extracting Columns: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Extracting Columns: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Counting with wc & nl: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Counting with wc & nl: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Saving Output: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Saving Output: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Converting Tabs & Spaces: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Converting Tabs & Spaces: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Basic Regular Expressions: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Basic Regular Expressions: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Text Editors: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Text Editors: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Passive Reconnaissance: Foundations and First StepsLocked · Awaiting publication

Identifying our Target: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Identifying our Target: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Whois Records: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Whois Records: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Google Dorking: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Google Dorking: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Company OSINT: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Company OSINT: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Web Archives: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Web Archives: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Identifying Website Technologies: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Identifying Website Technologies: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Discovering Email addresses: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Discovering Email addresses: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Hunting breached credentials: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Hunting breached credentials: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Hunting for subdomains: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Hunting for subdomains: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Open Source code Reconnaissance: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Open Source code reconnaissance: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Security Headers and SSL/TLS testing: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Security Headers and SSL/TLS testing: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Banner grabbing and Firewall Detection: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Banner grabbing and Firewall Detection: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Finding IP address behind Cloudfare: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Finding IP address behind Cloudfare: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Shodan, Zoomeye and Censys: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Shodan, Zoomeye and Censys: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Enumeration with Carbon Dating: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Enumeration with Carbon Dating: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Android Apps Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Android Apps Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Utilizing Social Media: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Utilizing Social Media: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Information Gathering with Black Widow: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Information Gathering with Black Widow: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

DNS recon using host, nslookup and dig: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: DNS recon using host, nslookup and dig: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

DNS Zone Transfer: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: DNS Zone Transfer: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Historical DNS Records: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Historical DNS Records: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

DNS Bruteforcing & Subdomain Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: DNS Bruteforcing & Subdomain Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Finding and Enumerating ASN: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Finding and Enumerating ASN: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Finding Cloud resources: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Finding Cloud resources: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Filtering live hosts and domains: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Filtering live hosts and domains: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Finding Hidden parameters and endpoints: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Finding Hidden parameters and endpoints: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Automating the Reconnaissance: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Automating the Reconnaissance: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Knowledge Check: Passive ReconnaissanceLocked · Awaiting publication

Active Reconnaissance: Foundations and First StepsLocked · Awaiting publication

Metasploitable2 Installation and SetupLocked · Awaiting publication

Host discovery with netdiscover: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Host discovery with netdiscover: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Host Discovery with Nmap: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Host Discovery with Nmap: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Port scanning with nmap: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Port scanning with nmap: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Service Fingerprinting: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Service Fingerprinting: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

OS Fingerprinting: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: OS Fingerprinting: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Scanning beyond Firewall & IDS: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Scanning beyond Firewall & IDS: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Optimizing your scans: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Optimizing your scans: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Port Scanning in Windows: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Port Scanning in Windows: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Scanning with masscan: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Scanning with masscan: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Scanning with Rustscan: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Scanning with Rustscan: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Directory Bruteforcing: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Directory Bruteforcing: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Knowledge Check: Active ReconnaissanceLocked · Awaiting publication

Enumeration: Foundations and First StepsLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Preparing Enumeration LabLocked · Awaiting publication

FTP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: FTP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Telnet Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Telnet Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

SSH Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: SSH Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

NetBIOS Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: NetBIOS Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

SMB Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: SMB Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

SNMP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: SNMP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

LDAP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: LDAP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

NTP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: NTP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

NFS Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: NFS Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

SMTP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: SMTP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

IMAP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: IMAP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

POP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: POP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

MYSQL Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: MYSQL Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

TFTP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: TFTP Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

IPSec Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: IPSec Enumeration: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Knowledge Check: EnumerationLocked · Awaiting publication

Metasploit Framework: Foundations and First StepsLocked · Awaiting publication

Metasploit Framework Overview: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Metasploit Framework Overview: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Preparing the working environmentLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Preparing the working environmentLocked · Awaiting publication

Auxiliary Modules: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Auxiliary Modules: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Exploit Modules: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Exploit Modules: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Post, Nops and Encoder Modules: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Post, Nops and Encoder Modules: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Meterpreter Payloads: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Meterpreter Payloads: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Creating payloads with msfvenom: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Creating payloads with msfvenom: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Hacking Windows XP with Metasploit: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Hacking Windows XP with Metasploit: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Hacking Windows 7 with Metasploit: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Hacking Windows 7 with Metasploit: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Hacking Windows 10 with Metasploit: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Hacking Windows 10 with Metasploit: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Hacking Windows remotely over WAN: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Hacking Windows remotely over WAN: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Adding a new exploit: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Adding a new exploit: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Resource Scripts: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Practice Task: Resource Scripts: Explained and AppliedLocked · Awaiting publication

Knowledge Check: The Metasploit FrameworkLocked · Awaiting publication

What you get

CISSNA — Networking Associate
CSL — Linux Administrator
CSP — CSG Cybersecurity Professional
CSWPE — Windows Privilege Escalation
CSPE — Post Exploitation
CSAD — Active Directory Hacking

Technical prerequisites

["A computer and an internet connection."]

Learning outcomes

Networking Associate / Course Orientation: Networking Associate
Networking Associate / Routers, Switches and Network Appliances
Networking Associate / Network Ports, Protocols, and Services: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / Transmission Media and Transceivers: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / Network Topologies, Architectures, and Types: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / IPv6 Addressing and Modern Network Concepts: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / Cloud Concepts and Connectivity: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / Routing Principles and Configuration
Networking Associate / Switching, VLANs and Configuration Practice
Networking Associate / Wireless Networking: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / Network Services: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / Network Security Fundamentals: Concepts and Practice
Networking Associate / Network Threats and Attack Patterns
Networking Associate / Network Configuration and Troubleshooting Lab
Linux Administrator / Linux Architecture and Kernel Foundations
Linux Administrator / From Power-On to Linux Services
Linux Administrator / Linux File System Hierarchy and Types: Concepts and Practice
Linux Administrator / Command Line Essentials: Concepts and Practice
Linux Administrator / Working with Files — Links, Streams, and Archiving: Concepts and Practice
Linux Administrator / Filtering, Searching and Transforming Text
Linux Administrator / Managing Linux Accounts and Groups
Linux Administrator / Linux Access Rights and Ownership
Linux Administrator / Processes, Jobs and Signals
Linux Administrator / Observability and Linux Performance
Linux Administrator / Automating Scheduled Tasks
Linux Administrator / Installing and Maintaining Software Packages
Linux Administrator / Devices, Drivers and Hardware Access
Linux Administrator / Partitions, Filesystems and Disk Operations
Linux Administrator / Reading and Managing System Logs
Linux Administrator / Networking in Linux: Concepts and Practice
Linux Administrator / File Sharing and Remote Transfers: Concepts and Practice
Linux Administrator / Hardening and Securing Linux Hosts
Cybersecurity Professional / Cybersecurity Principles: Concepts and Practice
Cybersecurity Professional / Reconnaissance and Target Discovery
Cybersecurity Professional / Active Discovery Techniques
Cybersecurity Professional / Service and Host Enumeration
Cybersecurity Professional / Identifying and Validating Vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity Professional / Exploitation Techniques and Controlled Shell Access
Cybersecurity Professional / Metasploit Workflows and Modules
Cybersecurity Professional / Client-Side Attack Surfaces
Cybersecurity Professional / Endpoint Defences and Evasion Concepts
Cybersecurity Professional / Integrated Penetration Testing Practice
Windows Privilege Escalation / Windows Architecture & Foundations: Concepts and Practice
Windows Privilege Escalation / Information Gathering: Concepts and Practice
Windows Privilege Escalation / Services & Access Manipulation: Concepts and Practice
Windows Privilege Escalation / Built-in Features & Misconfigurations: Concepts and Practice
Windows Privilege Escalation / Binary & Task Hijacking: Concepts and Practice
Windows Privilege Escalation / Specialized Attacks: Concepts and Practice
Post Exploitation / Course Orientation: Post Exploitation
Post Exploitation / Discovering and Assessing Exposed Credentials
Post Exploitation / Lateral Movement and Session Management
Post Exploitation / Pivoting, Forwarding and Network Tunnels
Post Exploitation / Password Recovery and Credential Attack Techniques
Post Exploitation / System Artefacts, Cleanup and Data Transfer Assessment
Active Directory Hacking / Active Directory: Foundations and First Steps
Active Directory Hacking / Building the Active Directory Practice Lab
Active Directory Hacking / Mapping Active Directory Environments
Active Directory Hacking / Initial Access Paths in Active Directory
Active Directory Hacking / Enumeration After Initial Access
Active Directory Hacking / Moving Across Domain Systems
Active Directory Hacking / Domain Attack Paths After Compromise
Active Directory Hacking / Assessing ACLs and Delegated Permissions
Active Directory Hacking / Persistence Paths and Defensive Considerations

Prepare for your learning

Explore the basics and plan your practice before enrolling.

CSADS — Active Directory Specialist Bundle

Course Description

Complete Syllabus

What you get

Other courses

CSSCP — CSG Cyber School Certified Penetration Tester

CSWPE — Windows Privilege Escalation

CSWP — Web Pentesting Bundle

CSWA — Web Application Hacking

CSPS — Privilege Escalation Specialist Bundle

CSPF — Pre-Foundation Bundle

CSPE — Post Exploitation

CSP — CSG Cybersecurity Professional

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