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Ethical Hacking

1.   A beginners guide to ethical hacking

2.   Gaining_the_Advantage_Cyber_Kill_Chain

3.   Kali-Linux-Revealed-2021-edition

4.   PentaRoot - Five Phases of Penetration Testing

Linux

1.   Bash-Beginners-Guide

2.   editing-nano

3.   Thirty-Useful-Unix-Commands

4.   vi-ref

Others

1.   Senior IT Engineer

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Ethical hacking is a practice where skilled cybersecurity professionals, ethical hackers, deliberately and legally attempt to identify vulnerabilities in computer systems, networks, or applications. They use their expertise to strengthen security, helping organizations protect their digital assets from potential threats and malicious hackers.

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Reconnaissance: Gathering information about the target system.
Scanning: Identifying vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
Gaining Access: Attempting to exploit vulnerabilities.
Maintaining Access: Ensuring continued access to the system.
Covering Tracks: Erasing evidence of the testing activities. (system logs)

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In this phase,  the tester gathers as much information about the target system as they can, including information about the network topology, operating systems and applications, user accounts, and other relevant information. The goal is to gather as much data as possible so that the tester can plan an effective attack strategy.

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In this penetration testing phase, the tester uses various tools to identify open ports and check network traffic on the target system. Because open ports are potential entry points for attackers, penetration testers need to identify as many open ports as possible for the next penetration testing phase.

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The third penetration testing phase is vulnerability assessment, in which the tester uses all the data gathered in the reconnaissance and scanning phases to identify potential vulnerabilities and determine whether they can be exploited. Much like scanning, vulnerability assessment is a useful tool on its own but is more powerful when combined with the other penetration testing phases.

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In this penetration testing phase, the penetration tester attempts to access the target system and exploit the identified vulnerabilities, typically by using a tool like Metasploit to simulate real-world attacks. This is perhaps the most delicate penetration testing phase because accessing the target system requires bypassing security restrictions.

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In penetration testing, covering tracks or "covering one's tracks" refers to the practice of removing or concealing any evidence of the testing activity so that the target organization or its security team cannot easily detect that a penetration test has taken place. It is important to note that this practice is typically done to prevent confusion or alarm within the organization and is part of the responsible and ethical conduct of penetration testing