Jr_Penetration_Tester.md

Jr Penetration Tester Learning Path

Type: Learning Path
Difficulty: Intermediate
Description:
This learning path covers the core technical skills that will allow you to succeed as a junior 
penetration tester. Upon completing this path, you will have the practical skills necessary to 
perform security assessments against web applications and enterprise infrastructure.

Prerequisites:
You need a basic understanding of fundamental computing principles and a broad understanding 
of the different areas of cyber security to complete this pathway. If you do not already have 
these prerequisites, complete the Pre-Security Pathway and Cyber Security 101 Pathway.

Web link: https://tryhackme.com/path/outline/jrpenetrationtester

Included rooms

Introduction to Cyber Security

• Offensive Security Intro
• Defensive Security Intro
• Careers in Cyber

Introduction to Pentesting

• Pentesting Fundamentals
• Principles of Security

Introduction to Web Hacking

• Walking An Application
• Content Discovery
• Subdomain Enumeration
• Authentication Bypass
• IDOR
• File Inclusion
• Intro to SSRF
• Intro to Cross-site Scripting
• Race Conditions
• Command Injection
• SQL Injection

Burp Suite

• Burp Suite: The Basics
• Burp Suite: Repeater
• Burp Suite: Intruder
• Burp Suite: Other Modules
• Burp Suite: Extensions

Network Security

• Passive Reconnaissance
• Active Reconnaissance
• Nmap Live Host Discovery
• Nmap Basic Port Scans
• Nmap Advanced Port Scans
• Nmap Post Port Scans
• Protocols and Servers
• Protocols and Servers 2
• Net Sec Challenge

Vulnerability Research

• Vulnerabilities 101
• Exploit Vulnerabilities
• Vulnerability Capstone

Metasploit

• Metasploit: Introduction
• Metasploit: Exploitation
• Metasploit: Meterpreter

Privilege Escalation

• What the Shell?
• Linux Privilege Escalation
• Windows Privilege Escalation