This post is an introudction to command-line interpreter (CLI) PowerShell, developed by Microsoft. Introducing PowerShell PowerShell is an application developed by American company Microsoft that is open-source and cross-platform. You can find the source code on PowerShell GitHub project. It…
There are some situtations in which you need to modify Windows firewall configuration and you have only command-line access. In these cases, you can make use of the command netsh Command Prompt. netsh is available from Windows 2000 and above.…
You can use the following Cisco port security feature to defend against MAC attacks. Examples switchport port-security Enables port security on the interface. switchport port-security maximum 1 Configures the maximum number of secure MAC addresses for the port switchport port-security…
Auditpol.exe is the command-line utility tool to change Audit Security settings at the category and sub-category levels. Attackers can use AuditPol to enable or disable security auditing on local or remote systems and to adjust the audit criteria for different…
Some NetBIOS Enumeration tools: nbtstat (Windows) hyena Nsauditor Network Security Auditor NetScanTools Pro SoftPerfect Network Scanner SuperScan NetBIOS Enumerator Nbtscan (Linux) nmblookup (Linux) IP Tools MegaPing Two of the most popular are nbstat (Windows) and hyena. List of NetBIOS Enumeration…
This post summarizes common syntax and parameters used with command nmap. To understand the meaning of each parameter, you may read about network discovery scanning techniques, as in “CISPP Study Guide 9th Edition”, pp. 732-733. nmap Syntax Parameters Those scans…
This post explains how to install or update Java components JRE or JDK in operating system Ubuntu. It may be compatible with other Debian-like or Ubuntu-like Linux distros, like Linux Mint, etc. Step-by-step Procedure 1. Install repository Open a…
This post explains how to check if your user has admin rights using your command line. Linux Using sudo command You can run a command like this: timeout 2 sudo id && echo Access granted || echo Access denied Mac…