Attacker Mindset

I've spend a lot of time trying to help you get into the defender mindset and understand risk so far, but it's time to get into the attacker mindset.

Red teaming is super easy to teach, and to do, compared to playing defense. So I've decided to start by teaching some extremely basic things to get your brain thinking about this from all angles.

We are going to lean on some fantastic training from TryHackMe to move through these next steps. I will mostly just send you to their site to do their activities, but I will add my own context and a bit more discussion here.

I really want to drive home, this is the part where you could start getting into trouble if you start using the skills you learn here against people in the real world. If you scan your school network or try to run these tools against people you know, you could very possibly be breaking the law and there could really be serious legal consequences.

To start, make an account on TryHackMe if you haven't already and complete their Intro to Offensive Security Room.