Enumeration Techniques for Penetration Testing

This course is designed to equip cybersecurity professionals and students with practical skills for information gathering and enumeration during penetration testing engagements. Enumeration is a critical step in the hacking lifecycle, enabling ethical hackers to actively collect detailed information about systems, networks, and applications. Through hands-on sessions and tool-based demonstrations, learners will master techniques for enumerating common services, extracting sensitive data, and identifying exploitable vulnerabilities.

Introduction to Enumeration
– Enumeration Concepts and Overview
– Purpose and Importance in Cybersecurity
– Difference between Scanning and Enumeration

Enumeration Fundamentals
– What is Enumeration?
– Techniques for Enumeration (Active & Passive)
– Services and Ports Used in Enumeration (DNS, NetBIOS, SMB, SNMP, LDAP, FTP, SSH, etc.)

Windows Service Enumeration
– NetBIOS Enumeration: Concepts, Tools, User Account Enumeration
– Default Passwords in System Enumeration

FTP/TFTP Enumeration
– FTP Enumeration: Banner Grabbing
– TFTP Enumeration
– Metasploit Modules for FTP/TFTP Enumeration

SSH Enumeration
– Version Scanning and Banner Grabbing
– Scripts for SSH Enumeration
– SSH Bruteforce Attacks

MSSQL Server Enumeration
– Information Gathering and SQL User Enumeration
– Brute-forcing Techniques
– Interactive Database Shell Access

VNC/SNMP Enumeration
– VNC Enumeration: Password Cracking, Connection Testing
– SNMP Enumeration: Concepts, Working, MIB, Enumeration Tools

UNIX/Linux Enumeration
– UNIX/Linux Commands for Enumeration
– Linux Enumeration Tools

LDAP/Telnet Enumeration
– LDAP Enumeration Techniques and Tools
– Telnet Enumeration: Script Scanning, Banner Grabbing, Brute-forcing

Web/HTTP Enumeration
– HTTP Method Enumeration
– Checking HTTP Basic Authentication and Service Versioning

MySQL/NTP Enumeration
– MySQL Enumeration: Commands and Brute-forcing
– NTP Enumeration Commands and Techniques

SMTP/DNS Enumeration
– SMTP Enumeration Tools
– DNS Enumeration: Zone Transfer Using NSLookup, Enumeration Tools

SMB/NFS Enumeration
– SMB Enumeration: Null Sessions, Viewing Shares, Enumeration Tools
– NFS Enumeration: Script Scanning, Privilege Escalation, Share Enumeration

Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Enumeration
– RDP Enumeration: Nmap Scripts, Brute-force, Adding Users to RDP Group

Practical Sessions & Tools
– Tools Covered: Nmap, Metasploit, SNMPwalk, Enum4linux, netcat, nbtstat, SuperScan, NetScanTools Pro, onesixtyone
– Interactive Challenges and Lab Environment