Overview
In this lab, you will begin on the red team side by exploiting a Windows server that has not been properly patched. After seeing the damage that an attacker can do to an unpatched system firsthand, you will jump on the blue team side and you will harden and patch a Windows Server operating system to secure it from attack.
outcomes
In this lab, you will learn to:
- Exploit a Windows server that is not properly patched
- Harden a Windows server by patching the vulnerability
Key terms and descriptions
netplwiz
a command in Windows that will allow you to set log on parameters
gpedit.msc
opens the Group Policy Management Console on a Microsoft Windows operating system
Event Viewer
contains log files that contain information about activities on the computer
telnet
allows remote administration of Linux and Windows systems through the command line
useradd
a command to add a user on a Linux/Unix system