Linux Networking for Cybersecurity
Extend your Linux terminal skills into the networking domain — a critical layer in both offensive and defensive security operations. This lab covers how to inspect network interfaces and routing tables, trace packet paths, perform DNS analysis, monitor live connections and captured traffic, and establish secure remote sessions for evidence collection
By CyberTask Engineer · Easy level
15
Tasks
5
Sections
110
Points
1 hr
Duration
What You'll Learn
- Inspect network interfaces, routing tables, and DNS configurations from the CLI
- Monitor live connections and capture traffic with tcpdump
- Establish secure remote access using SSH and transfer files with SCP
Prerequisites
- Completion of Linux Terminal Skills (Part 2) or equivalent knowledge
Tools & Technologies
ip
ping
traceroute
nslookup
dig
tcpdump
ss/netstat
SSH
SCP
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