{"id":14032,"date":"2022-05-13T18:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/?p=14032"},"modified":"2022-05-13T18:27:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T18:27:47","slug":"practice-vulnerability-scanning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securedyou.com\/practice-vulnerability-scanning\/","title":{"rendered":"How to practice vulnerability scanning against real machines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
As a security professional, you need to know how attackers will exploit system vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to your company’s network. The best way to learn hacking techniques is to try them yourself. This method provides a deep understanding of how networked computer systems behave and how best to protect them from attack.
But how can you “practice” breaking into real systems without risking real damage to someone else’s property and potential repercussions for your career? The last thing you want is to have your learning activities mischaracterized as black-hat hacking or to cause real data loss for a reputable organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Safe Playground for Learning Ethical Hacking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Fortunately, ethical hacking professionals can take advantage of a library of downloadable virtual machines that are ripe for attacking, and 100% safe from those risks. The idea is simple: you run your own copy of a virtual machine that contains some vulnerabilities and then deploy your knowledge and tools to try to gain root access. You can find a catalog of such machines at VulnHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n