Security in Obscurity

Credential Access with Cain & Abel

Pluralsight, July 2020

Credential Access with Cain & Abel is a course that is published by Pluralsight. You can access the full course on Pluralsight here. You need a Pluralsight subscription to watch this course. If you do not already have a subscription, I have a partnership with Pluralsight and the banner above features a link to get a FREE trial if you are interested in viewing the course in its entirety. Below you can find a sample of the course contents.

Cain & Abel is a tool for the Windows operating system that enables the manipulation of network traffic to identify weak or plain text passwords. A wide array of encrypted credential types and hashes can be compromised through brute-force technics or cryptanalysis attacks. With Abel, remote access to vulnerable systems is possible which will provide for a variety of commands against a system to be executed remotely. When you are finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Cain & Abel's feature set needed to access valid credentials sets and move through a network during an attack engagement.

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Course Profile

Topic: Credential Access
Series: Red Team Tools
Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites

Viewers should have a basic understanding of wireless and network concepts including Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and the Windows operating system. Knowledge of the Mitre Att&ck framework and the Cyber Kill Chain is recommended but not required.

Table of Contents

Module One

1. Course Overview [1:31]

Module Two

1. Introduction [3:30]
2. Network Reconnaissance with Cain [6:21]
3. Perform ARP Poisoning with Cain [4:59]
4. Exploiting a Victim System with Abel [3:54]
5. Credential Cracking with Cain [3:53]

Module Three

1. Additional Resources [3:53]