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LAB PRACTICE – How to setup Hexstrike MCP with Claude desktop

Lab Environment: Kali Linux + Hexstrike AI MCP + Claude Desktop 🎯 Task Setup the HexStrike MCP Server on Kali Linux and connect it with Claude Desktop AI. So you can run AI-powered security tools directly from your terminal environment. 🧪 Solution Step 1 — Download & Install Claude Desktop on Kali Linux Install Claude Desktop on Kali Linux using the community Debian package hosted on GitHub: 🔗 https://github.com/aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian Run the following commands one by one in your terminal: # Add the GPG key curl -fsSL https://pkg.claude-desktop-debian.dev/KEY.gpg | sudo gpg –dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/claude-desktop.gpg # Add the repository echo “deb Read More …

LAB PRACTICE – How to crack passwords with Hexstrike AI and JTR (AI-version)

Hexstrike MCP Server with JTR Password Cracking Lab v1 (AI-version)

🔐 LAB PRACTICE – How to crack passwords with AI and JTR (AI-version) AI-Assisted Practical Lab — HexStrike MCP Edition This lab requires Hexstrike MCP already setup on Kali Linux VM. Please follow this guide if you have not yet setup the Hexstrike MCP server Lab Environment: Kali Linux + Hexstrike AI MCP + Claude Desktop 🎯 Task Crack the password of networkwalks_flag1.pdf using John the Ripper (JTR) with the help of AI — specifically the HexStrike-AI MCP server with Claude Desktop on Kali Linux. Lab Environment Requirements: HexStrike-AI MCP server with Claude Desktop running on Kali Read More …

What is Nmap? A comprehensive guide to Network Scanning for Ethical Hacking

Nmap is one of the most powerful and widely-used tools for network exploration, management, and security auditing. Whether you’re a network administrator, penetration tester, or a cybersecurity enthusiast, Network Mapper (Nmap) is an essential tool in your arsenal for discovering hosts, services, and vulnerabilities on a network. In this guide, we will take a deep dive into what Nmap is, how it works, and how you can use it for network scanning and security assessments. Why Use Nmap? Nmap is an open-source tool that provides comprehensive network discovery and vulnerability scanning capabilities. It allows users to: Scan networks to discover Read More …

How attackers use scripting & batch files to create virus? | Quiz

Test your Cyber Security knowledge and skills by practicing this free online quiz on ‘How Attackers use Scripting & Batch Files to create virus’. How Attackers use Scripting & Batch Files & its assets from Cybersecurity attacks is critical these days. This quiz & related lecture will help you to improve your knowledge & skills on this topic. You might also be interested in our free Online Quizzes on all IT topics including Cisco CCNA, Cyber Security, Python Programming, Linux & Ethical Hacking: Free Online Quizzes (Best for Cisco CCNA, Huawei HCNA, N+) You can also Read More …

Port Security

Layer-2 Port Security is used for network traffic control. It allows only the authorized user or filtered MAC address configured to gain access to the network. Enabling mode Pass/Secret in Port Security To enable mode Pass/Secret we have to Secure the Privileged Mode Access. An encrypted Password is recommended (enable secret) Example of How to Enable mode Pass/Secret Below is an example of how to enable mode Pass/Secret on the IOS Command Line Interface: R1(config)# enable password networkwalks R1(config)# enable secret networkwalks Secure the Console (local Access) Secure the Local access by adding a password to Console Read More …

ACL (Access Control List)

ACL (Access Control List) is a list of rules that specifies which users or systems are allowed access to a particular object or system resource. It can simply be defined as a set of instructions to filter inbound and outbound traffic on an interface. Access Control List Overview and Access List Concepts Access Control List carries out a packet identification mechanism and can also identify packets on the basis of Layer 3 and Layer header. Each access list is composed of one or more ACEs (Access Control Entries) and each ACE is assigned a sequence number. ACEs are processed Read More …

Firewalls and VPNs

Firewalls are network security devices that monitor and control incoming traffic and outgoing traffic based on a pre-defined set of rules, while VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) are security services that allow devices to access the internet as if they were connected to a private network. Firewalls and VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) in general are both used for security purposes on the network What are Traditional Firewalls? Traditional firewalls sit in the forwarding path. They protect the network from different kinds of issues by allowing only the intended types of traffic to flow in and out of the network, as shown Read More …

Wireshark

What is Wireshark? Wireshark is an open-source free packet sniffer and analysis network troubleshooting tool. It captures network traffic on the local network and stores that data for offline analysis. Wireshark can be set up in software form for local traffic of servers/computers. For network setup, we need to enable a port mirroring solution to send all traffic where the Wireshark terminal is connected as shown in this diagram. Uses of Wireshark (network troubleshooting tool) The uses of Wireshark are: It can be used by network engineers to examine security problems. It is used by network engineers to troubleshoot Read More …

How to Stay Anonymous (Cyber Security Quiz)

Test your Cyber Security knowledge and skills by practicing this free online quiz on How to Stay Anonymous Quiz. Protecting the organization & its assets from Cybersecurity attacks is critical these days. This how to stay anonymous quiz & related lectures will help you to improve your knowledge & skills on this topic. You might also be interested in our free Online Quizzes on all IT topics including Cisco CCNA, Cyber Security, Python Programming, Linux & Ethical Hacking: Free Online Quizzes (Best for Cisco CCNA, Huawei HCNA, N+) You can also view free study notes (Cheat Read More …

Crunch Wordlist generator (Kali Linux)

Crunch Wordlist generator is a tool which comes by default with Kali Linux. It can create a wordlist based on criteria you specify. The output from crunch can be sent to the screen, file, or to another program. The required parameters are: min-len The minimum length string you want crunch to start at. This option is required even for parameters that won’t use the value. max-len The maximum length string you want crunch to end at. This option is required even for parameters that won’t use the value. charset string You may specify character sets for crunch to use on Read More …