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Post-Exploitation and C2

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Operate after initial access: situational awareness and opsec, persistence, lateral movement, and a foothold-to-objective capstone, each paired with how defenders detect it.

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Labs in this path

  1. 1
    intermediate Hands-on lab Subscription

    Post-Exploitation Fundamentals

    You have a shell. Now establish situational awareness and operate without tipping off the defenders.

    40 min3 taskspost-exploitation
  2. 2
    intermediate Hands-on lab Subscription

    Establishing and Detecting Persistence

    Survive a reboot the way attackers do, and learn exactly how each mechanism is hunted.

    50 min3 taskspost-exploitation
  3. 3
    advanced Hands-on lab Subscription

    Lateral Movement

    Use recovered credentials to move from your foothold to another host, and see the trail it leaves.

    50 min3 taskspost-exploitation
  4. 4
    advanced Hands-on lab Subscription

    Capstone: Foothold to Objective

    From a single foothold, persist, move laterally, and reach the objective while a blue team watches.

    90 min3 taskspost-exploitation

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Updated 2026-09-01