Name & Affiliate Link*: Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Full learning path: Mastering Embedded Systems and Communication Protocols

Platform: TrainSec

Course Instructor: Amichai Yifrach

Cost: $50 – $729

Proof of Completion: Certification of Completion

Community/Forum: There is a Discord community

Individual Hardware Hacking Courses & Prices:

• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 01: Introduction to Embedded Systems & Reverse Engineering ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 02: Hacker Mindset & Attack Strategies for Hardware Experts ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 03: Analyzing PCBs and Smart Components: Essentials for Hardware Hackers ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 04: Datasheet Hunting: Mastering Component Analysis for Hardware Hackers ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 05: Hardware Hacker’s Toolkit: Essential Tools and Setup ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 06: Introduction to Wired Communication Protocols for Hardware Hackers ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 07: Wired Communication Protocols: UART Deep Dive for Hardware Hackers ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 08: Advanced UART Protocols (RS232/422/485): Techniques for Hardware Hackers ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 09: Advanced SPI Techniques ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 10: I2C Protocol Mastery: Analysis and Exploitation Techniques ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 11: JTAG Communication Protocol Mastery ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 12: Communication Protocols: Mastering USB for Hardware Hackers ($150)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 13: Mastering CAN Bus: Advanced Techniques for Hardware Hackers ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 14: Wireless Communication Protocols: Security, Exploitation, and Defense ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 15: RFID and NFC Security: Analysis, Exploitation, and Defense ($200)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 16: Bluetooth & BLE: Deep Dive into Protocols and Security ($200)

Hardware Hacking Bundles and Prices

Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Full learning path: Mastering Embedded Systems and Communication Protocols ($729)

Includes all Hardware Hacking Courses

Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Bundle 01: Hardware Hacking Foundations: From Mindset to Mastery ($174)

Includes:

• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 01: Introduction to Embedded Systems & Reverse Engineering
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 02: Hacker Mindset & Attack Strategies for Hardware Experts
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 03: Analyzing PCBs and Smart Components: Essentials for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 04: Datasheet Hunting: Mastering Component Analysis for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 05: Hardware Hacker’s Toolkit: Essential Tools and Setup

Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Bundle 02: Wired Communication Protocols Mastery: Deep Analysis & Exploitation ($435)

Includes:

• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 06: Introduction to Wired Communication Protocols for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 07: Wired Communication Protocols: UART Deep Dive for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 08: Advanced UART Protocols (RS232/422/485): Techniques for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 09: Advanced SPI Techniques
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 10: I2C Protocol Mastery: Analysis and Exploitation Techniques
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 11: JTAG Communication Protocol Mastery
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 12: Communication Protocols: Mastering USB for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 13: Mastering CAN Bus: Advanced Techniques for Hardware Hackers

Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Bundle 03: Wireless Security Mastery: Exploiting and Defending Communication Protocols ($290)

Includes:

• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 14: Wireless Communication Protocols: Security, Exploitation, and Defense
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 15: RFID and NFC Security: Analysis, Exploitation, and Defense
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 16: Bluetooth & BLE: Deep Dive into Protocols and Security

*DFIR Diva is an affiliate of TrainSec and receives a small percentage of sales made through affiliate links that go toward keeping the site running.

Name & Direct Link: Pwned Labs

Platform: Pwned Labs

Cost: Basic – Free, Pro – $20/month or $200/year

Good For Beginners: Yes – There are labs labeled as “Beginner”

Community: There is a Pwned Labs Discord Server

Description: Hands-On Security Cloud Labs. There are labs for both blue and red teams. Including DFIR-type labs such as “Investigate Threats with Amazon Detective” and “Breach in the Cloud”.

Name & Direct Link: Responsible Red Teaming

Platform: The Taggart Institute

Instructor: Matt Kiely | HuskyHacks

Cost: Free

Hands-On: Yes

Community: There is a Taggart Institute Discord Server

Topics: Legality & OPSEC, Ethics & Responsibility, Scope, Core Principles of Responsible Red Teaming, Client Data Handling, Documentation, Engagement Logging & Auditing, Red Team Infrastructure Monitoring with Sysmon for Linux, Tool Accountability, YARA Rules for Custom Red Team Tools, Cloud Assets & You: The Risk Calculus of the Cloud, Payload Environment Keying, The Key to Payload Safety, Malware Emulation & Risk Reduction, Responsible Malware Emulation, Reporting Responsibly.

Name & Direct Link: pwn.college

Cost: Free

Community/Forum: Yes, they have a Discord server.

Proof of Completion: They give out belts (white, yellow, and blue).

Topics: Cryptography, Intercepting Communication, Building a Web Server, Assembly, Kernel Security, Race Conditions, Advanced Exploitation, Shellcode Injection, Program Misuse, Memory Errors

Name and Affiliate Links*: Ethical Hacking Courses and Certifications

Platform: TCM Security Academy

Cost:

The Ethical Hacking courses are included in TCM Security’s All Access Pass with options ranging from $29.99/month to $299/year.

The Certifications include training and range from $199 – $999.

Student Discount: Students, Veterans, Teachers and First Responders can get a 20% discount on certifications.

Topics: Ethical Hacking, Windows Privilege Escalation, Linux Privilege Escalation, OSINT, External Pentest Playbook, Movement, Pivoting and Persistence, Python for Hackers, Practical Phishing Assessments, Linux 101, Mobile Application Penetration Testing

*DFIR Diva is an affiliate of TCM Security Academy and receives a small percentage of sales made through affiliate links that go toward keeping the site running.

Names & Direct Links:

Offensive Software Exploitation Course

Platform: GitHub – ashemery

Topics: PE Format, DLLS, Bug Hunting, Fuzzing, Buffer Overflows, Metasploit, Mitigation Techniques, Egghunter, Post Exploitation, x86 and x64 Assembly, Reverse Engineering

Hacking Techniques and Intrusion Detection

Platform: Open Security Training – Ali Hadi

Topics: Social Engineering, Physical Pentesting, Backtrack Basics, Scoping, Recon, Footprinting, Fingerprinting, Scanning, Software Exploitation, Client Side Attacks, Post Exploitation, Metasploit

Hands On: Both Courses are Hands-On

Names & Affiliate Links*: Hack The Box, HTB Academy & Hacking Battlegrounds

Platform: Hack The Box

Hands-On Component: Yes

Free Access:

• Hacking Battlegrounds – 2 matches per month
• HTB Academy – There are enough cubes to do some foundational modules for free

Subscription to HTB Academy:

Student, Silver, Gold and Platinum subscriptions range from $8/month – $490/year

For Beginners: Yes – HTB Academy has training modules for beginners. Hacking Battlegrounds and Hack The Box require you to hack your way in to be able to create an account

Topics: Linux, Password Cracking, Hacking, Network Enumeration with NMAP, Windows, JavaScript Deobfuscation, Secure Coding, Active Directory LDAP, Directory Traversal, OSINT, SQLMap, Bloodhound, Assembly Language, Python, Web Proxies

Community: There is a Hack The Box Discord Server

*DFIR Diva is an affiliate of Hack the Box and receives a small percentage of sales made through affiliate links that go toward keeping the site running.

Name & Direct Link: HackerSploit

Platform: YouTube – HackerSploit

Good For Beginners: Yes – There is a Penetration Testing Bootcamp and How to Set Up a Pentesting Lab.

Topics: Kali Linux, BlackArch Linux, Metasploitable, Python for Penetration Testing, Burp Suite, OWASP Juice Shop, Recon-ng, Arch Linux, Network Sniffing & Spoofing, NMAP, VulnHub, HTB, TryHackMe, OpenVAS, Bug Bounty

Forum: There is a Hackersploit Forum

Name & Direct Link: WebSecurity Academy

Platform: PortSwigger

Hands-On Component: Yes

Good for Beginners: Yes – They have an Apprentice learning path.

Topics: Web Cache Poisoning, Information Disclosure, XXE Injection, XSS, SQL Injection, CSRF, HTTP Request Smuggling, OS Command Injection, Directory Traversal, Access Control Vulnerabilities, Authentication, Business Logic, Vulnerabilities and more

Names & Direct Links:

Kali Linux Revealed

Metasploit Unleashed

Platform: Offensive Security

Kali Topics: Free ebook & free course, Linux Fundamentals, Installing Kali, Configuring Kali, Debian Package Management, Kali Linux in the Enterprise, Intro to Security Assessments

Metasploit Topics: Metasploit Architecture, Exploits, Payloads, Databases, Meterpreter, Nessus, Password Sniffing, Python Extension, Privilege Escalation, Packet Sniffing, Pivoting, Making a Log Entry, Timestomp, Keylogging, John the Ripper, Maintaining Access, Backdoors, and more.