PowerShell for Security Professionals

2h 15mIntermediate2023-12-23

Authors

Cybrary

Course details

Unlock the power of Microsoft PowerShell! Learn how to apply PowerShell from multiple perspectives, including how to locate and run cmdlets, understand basic scripts, and perform key functions with built-in tools. This course, designed by industry-leading cybersecurity professional development platform Cybrary, covers the fundamentals of PowerShell for intermediate-level cybersecurity professionals. Explore how PowerShell can be used to improve the automation of tasks across large organizational networks, from writing and using scripts to managing security and integrating APIs, virtual notebooks, and more. Along the way, you’ll also get a chance to review some of the most commonly used PowerShell-related interview questions and additional online resources for continued learning.

Skills covered

PowerShellIT AutomationGovernance, Risk, and ComplianceCybersecurityNetwork and System AdministrationMicrosoftOne-Off

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Locate and run cmdlets
02 - Understand basic scripts
03 - Functions in PowerShell
04 - Introduction to Git and version control

1. The Power of Writing and Using Scripts

05 - Create and run a script
06 - Install Visual Studio Code
07 - Add flow control to a script
08 - Create script safeguards through error handling
09 - PowerShell scripting demo

2. Security in PowerShell

10 - User roles and features
11 - Using PowerShell to manage specific rules

3. PowerShell and Red Team

12 - Using PowerShell to exploit

4. PowerShell and Blue Team

13 - Integrating the power of APIs
14 - Making API calls with PowerShell
15 - Organizing code using virtual notebooks

Conclusion - Where to Go from Here

16 - PowerShell-related interview questions
17 - Online PowerShell resources to check out