Evil Mainframe Training ONLINE!
Event Information
About this Event
THIS CLASS IS VIRTUAL - ONLINE ONLY
(we hope to return to in-person classes soon)
Techniques
This class walks through techniques for gaining system access, performing end-to-end penetration tests, and teaching you to ‘own’ the mainframe. Students are given access to a mainframe environment for the duration of the course where they will learn to navigate the operating system, some of the misconfiguration targets and privilege escalation techniques. Goals for each segment will be laid out with appropriate time afforded to students to allow them the ability to gain a deep understanding of how a mainframe pentest could and should be performed.
Hands On
Over 15 hands on mainframe labs will make sure you get the time you need to put what you're learning in class in to practice. The areas explored in this course include VTAM, CICS, TSO, Unix and Web. Students will get introduced to the open source tools and libraries available for all the steps of a penetration test including Nmap, python, kali, and metasploit as well as being able to write their own tools on the mainframe using REXX, JCL, C and CLISTs.
Prerequisites
Using a live z/OS mainframe you'll get the ability to put the classroom teachings in to practice. Though this class is outlined as a beginner class to mainframe hacking, attendees should have knowledge of IT security, penetration testing, basic VM operation (VirtualBox or VMware) and very basic Python.
- Computer with internet connection
- VMware Player, Fusion, Workstation or VirtualBox
- Slack app
- Zoom app