Metasploit Workshop

Date: 2025-03-05

Difficulty: Beginner

Delivered By: TBC

Overview

Dive into the tools and techniques used by cybersecurity professionals worldwide with us, as we investigate Metasploit and its many, many uses. In this session we will show you how to use Metasploit, a powerful penetration testing framework, to its full potential, and give you hands-on experience with it! We'll also be giving an introduction to some other widely used pentesting tools. Whether you're a seasoned cyber security enthusiast or a curious beginner, this session offers something for everyone.

What to expect in this session:

🕵️ An intro to Metasploit

🛠️ Explanations and demos of how it works, including assessment, exploitation, and post-exploitation

🦺 How to use tooling safely

🏆 A mini CTF with a variety of exploitable systems for all abilities

The CTF will provide an exciting opportunity to apply what you've learned in a simulated environment - work individually or in teams to solve real-world cybersecurity puzzles, showcasing your problem-solving abilities and strategic thinking!

Prerequisites

There will be environments with Metasploit installed available during the session. If you would like to install Metasploit on your own machine, the simplest way to do this is to set up a kali vm. Alternatively, it can be downloaded stand-alone here.

Session Resources

Details on how to access the challenges will be made available at the session.