Cyber Security and Penetration TeNotes

Cyber Security Notes PDF

Why Note-Taking is Essential in Cybersecurity

1. Retention and Learning
   The field of cybersecurity is vast and rapidly evolving. Keeping detailed notes ensures you retain critical information and build a personal library of knowledge to reference later.
2. Efficient Troubleshooting
   During hacking exercises or real-world scenarios, revisiting past notes can provide insights into similar issues, saving time and effort.
3. Professional Documentation
   Comprehensive notes can be transformed into formal reports for clients or stakeholders, particularly during penetration testing or incident response.
4. Improved Collaboration
   Well-structured notes facilitate collaboration among team members, making it easier to share findings and insights.
5. Preparedness for Certifications
   Cybersecurity certifications like OSCP, CEH, or CISSP require thorough preparation. Detailed notes on tools, commands, and methodologies can streamline the study process.

As you can see, I try to list concepts and the corresponding command syntax if any to maintain context and easy of use. Obsidian is my preferred program to organize my notes.

Now why I am saying all of this to you? As you know not all of us can keep up and write notes every time you learn or come across something. Additionally, you may not know how to get started that’s why I offer my notes to be accessed online and on-demand for those who want to save their time and have a single cyber security reference of ready and up to date cyber security and penetration testing notes.

What to Document in Cybersecurity and Hacking

When taking notes, focus on capturing the following key elements:

1. Enumeration and Reconnaissance

• Tools and commands used (e.g., nmap, dirb, nikto).
• Details of discovered ports, services, and versions.
• Vulnerabilities identified during the process.
• Screenshots of outputs for reference.

2. Exploitation Techniques

• Exploits used, including references to CVEs or exploit databases.
• Payloads created (e.g., Metasploit modules or custom scripts).
• Proof of concept (PoC) examples and how they were executed.

3. Privilege Escalation

• Misconfigurations or vulnerabilities exploited for escalation.
• Tools like linPEAS or winPEAS and their outputs.
• Commands and techniques (e.g., abusing SUID binaries or kernel exploits).

4. Commands and Syntax

• Commonly used commands for tools like Burp Suite, Wireshark, and Metasploit.
• Syntax for scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, or PowerShell).
• Custom scripts and how they were used.

5. Observations and Learnings

• Challenges faced and how they were resolved.
• New techniques or tools discovered during the process.
• Lessons learned for future applications.

The Complete Cyber Security Study Notes & Certifications Study Guides

Backdoor Society is for all the busy fellas outthere who don’t have time to build and take notes, I offer my study notes to be accessed online and on-demand for those who want to save their time and have a single reference for all subjects not only in cyber security and hacking but also in other subjects.

Components of The Full Notes System

• Cybersecurity & Penetration Testing Field Notes
• Certification notes such as COMPTIA Pentest+ & OSCP.
• IT Essentials & System Administration

What Are The Subjects Covered in Each Category of The Notes System?

CyberSecurity Subjects Covered:

• Red Team: web application penetration testing notes, Buffer overflow binary exploitation notes, Windows active directory penetration testing, Windows and Linux privilege escalation and more.
• Blue Team: Notes in using Splunk SIEM, Snort IDS, SOC analyst notes, secure coding, incident response and more.

IT & System Administration Subjects Covered:

• Windows Management
• Linux Management
• Web: Database and WordPress
• Troubleshooting technical errors

Why It’s Worth Subscribing:

• Access both offensive and defensive knowledge in one place.
• All materials are regularly updated, ensuring your skills stay ahead of evolving threats.
• Includes downloadable PDFs for offline study and quick reference.
• Ideal for learners preparing for certifications like OSCP, CEH, eCPPT, Security+, or CRTP, and professionals expanding their cyber range.

Accessing the cybersecurity notes catalog

After subscribing, you will get access to an online portal ( you will be given a password) that houses and stores all the notes. Some notes are stored as PDF files in Google drive. You can also find the links of these notes in the portal.

Below is a quick look on the portal

How To Get Access To The Cyber Security Notes?

Since the notes system is diverse and covers many subject including Cybersecurity, we created two ways to offer access to the notes

• Subscription based (15$/mo) : in this option, you can get access to all the notes classified under all subjects. You will have the portal password in addition to access to the Google drive library. You can subscribe through a the official shop membership through buymeacoffee membership.

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• Regular content updates delivered through newsletters.
• Access to all the categories and over 3K Pages.

One-Time Purchase

• No subscription fees.
• Accessing/Downloading only the purchased E-book.
• No regular content updates.

Benefits of this subscription-based

• Full access to all the cybersecurity and IT Essentials notes.
• The ability to access and use the notes on this portal whenever you want.
• You will receive regular updates on the notes which include new contents and new subjects covered.
• Low price, only 10$/mo.

Things to pay attention to

• The password of this portal changes one time a month. You will receive the new passwords in the newsletter updates monthly delivered to your email.
• Some Notes in Google drive are in read-only mode, to download them completely, you can purchase them individually for a special discounted price for members from the store page

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FAQ

What is the Cyber Security Study Notes Guide?

The Cyber Security Field Study Notes PDF is a comprehensive guide designed to assist cybersecurity professionals and students in their studies. It encompasses detailed notes on various tools, commands, and methodologies pertinent to the cybersecurity field.

Who is the author?

The guide is authored by Motasem Hamdan, a cybersecurity content creator known for producing practical notes, tutorials, and courses on penetration testing, ethical hacking, and digital forensics.

• I am interested only in a subset of these notes, how can I get them for a one-time payment?

Please view the available notes that can be downloaded and bought for a one-time payment from this link

• How often do you update the notes with new contents?

Notes are updated at least one-time a week with new contents. Updates are delivered through either the online portal or through Google Drive and they are announced through a newsletter sent directly to your email.

I don’t want to pay monthly subscriptions, what should I do?
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Why some of the PDF notes can’t be downloaded?
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Is there a refund policy?

The product is not eligible for a refund. If you have concerns regarding the product, you can contact the author at consultation@motasem-notes.net to discuss your issue.