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If you work in an environment with RHEL linux machines, CentOS 7 is great for your home lab. Here is a quick walkthrough to install the Minimal ISO (No Graphic User Interface) This ISO will be used in many future walkthroughs on Trenches of IT. 1. Visit https://www.centos.org/download/ Click the Minimal ISO, Select the mirror …
If your like me, you have too many devices on your network, and there is no way to ensure that the software is up to date on everything. This is when Nessus home version could be very useful to find those specific versions of software on your network that are out of date or let …
Generally new patches are released to fix some vulnerability that exists in the software running on a machine. One easy way to check what vulnerabilities exist on a system is to do a vulnerability scan. Nessus is one of the popular tools currently in the industry. This tool is easy to use and quickly allows …
NMAP is a very useful tool used for discovering more information about a target host/network. This will normally be used in the early stages of penetration testing to find interesting targets that may be vulnerable. NMAP is also very useful for network administration and troubleshooting. NMAP has many more useful purposes and having it in …
Kali Linux is a distro that is designed for network analysis and penetration testing. This includes many specialized tools to assist the user with discover, enumeration, analysis, exploitation, and much more. If you want to build this installation in a Virtual Machine Click here for a walk-through. 1.Visit https://www.kali.org/downloads and grab the ISO 2. You can use …
If you are locked out of one of your Linux machines, here is an easy way to reset the root password to get into the machine. 1: Boot the machine, During the boot process press the ESC key to be directed to the GRUB boot page 2: Press “e” to edit commands ran during the …
In order to really dig into IT without the worry of destroying your home machine or buying extra hardware it is essential to be comfortable booting up virtual machines. Not only will this allow you to test, but will help you feel comfortable with virtual environments in the corporate arena. Lets start with the source …
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Welcome to the Trenches of IT. As an information technology professional, I know the feeling of not being able to talk with anyone about what we do. People just don’t understand what we are expected to know and perfect daily in our careers. The purpose of this site is to allow Information Technology professionals to …