I survived Linux Basic Training

Hello everyone.  As I stated in my last post the next step was basic Linux commands.  Using the website linuxsurvival.com I began the journey of learning the basic Linux commands.  The tutorial is actually done very well as it not only teaches you the commands and some terminology but also allows you to practice the commands as you learn them.  Through out my professional life I have had to learn Linux commands on the fly.  Some of the early commands that I learned about were grep, ls and of course cd.  This tutorial went over those commands but also how to use the manual (man), how to do a recursive copy and remove using "-r" as well as a quick overview of Linux file security.  That part of the tutorial i found was one of the most important things for me as I have had issues in the past with changing security and ownership of files and directories in order for me to run programs.  The tutorial only went over permissions such as read, write and execute for a file or directory and did not go over changing ownership groups.  For anyone starting out with Linux and want to learn some basic and frequently used commands in Linux then Linux Survival website is a great place to start.

Windows Command Line

So I have begun my training following a plan that was laid out by my mentor.  The first thing was the basics of windows command line.  Now I have been in IT for over 10 years and have worked primarily on Windows operating systems.  Up until this point I have only used the Windows command line interface (CLI) to check my IP, flush DNS, perform NETSTAT and on occasion run specific programs that can only be ran from the CLI.  I had an idea that I could use it to make folders or move files around but I always defaulted to using the Windows GUI to get the job done.  I never realized that it can be equally as powerful as Linux CLI.  Going through the introductory lessons I learned that some of the commands you would use in Linux such as mkdir for making directories are the same in Windows.  One of the cool things I learned, besides changing the color to look like the matrix, was see the attributions of files.  It was so easy to just be in a directory and type "attrib" and see all the files and whether they were hidden, read only or a system file.  It is definitely was a great way to start off the training and next up is Linux command-line.  Looking forward to seeing what I learn there and get to share. Until next time.

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Welcome to IsItInfoSec. I have been in the physical security industry for 10+ years and have worked my way up from a vault attendant to a security engineer.  Information Security has been my passion.  I obtained my Security + early in my career, participated as a member and as a part of the board for the NY Metro ISSA chapter.  I continued to keep my finger on the pulse of Information Security even though my career had me doing other things.  I obtained my CISSP in October of 2017 and I am now working to learn more about the offensive side of the house.  I have spent majority of my career on the defense side and have learned a lot.  This blog is going to be used to document what I have learned as well as be a place to discuss articles and topics that I find interesting in information security.

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