same for System Hacking ⚡ The moment of truth. Welcome to Phase 5: System Hacking. This is where theory meets practice. In this phase, we take the confirmed vulnerabilities from our analysis and safely demonstrate their real-world impact by gaining initial access to a target system. We’ll move from being an outside observer to having a foothold inside the network. Learn the core techniques of exploitation, privilege escalation, and maintaining access—all within the strict confines of a legal, ethical penetration test. This is about proving risk, not causing harm. 💡 What You’ll Learn & Demonstrate: ✅ How to use Metasploit to safely launch a targeted exploit. ✅ The critical difference between a proof-of-concept and a stable shell. ✅ Privilege Escalation methodology on both Windows and Linux. ✅ Core post-exploitation commands to navigate and understand a compromised system. ✅ The ethical necessity of working within a strict scope. 🚨 THE MOST CRITICAL LEGAL & ETHICAL WARNING: System Hacking is the most legally sensitive phase. You are intentionally breaking into a system. The ONLY acceptable environment for this is: Your own isolated lab (Virtual Machines like Metasploitable). A dedicated practice platform (TryHackMe, Hack The Box, Proving Grounds). A system with explicit, written, contractual authorization in a real engagement. Unauthorized system access is a serious felony. Period. 🔗 Practice Labs & Tools: The Framework: Metasploit (https://www.metasploit.com/) Ultimate Practice VMs: Metasploitable 2/3, Kioptrix (VulnHub) Privilege Escalation Tools: WinPEAS, LinPEAS, PowerSploit, LinEnum Practice Platforms: TryHackMe (Pwn101 paths) | Hack The Box (Easy-rated machines) | PentesterLab 💬 The Ethical Debate: Once you have a shell on a system during a legal test, how far is “too far”? Should you install persistence to prove a point? Where do you draw the line between demonstrating risk and causing unnecessary intrusion? Discuss below! Subscribe and hit the bell (🔔) to complete the journey. Next, we’ll cover Post-Exploitation & Pivoting, and finally, Reporting—how to document everything you’ve done. #SystemHacking #EthicalHacking #Metasploit #PrivilegeEscalation #PenetrationTesting #Cybersecurity #PostExploitation #Hacking #RedTeam #WinPEAS #LinPEAS #TryHackMe #HackTheBox