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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Execution, persistence, privilege escalation and evasion by Infosec

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    About the Course

    This course is a continuation of Python for Cybersecurity. The topics covered are execution, persistence, privilege escalation and evasion....

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    KR

    May 14, 2021

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    Very interesting approaches. The ideas are straight to the point. Some recommendations. Author could add extra reading links and text books so we can dig into further.

    JP

    Aug 11, 2021

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    Excellent overview of the uses of Python as a security tool. Not for Python beginners but instructor explains the how and why very well.

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    By Christian A

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    Oct 19, 2021

    I will be super honest for this course, I had to give up, I was really wasting time in boring explanations, a course that is not challenging at all and they did not have imagination to create a lab environment or recommend something nice or challenge (There are really a lot of option out there)

    There are videos that are cut in the middle, code that no longer apply and do not work even if you try really hard.

    This course concentrates in windows computer (Windows computers!!!!!!) where sometimes things does not for the simple fact that is windows.

    The attacks perform are with administrator accounts so obviously it will work.

    I would recommend to retired this course and start from scratch. (I do apologize)

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    By Ayodélé J F O

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    Jan 22, 2022

    This is getting more intersting to know how we can take advantage of the system to perform whatever we want. I really liked the way we evade Antiviruses detection, that very intersting.

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    By Fabien B

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    Jul 28, 2023

    I trully have enjoyed learning from this 5 courses. My comment applies not only to this course but for the whole "Python for Cybersecurity" specialization. The introduction to the MITRE framework is great and the selection of MITRE techniques to be studied in the exercices is great as well. Explanations about cybersecurity stuff are crystal clear. Courses always follow the same pattern : content flows from theory to an in-depth use-case ending logically with a Python example that is a very good illustration. Python code is clear and well explained. Python code addresses security concerns for Windows or for Linux, which allowed me to discover some Window OS internals. I strongly recommend this course to everyone interested in cybersecurity and preferabily has always practiced Python.

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    By Kaio R

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    May 14, 2021

    Very interesting approaches. The ideas are straight to the point. Some recommendations. Author could add extra reading links and text books so we can dig into further.

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    By Jason P

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    Aug 11, 2021

    Excellent overview of the uses of Python as a security tool. Not for Python beginners but instructor explains the how and why very well.

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    By Derrick M

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    Aug 19, 2022

    The instructor was very clear in his explaining of the various concepts that were being covered

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    By Alan R

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    Nov 30, 2021

    For me this course is well paced, thought off, planned and clear! Amazing Howard keep it up!

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    By Marty C

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    Apr 25, 2025

    Made me dig a bit and gave me the resources for that. Interesting!

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    By Ky2191

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    Feb 13, 2025

    no improvement, keep going

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    By خالد ا

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    Sep 26, 2021

    it's amazing course.....

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    By Alfred N

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    May 18, 2024

    Exceptional

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    By Syed M

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    Feb 17, 2025

    Great!!

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    By Qoshboqov M

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    Feb 11, 2025

    COOL

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    By Adminadmin

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    Dec 13, 2024

    ok

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    By Des S

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    May 14, 2023

    Excellent treatment of the course material, some great insights into how simple scripts can be used to manipulate windows registry items and why its crucial to prevent them.

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    By Maria G

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    May 1, 2021

    Decent but short - for those already working in Cyber. Not for those with no knowledge.

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    By SANTOSO H

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    Jun 26, 2021

    Easy to follow.

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    By Shohruz A

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    Dec 13, 2024

    Hhh

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    By Eduard R

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    Feb 17, 2025

    The author speaks rather slowly and monotonously, I had to increase the playback speed, but it was still incredibly boring and made me sleepy. There are few questions in the tests, but questions are often asked that were not answered in the lecture, and the answers may not be unambiguous. Very short, it is more like one module in a course, rather than a course within a specialization.

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    By Angus L

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    Aug 12, 2022

    Quality control issues (videos incomplete).

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    By Javier A R B

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    Feb 7, 2022

    muy basico, curso de un dia

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    By Viral P

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    Oct 2, 2021

    Instructor was so fast

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    By Khaleel O

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    Aug 15, 2021

    No github. Incomplete videos.

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