# hmaverickadams/Beginner-Network-Pentesting

Notes for Beginner Network Pentesting Course

Repository: https://github.com/hmaverickadams/Beginner-Network-Pentesting
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/beginner-network-pentesting
License Family: other
Last push: 2022-09-21T18:20:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
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- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6348, forks 1685 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:42.722072+00:00)

## What it is
A collection of course notes for a free Beginner Network Pentesting course taught by The Cyber Mentor, covering ethical hacking fundamentals from lab setup through exploitation and reporting. The repository accompanies a full video course on YouTube and includes weekly homework and lesson materials.

## Use cases
- learn network penetration testing from scratch
- find a free ethical hacking course for beginners
- set up a vulnerable Active Directory lab to practice hacking
- understand the five stages of hacking: recon, enumeration, exploitation, persistence, covering tracks
- get started with Kali Linux and penetration testing tools
- prepare for a career as a penetration tester

## When to choose
- you are a complete beginner wanting a structured, free intro to network pentesting
- you prefer video-based learning with accompanying written notes
- you want hands-on practice building and hacking a Windows Active Directory lab

## When to avoid
- you need advanced or red-team-level material
- you want an actively updated course - content dates from around 2020-2022
- you are looking for a software tool rather than educational material

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: penetration-testing, security, developer-tools
- domain: penetration-testing, security, tutorials, networking
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: ethical-hacking, pentesting-course, active-directory-lab, kali-linux, course-notes, free-course, linux

## Member repositories
- hmaverickadams/Beginner-Network-Pentesting (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.722072+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:46:07.304248+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hmaverickadams/Beginner-Network-Pentesting (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.722072+00:00, sha e5352f8f85d5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.