Filesystem, users, groups, permissions, packages, services, firewall, logs, and full hardening checklist for CyberPatriot.
Level: Intermediate
Grade band: 9–12
Time: about 8 hours
Unit 1 — Linux Fundamentals
Filesystem, Users & Permissions
- Filesystem navigation and key directories — 18 min (coming soon)
- Users, groups, and /etc/passwd — 22 min (coming soon)
- File permissions and chmod/chown — 22 min (coming soon)
Unit 2 — Services & Hardening
Packages, Services & Hardening
- Package management and applying updates — 18 min (coming soon)
- Managing services with systemctl — 18 min (coming soon)
- UFW firewall configuration — 20 min (coming soon)
Unit 3 — Investigation & Competition
Logs, SSH & Competition Strategy
- Log analysis and auth.log — 20 min (coming soon)
- SSH hardening and /etc/ssh/sshd_config — 20 min (coming soon)
- Full hardening checklist and competition strategy — 25 min (coming soon)