Overview:The Applied Cybersecurity Essentials (A.C.E.) Raider series allows learners to focus on offensive security operations and common attack methods as they navigate through a variety of red team scenarios using industry-recognized exploits, vulnerabilities, and tools. Red Team 1 -Practice offensive cybersecurity skills through three scenarios with varying difficulty; one easy, one medium, and one hard. Use common red team tools to train for MiM attacks, decipher encrypted network traffic, practice SQL injection techniques, and more. Key concepts and tools include port scanning, packet capture, MySQL, and recognized content management solutions. Red Team 2 -Practice on more advanced offensive cybersecurity skills while navigating through three "hard" scenarios. Topics include lateral movement through a complex network, multi-step attack operations, Kerberos fundamentals, and more. Tools and key concepts include Metasploit, Burp Suite, general Windows Security, Active Directory, network mapping, etc.