Dark Side 122: Intro to Shells & Netcat

An intro to shells, their use cases, and Netcat, a networking tool every pentester should know.

Katlyn Gallo
7 min readOct 21, 2021

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If you’re just starting out in the cybersecurity industry and getting your feet wet with ethical hacking, you’ve probably heard the term “shell” once or twice. Without knowing exactly what this is, you’re probably left confused knowing it…

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Katlyn Gallo
Dark Roast Security

Coffee lover, bookworm, and InfoSec enthusiast | Find me on Twitter & Instagram: @ktgblogstech