Black Hat Bash

INTRODUCTION

What if the world’s most potent cyberweapon wasn’t a zero-day exploit but the oldest trick in the book? In this fast-evolving cybersecurity landscape, bash scripting has remained a foundational skill, providing much more than just a convenient way to interact with an operating system.

Written by Brian Fox in 1989, the bash shell is used on most versions of the Linux operating system, which runs an impressive share of the world’s infrastructure. You’ll find Linux across the vast network of servers that form the backbone of the internet, as well as orchestrating space missions, enabling secure financial transactions, and driving ...