Intro to Network Penetration Testing w/ Ashley Knowles

Intro to Network Penetration Testing w/ Ashley Knowles

Source: YouTube · Black Hills Information Security · published Oct 24, 2025 · 1:29:03

Penetration Testing
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This webcast serves as an introduction to network penetration testing, hosted by Black Hills Information Security with presenter Ashley Knowles 0:00.

Key Takeaways:
• The session is designed to introduce foundational concepts of network penetration testing to attendees 0:10.
• Jason Blanchard introduces the speaker, Ashley Knowles, highlighting her expertise and wit in the security field 0:35.
• Audience members are encouraged to engage via Discord and ask questions during the Zoom session 0:21.

The presentation aims to educate viewers on the essential aspects of assessing network security through controlled simulated attacks.

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  • 0:00 Webcast introduction and host welcome
  • 0:10 Topic announcement: Introduction to network penetration testing
  • 0:35 Introduction of presenter Ashley Knowles
  • 0:21 Instructions for audience participation

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Hello everybody, welcome to today's Black Hills Information Security webcast. My name is Jason Blanchard and we're doing the introduction to network penetration testing webcast today. And thank you so much for being here live. If you're watching a recording, thank you so much for watching recording. Welcome from the past. You can join us on Discord and talk to your fellow attendees. You can also ask questions at any time inside of Zoom and we'll do the best we can to answer those questions either during the webcast or after when it is over. So today joining us is Ashley Knowles. Ashley is one of my favorite people here. She's quick, she's witty, she's funny, she's smart and she's also incredibly good at what she does. And so she is going to give us an introduction to network penetration te…