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what is the point of hosting a web server? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I started to learn some cybersecurity and pentesting from TCM and HTB ACADEMY and they teach how to host a server but I don't understand why doing that? what's the point of hosting a web server in the field of cybersecurity and why they teach me that?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Sounds to me like it's just part of the course to get you "introduced" to things you may venture into and using it as a tool to play with for you to get familiar with things