Ethical Hacking for Beginners
You will transition from simply understanding cyber threats to thinking like an ethical hacker — gaining insight into how attacks unfold, and how security professionals detect and prevent them.
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About this Course
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- Define the concept of ethical hacking and explain its purpose in strengthening cybersecurity defenses.
- Differentiate between ethical hackers, malicious hackers, and penetration testers, understanding the legal and ethical boundaries of each role.
- Describe the key phases of an ethical hacking or penetration testing process — including reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and reporting.
- Identify common system, network, and web application vulnerabilities targeted by attackers.
- Explain how ethical hacking supports risk management, compliance, and incident prevention within organizations.
- Apply basic principles of ethical hacking to assess potential weaknesses and recommend appropriate defensive measures.
- Demonstrate awareness of professional standards, responsible disclosure practices, and the importance of obtaining proper authorization before conducting any testing activities.
- Aspiring cybersecurity professionals seeking to build a foundation in ethical hacking and penetration testing techniques.
- IT administrators, network engineers, and system support staff who want to understand how attackers exploit technical weaknesses and how to defend against them.
- Students and learners interested in exploring the offensive side of cybersecurity in a controlled, legal, and educational context.
- Information security practitioners and risk managers aiming to enhance their understanding of how vulnerabilities are identified and mitigated.
- Anyone curious about ethical hacking concepts, who wishes to develop a proactive mindset toward protecting systems, networks, and data.
- Understanding ethical hacking principles and differentiating between authorized and malicious hacking activities.
- Applying the key phases of a penetration test, from reconnaissance and scanning to exploitation and reporting.
- Identifying and analyzing vulnerabilities in systems, networks, and web applications.
- Interpreting attacker behavior and tactics, helping anticipate and defend against real-world threats.
- Practicing responsible disclosure and legal compliance, ensuring all security testing is performed ethically and with authorization.
- Developing structured security reports, documenting findings, and recommending effective remediation measures.
- Adopting a hacker’s mindset for defense, using offensive knowledge to strengthen organizational resilience.
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Ethical Hacking for Beginners - Self Study
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Course Inclusions
- Definition and purpose of ethical hacking
- Types of hackers and their motivations
- The ethical hacker mindset
- Legal and ethical boundaries of hacking
- Authorization, scope, and responsible disclosure
- Common misconceptions about hackers
- Skills and tools used by ethical hackers
- The ethical hacking methodology and lifecycle
- Purpose and importance of reconnaissance
- Passive vs. active reconnaissance
- Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Domain and IP footprinting
- Email and metadata harvesting
- Social media intelligence gathering
- Reconnaissance tools (WHOIS, Shodan, Google Dorks, theHarvester)
- Legal and ethical limits of information gathering
- Purpose of scanning and enumeration
- Host discovery and port scanning
- Service and version detection
- Vulnerability scanning
- Common scanning tools (Nmap, OpenVAS, Nessus)
- Understanding open and closed ports
- Enumeration techniques (DNS, SNMP, NetBIOS, LDAP)
- Defensive view: detecting and blocking scans
- Stages of system hacking
- Gaining access through vulnerabilities
- Password attacks and cracking techniques
- Privilege escalation methods
- Maintaining access and persistence
- Covering tracks and forensic awareness
- Common system hacking tools
- Defensive measures against system attacks
- Web application architecture and components
- Common web vulnerabilities
- OWASP Top 10 risks
- SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS)
- Cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
- Broken authentication and session management
- Insecure file uploads
- Web application security testing tools and techniques
- Fundamentals of network security
- Common network attack techniques
- Packet sniffing and spoofing
- Man-in-the-middle and DoS attacks
- Firewalls and their configurations
- Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS)
- Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- Wireless network security
- Network monitoring and defense-in-depth
- Purpose of security reporting
- Types of penetration testing reports
- Report structure and documentation
- Risk and severity scoring
- Writing effective vulnerability findings
- Common reporting mistakes
- Remediation planning and prioritization
- Verification and re-testing
- Ethical handling of sensitive data
- Professional communication of results
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