About Ethical Hacking
Ethical hacking is the practice of testing systems for weaknesses, with permission,
so they can be fixed before real attackers find them. This course walks through it
in the order most security professionals actually learn it. It starts with
Security Fundamentals & Ethics (the CIA triad, the law, and rules
of engagement), then Networking Essentials and
Linux & Command Line so you understand the systems you'll be
testing.
Next comes Scripting for Security: using Python and Bash to automate
repetitive tasks. From there, Reconnaissance & Scanning covers
OSINT, DNS enumeration, and port and vulnerability scanning, while
Web Application Security covers the OWASP top risks such as SQL
injection, cross-site scripting, and broken authentication.
Exploitation & Post-Exploitation covers how weaknesses are
confirmed in a lab, how privileges escalate, and how attackers move through a network.
Network, Wireless & Cloud Security extends that to Wi-Fi, common
network attacks, and misconfigured cloud services.
Finally, Cryptography & Defense covers encryption, hashing,
hardening, and detection, and Reporting & Careers covers writing
findings clearly, bug bounty programs, and certifications: the skills that separate a
hobbyist from a professional someone will trust with their systems.
Content
10 modules
01
Security Fundamentals & Ethics
The CIA triad, types of hackers, laws and permission, scope, and rules of engagement that keep testing legal and safe.
CIA TriadRules of EngagementLegal & Ethics
02
Networking Essentials
How data moves across networks: the OSI and TCP/IP models, IP addressing, ports, and the protocols attackers and defenders both rely on.
TCP/IPDNSWireshark
03
Linux & Command Line
Getting comfortable in the terminal: files, permissions, processes, and the Linux tools that security work depends on.
Kali LinuxBashFile Permissions
04
Scripting for Security
Automating repetitive security tasks with Python and Bash, from parsing logs to building small tools.
PythonBashAutomation
05
Reconnaissance & Scanning
Gathering information about a target and mapping its attack surface with OSINT, DNS lookups, and port and vulnerability scans.
OSINTNmapVulnerability Scanning
06
Web Application Security
Finding and understanding common web flaws such as injection, XSS, and broken access control, and how to fix them.
OWASP Top 10Burp SuiteSQL Injection
07
Exploitation & Post-Exploitation
Confirming weaknesses in a safe lab, escalating privileges, and understanding how attackers move once they are inside.
MetasploitPrivilege EscalationLab Environments
08
Network, Wireless & Cloud Security
Assessing Wi-Fi security, common network attacks like spoofing and sniffing, and the misconfigurations that expose cloud services.
Wireless SecurityFirewallsCloud Misconfigurations
09
Cryptography & Defense
How encryption, hashing, and TLS work, plus the hardening and monitoring that stop attacks in the first place.
EncryptionHashingSystem Hardening
10
Reporting & Careers
Writing clear, actionable findings, working with bug bounty programs, and choosing the certifications that open security jobs.
Pentest ReportsBug BountyCertifications
What You Can Do After This Course
By the end of the curriculum you'll have worked through 5 hands-on projects and
covered the core of what a junior security tester or analyst role expects. Every
exercise is meant for lab environments or systems you own or have written permission
to test. Concretely, you'll be able to:
Work within the law: explain scope, authorization, and rules of engagement, and know where legal testing ends.
Understand the foundations: read network traffic, navigate Linux comfortably, and automate tasks with Python and Bash.
Map an attack surface: gather open-source intelligence and scan hosts and services to find what is exposed.
Find web vulnerabilities: recognize the OWASP top risks, test for them in a lab, and recommend fixes.
Assess systems end to end: confirm weaknesses in a controlled lab and understand privilege escalation and lateral movement.
Secure what you test: apply cryptography, hardening, and monitoring so the same weaknesses don't come back.
Report like a professional: write clear findings with severity and fixes, and plan your path through bug bounties and certifications.