This course on Ethical Hacking aims to teach students the fundamentals of hacking ethically within a 12-hour timeframe. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the basics of networking, essential tools, scripting with Bash and Python, passive reconnaissance, ethical hacking stages, vulnerability scanning, exploitation techniques, and post-exploitation activities. The course utilizes a combination of theoretical explanations, practical demonstrations, and hands-on exercises to enhance the learning experience. This course is intended for individuals interested in cybersecurity, ethical hacking, penetration testing, or anyone looking to enhance their technical skills in the field.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction/whoami.
- A Day in the Life of an Ethical Hacker.
- Effective Notekeeping.
- Important Tools.
- Networking Refresher: Introduction.
- IP Addresses.
- MAC Addresses.
- TCP, UDP, & the Three-Way Handshake.
- Common Ports & Protocols.
- The OSI Model.
- Subnetting.
- Installing VMWare / VirtualBox.
- Installing Kali Linux.
- Configuring VirtualBox.
- Kali Linux Overview.
- Sudo Overview.
- Navigating the File System.
- Users & Privileges.
- Common Network Commands.
- Network Commands Update.
- Installing & Updating Tools.
- Installing gedit.
- Viewing, Creating, & Editing Files.
- Scripting with Bash.
- Intro to Python.
- Strings.
- Math.
- Variables & Methods.
- Functions.
- Boolean Expressions.
- Relational & Boolean Operators.
- Conditional Statements.
- Lists.
- Tuples.
- Looping.
- Importing Modules.
- Advanced Strings.
- Dictionaries.
- Sockets.
- Building a Port Scanner.
- The 5 Stages of Ethical Hacking.
- Passive Recon Overview.
- Identifying Our Target.
- Discovering Email Addresses.
- Breached Credentials Part 1.
- Breached Credentials Part 2.
- Hunting Subdomains Part 1.
- Hunting Subdomains Part 2.
- Identifying Website Technologies.
- Gathering Information w/ Burp Suite.
- Google Fu.
- Utilizing Social Media.
- Installing Kioptrix.
- Scanning w/ Nmap.
- Enumerating HTTP/HTTPS Part 1.
- Enumerating HTTP/HTTPS Part 2.
- Enumerating SMB.
- Enumerating SSH.
- Researching Potential Vulnerabilities.
- Our Notes So Far.
- Scanning w/ Nessus Part 1.
- Scanning w/ Nessus Part 2.
- Reverse Shells vs Bind Shells.
- Staged vs Non-Staged Payloads.
- Gaining Root w/ Metasploit.
- Manual Exploitation.
- Brute Force Attacks.
- Credential Stuffing & Password Spraying.
- Our Notes, Revisited.
- Capstone Introduction.
- Setting up Blue.
- Blue Walkthrough.
- Academy Setup.
- Academy Walkthrough.
- Dev Walkthrough.
- Butler Walkthrough.
- Blackpearl Walkthrough.
- Conclusion.
Taught by
The Cyber Mentor
