Practical Ethical Hacking For Beginners

Learn practical skills for ethical hacking & penetration testing with this comprehensive course, no experience necessary

Last updated 2022-01-10 | 4.6

- Learn how to hack WiFi networks
- Learn fundamental networking topics such as IP and MAC Addressing
- binary numbering
- subnetting
- and common ports and protocols
- Learn how to create a virtual lab for following along with the course using free virtualization platforms and tools

What you'll learn

Learn how to hack WiFi networks

Learn fundamental networking topics such as IP and MAC Addressing

binary numbering

subnetting

and common ports and protocols

Learn how to create a virtual lab for following along with the course using free virtualization platforms and tools

Learn some of the main tools inside of Kali Linux commonly leveraged by ethical hackers

Learn the basics of Linux

including common commands

file permissions

file system navigation

installing updates

and bash scripting

Learn the basics of the Python programming language

including strings

variables

functions

conditions

loops

and modules

Learn about the legal considerations for ethical hackers and take a look at a sample penetration testing findings report

Learn the important steps of hacking methodology used for penetration testing

Practice reconnaissance techniques for gathering open-source intelligence (OSINT)

Perform scanning and enumeration techniques against web servers in order to gather intelligence and discover vulnerabilities

Learn how to gain access by exploiting vulnerabilities and weaknesses

Understand techniques for maintaining access and covering your tracks

Learn about the top 10 threats to web servers

testing out those vulnerabilities in a lab environment with Kali Linux tools

Learn the fundamentals of WiFi technologies

* Requirements

* No prior experience necessary. The only requirements are some basic computer skills and an eagerness to learn.
* For the WiFi hacking section
* you may need to purchase a WiFi adapter that supports monitor and injection mode (depends)
* You will need a computer that you can run Kali Linux on (either natively or in a virtual machine)

Description

Learn how to hack WiFi networks
Learn fundamental networking topics such as IP and MAC Addressing, binary numbering, subnetting, and common ports and protocols
Learn how to create a virtual lab for following along with the course using free virtualization platforms and tools
Learn some of the main tools inside of Kali Linux commonly leveraged by ethical hackers
Learn the basics of Linux, including common commands, file permissions, file system navigation, installing updates, and bash scripting
Learn the basics of the Python programming language, including strings, variables, functions, conditions, loops, and modules
Learn about the legal considerations for ethical hackers and take a look at a sample penetration testing findings report
Learn the important steps of hacking methodology used for penetration testing
Practice reconnaissance techniques for gathering open-source intelligence (OSINT)
Perform scanning and enumeration techniques against web servers in order to gather intelligence and discover vulnerabilities
Learn how to gain access by exploiting vulnerabilities and weaknesses
Understand techniques for maintaining access and covering your tracks
Learn about the top 10 threats to web servers, testing out those vulnerabilities in a lab environment with Kali Linux tools
Learn the fundamentals of WiFi technologies