Ethical hacking training: think like an attacker, act as a defender

Course outline

1. Legal and ethical framework: what is allowed, written authorisation, responsibilities.
2. Reconnaissance: gathering public information on a target, mapping a network.
3. Enumeration and vulnerability analysis: exposed services, network protocols, scanning tools.
4. Password attacks and associated defenses (policies, two-factor authentication).
5. Malware: viruses, trojans, backdoors, how they act and how to detect them.
6. Social engineering: phishing, impersonation, manipulation — and awareness.
7. Network attacks: traffic sniffing, spoofing, denial of service (concepts and protections).
8. Web application security: injections, sessions, access control (OWASP Top 10 reference).
9. Wireless networks: encryption, common weaknesses, hardening.
10. Reporting and remediation: documenting a flaw and proposing a fix.

Who is this course for?

• Technicians and administrators who want to secure their systems better
• Developers concerned about application security
• People retraining toward cybersecurity
• IT managers of small businesses

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