Security Penetration Testing (The Art of Hacking Series)

Omar Santos

Cybersecurity Expert

Course Category

Programming

Course Duration

10 Hours

INR 20,000

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This course will provide step-by-step guidance about ethical hacking, penetration testing, and security posture assessment.
Provides an easy to use and cost effective means to learn the various concepts associated with many different leading-edge offensive security skills in the industry.
Provides multimedia tutorials that users can apply to real world scenarios.

Who Should Take This Course

This course serves as comprehensive guide for any network and security professional who is starting a career in ethical hacking and penetration testing. It also can help individuals preparing for the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP), the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and any other ethical hacking certification. This course helps any cyber security professional that want to learn the skills required to becoming a professional ethical hacker or that want to learn more about general hacking methodologies and concepts.

Course Requirements

Requires basic knowledge of Internet and networking technology.

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Lesson 1: Overview of Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing

Penetration testing, also called pen testing or ethical hacking, is the practice of testing a computer system, network or web application to find security vulnerabilities that an attacker could exploit. Penetration testing can be automated with software applications or performed manually.

1.0 Learning objectivesPreview

1.1 Introducing Ethical Hacking and Pen Testing

1.2 Getting Started with Ethical Hacking and Pen Testing

1.3 Understanding the Legal Aspects of Penetration Testing

1.4 Exploring Penetration Testing MethodologiesPreview

1.5 Exploring Penetration Testing and other Cyber Security Certifications

1.6 Building Your Own Lab: Overview

1.7 Building Your Own Lab: VIRL and Operating System Software

1.8 Understanding Vulnerabilities, Threats, and ExploitsPreview

1.9 Understanding the Current Threat Landscape

Lesson 2: Kali Linux

Kali Linux is a Debian-derived Linux distribution designed for digital forensics and penetration testing. It is maintained and funded by Offensive Security Ltd.

2.0 Learning objectives

2.1 Installing Kali

2.2 Examining Kali Modules and Architecture

2.3 Managing Kali Services

Lesson 3: Network Basics

A network connects computers, mobile phones, peripherals, and even IoT devices. Switches, routers, and wireless access points are the essential networking basics. Through them, devices connected to your network can communicate with one another and with other networks, like the Internet.

Omar Santos

Omar Santos is an active member of the cyber security community, where he leads several industry-wide initiatives and standards bodies. His active role helps businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to increasing the security of their critical infrastructures. Omar is the author of more than a dozen books and video courses, as well as numerous white papers, articles, and security configuration guidelines and best practices. Omar is a principal engineer of the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), where he mentors and leads engineers and incident managers during the investigation and resolution of cyber security vulnerabilities. Additional information about Omar’s current projects can be found at omarsantos.io, and you can follow Omar on Twitter: @santosomar.

When does the course start and finish?

The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.

How long do I have access to the course?

How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.