Ethical Hacking

**Course Title: Ethical Hacking Fundamentals**

**Course Description:**

This comprehensive course on Ethical Hacking provides a detailed understanding of how to test and secure systems from unauthorized hacking. It aims to equip participants with the skills and ethical standards necessary for a career in cybersecurity. Through a combination of theory and practical hands-on labs, students will learn how to legally assess the security of computer systems, networks, and applications.

**Course Objectives:**

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
1. Understand the ethical, legal, and regulatory environment of ethical hacking.
2. Identify vulnerabilities in systems and networks.
3. Use common tools and techniques for ethical hacking, including penetration testing.
4. Implement strategies for intrusion detection and response.
5. Develop a clear understanding of how attackers exploit systems and how to protect against these methods.

**Course Content:**

1. **Introduction to Ethical Hacking**
– Definition and scope of ethical hacking
– Ethical, legal, and compliance issues
– Establishing a code of conduct for ethical hacking

2. **Footprinting and Reconnaissance**
– Techniques for gathering information
– Tools and methods for footprinting
– Analyzing results and preparing documentation

3. **Scanning Networks**
– Network mapping
– Vulnerability scanning
– Interpreting scanning results

4. **Enumeration**
– Techniques for identifying live systems
– Extracting user accounts and system properties
– Tools used in enumeration

5. **System Hacking**
– Gaining access
– Escalating privileges
– Maintaining access and covering tracks

6. **Malware Threats**
– Understanding viruses, worms, and trojans
– Creating and identifying malicious code
– Malware analysis and countermeasures

7. **Sniffing**
– Techniques and tools for sniffing the network
– Mitigating sniffing attacks
– Ethical considerations in network sniffing

8. **Social Engineering**
– Techniques and defense
– Role-playing scenarios to understand attacks
– Ethical issues with social engineering

9. **Denial of Service**
– Understanding DoS/DDoS attacks
– Tools and techniques for protection
– Legal implications of DoS attacks

10. **Session Hijacking**
– Techniques for hijacking sessions
– Tools to detect and protect against session hijacking
– Network-level session security

11. **Hacking Web Applications**
– Web application vulnerabilities
– Automated tools to find vulnerabilities
– Secure web application coding practices

12. **SQL Injection**
– Understanding SQL injection attacks
– Testing and protecting against SQL injections
– Ethical considerations in testing

13. **Wireless Network Hacking**
– Security protocols and their weaknesses
– Tools and techniques to secure wireless networks
– Preventative measures and best practices

14. **Penetration Testing**
– Planning and conducting a penetration test
– Legal frameworks
– Reporting and analysis of penetration tests

**Target Audience:**
This course is ideal for IT professionals, security officers, network administrators, and anyone interested in the field of cybersecurity.

**Prerequisites:**
Basic knowledge of networking concepts and operating systems is recommended but not required.

**Methodology:**
The course uses a mix of lectures, practical workshops, and case studies to deliver its content, ensuring that all students have the opportunity to apply theoretical knowledge to practical scenarios.

This course offers the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to pursue certifications in ethical hacking and advanced security practices.