A beginner-friendly mini bootcamp designed to introduce ethical hacking concepts, tools, and techniques.
Perfect for learners who want to explore cybersecurity, understand how attacks happen, and practice safe, legal hacking skills.

Course Description

This course teaches the foundational concepts of ethical hacking and cybersecurity defense.

You will learn how hackers think, how vulnerabilities are found, how networks and websites are tested, and how organizations protect their systems.

By the end of the course, learners will understand common attack techniques, practice safe testing in controlled environments, and complete an ethical hacking mini project.

Learning Outcomes

Ethical Hacking Basics

• What is ethical hacking?

• Black hat vs white hat

• Legal & responsible hacking

• Setting up a lab safely

Reconnaissance Techniques

• Passive information gathering

• Active scanning

• Footprinting basics

• Online OSINT tools

Network Security Basics

• IP addresses

• Ports & protocols

• Common vulnerabilities

• Network scanning

System & Network Scanning

• Nmap basics

• Service detection

• Vulnerability scanning

• Understanding results

Web Application Basics

• How websites work

• HTTP/HTTPS

• Common web vulnerabilities

• Simple test cases

Password & Authentication Security

• Password cracking basics

• Brute-force concepts

• Authentication weaknesses

• Prevention techniques

Social Engineering Awareness

• Phishing

• Pretexting

• Impersonation

• Avoiding manipulation

Defense & Prevention

• Securing systems

• Best practices

• Incident response basics

Project Work

• Perform a mini ethical-hacking assessment

• Include recon, scanning & reporting