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Ethical Hacking

This track covers ethical hacking fundamentals: reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and post-exploitation, all through a defensive lens. Designed for IT professionals and developers, it includes practical labs on vulnerability assessment and secure system design. You will learn to identify weaknesses and mitigate threats, gaining skills to bolster organizational security architecture and response readiness.

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Lesson outline

  1. 13
    Vulnerability Scanning Basics

    Understand vulnerability scanning fundamentals in this Ethical Hacking tutorial. Learn how to identify system weaknesses, apply scanning in a hands-on exercise, and prepare for the next lesson in the track.

  2. 14
    OpenVAS Vulnerability Assessment

    Use OpenVAS for vulnerability assessment — Ethical Hacking tutorial. Covers setup, practical scanning, troubleshooting, and next steps.

  3. 15
    Prioritize Scanner Findings

    Learn to analyze and prioritize scanner findings in this Ethical Hacking tutorial — hands-on steps, troubleshooting, and what to study next.

  4. 16
    Metasploit Framework Architecture

    Explore Metasploit framework architecture in this Ethical Hacking tutorial. Understand core components, modules, and how to navigate the framework for penetration testing. Hands-on steps, troubleshooting, and what to learn next.

  5. 17
    Launch a Basic Metasploit Exploit

    Master launching a basic Metasploit exploit in this hands-on Ethical Hacking tutorial. Step-by-step guidance, troubleshooting, and next steps for your security learning path.

  6. 18
    Metasploit Payloads for Control

    Learn to use Metasploit payloads for control in ethical hacking. This lesson covers core concepts, step-by-step execution, hands-on practice, troubleshooting, and next steps to master post-exploitation.

  7. 19
    Craft Custom Payloads with Msfvenom

    Craft custom payloads with Msfvenom in Ethical Hacking. This lesson explains core concepts, provides a hands-on walkthrough, compares options, and covers troubleshooting to prepare you for the next step.

  8. 20
    Set Up a Netcat Reverse Shell Listener

    Learn to set up a Netcat reverse shell listener in this ethical hacking tutorial. Hands-on steps, troubleshooting, and next steps for your skill path.

  9. 21
    Meterpreter Post-Exploitation

    Use Meterpreter for post-exploitation — Ethical Hacking. Learn to leverage Meterpreter's powerful post-exploitation modules to maintain access, gather intelligence, and move laterally. Hands-on steps, troubleshooting, and next steps included.

  10. 22
    Exploit Windows SMB Vulnerabilities

    Learn to exploit Windows SMB vulnerabilities safely in this Ethical Hacking tutorial. Hands-on steps, troubleshooting, and what to study next.

  11. 23
    Map a Network with Traceroute and Ping

    Learn to map a network using traceroute and ping in this Ethical Hacking tutorial. Hands-on steps, troubleshooting, and what to study next.

  12. 24
    dig & nslookup for DNS Enumeration

    Use dig and nslookup for DNS enumeration in this Ethical Hacking tutorial — hands-on steps, troubleshooting, and what to study next.

    Ethical Hacking — step-by-step tutorials

    What you will find here

    This track walks through ethical hacking in order — each lesson is server-rendered HTML you can read without JavaScript. Follow the outline, then practice in the browser IDE when a lesson links to runnable code.

    Tutorials vs quizzes and code samples

    Tutorials teach in sequence. For quick checks use quizzes. For copy-paste snippets see code samples. For deeper reading browse articles.