• Getting Started with Linux

• The origins and philosophy of Linux

• What is Open-Source Software, and why is it important?

• Overview of popular Linux distributions

• Introduction to Linux Kernel and its role

• Linux Kernel and Shell

• Understanding the Linux Kernel architecture

• Exploring different Linux Shells (e.g., Bash, Zsh)

• Navigating the Linux file system using the command line

• Practical exercises in accessing the command line

• Managing Files and Directories

• Navigating the Linux file system hierarchy

• Detailed file and directory management commands

• Creating, moving, copying, and deleting files and directories

• Practical exercises in file management

• Text File Handling

• Creating, viewing, and editing text files with Linux commands

• Redirecting input and output streams

• Working with text editors (e.g., Vi, Nano)

• Hands-on text file editing and manipulation

• User and Group Management

• Understanding user and group concepts in Linux

• Gaining superuser privileges with sudo

• Managing local user accounts: creation, modification, and deletion

• Hands-on user and group management tasks

• File Permissions

• In-depth exploration of Linux file permissions

• Interpreting permission settings (read, write, execute)

• Managing file permissions from the command line

• Practical exercises in permission management

• More on File Permissions

• - Advanced file permission concepts (e.g., chmod, chown)

• - Default permissions and access control

• - Configuring secure file access

• - Real-world scenarios and troubleshooting

• Review and Practical

• Comprehensive review of Linux fundamentals

• Practical exercises and challenges

• Troubleshooting common Linux issues

• Preparing for further Linux exploration

• Understanding Ethical Hacking

• Defining Ethical Hacking and its objectives

• Elements of Security: Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability

• The ethical hacker's code of conduct

• Phases of Hacking 1: Reconnaissance, Scanning, Gaining Access

• Phases of Hacking 2: Maintaining Access, Covering Tracks

• Types of Hackers and Attacks

• Categorizing hackers: White Hat, Black Hat, Gray Hat

• Common types of cyberattacks: Malware, Phishing, DDoS, etc.

• Scope and career opportunities in Ethical Hacking

• Building ethical hacking skills and certifications

• Introduction to Footprinting

• Understanding Footprinting in Ethical Hacking

• The significance of Footprinting in the reconnaissance phase

• Legal and ethical considerations in Footprinting

• Footprinting techniques and tools

• Advanced Footprinting

• Leveraging search engines for Footprinting

• Advanced Google Hacking techniques

• Footprinting domains and subdomains

• Practical exercises in Footprinting

• Passive Footprinting

• DNS information gathering and Footprinting

• Real-world passive Footprinting scenarios

• DNS and Email Footprinting

• Understanding Domain Name System (DNS)

• Types of DNS records (A, MX, CNAME, etc.)

• Leveraging DNS for Footprinting

• Email Footprinting techniques and tools

• Scanning Networks

• Introduction to Network Scanning

• Passive Footprinting methods and tools

• Email Footprinting and its importance

• Banner grabbing: Extracting information from network services

• In-depth exploration of Nmap scanning tool

• Practical Nmap scanning exercises

• Nmap and Scanning Techniques

• Advanced Nmap scanning options and strategies

• Detecting and evading firewalls during scanning

• Hands-on Nmap scanning scenarios

• Best practices in network scanning

• Enumeration and Ports

• The significance of Enumeration in Ethical Hacking

• Understanding ports and services enumeration

• Enumerating common ports and services

• Practical enumeration exercises

• Enumerating Services

• Techniques for service enumeration

• Gathering information about running services

• Hands-on service enumeration in real-world scenarios

• Documenting findings for further analysis

• Password Attacks

• Exploring online and offline password attacks

• Understanding LM and NTLM hashes

• Cracking password hashes with tools like John the Ripper

• Practical password cracking exercises

• Password Recovery and Keyloggers

• Password recovery tools and techniques

• The role of keyloggers in system hacking

• Detecting and countering keyloggers

• Practical keylogger detection methods

• Malware Threats

• Introduction to malware and its forms

• Understanding viruses and worms

• Creating and analyzing malware payloads

• Anti-malware tools and strategies

• Malware Creation and Prevention

• Creating malicious payloads for ethical hacking

• Preventing malware infections and propagation

• Practical exercises in malware analysis

• Developing effective malware prevention strategies

• Network Sniffing

• The art of network packet sniffing

• Network sniffing tools and their capabilities

• MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) attacks

• Practical network sniffing scenarios

• Man-in-the-Middle Attacks

• Techniques for conducting MITM attacks

• Intercepting and modifying network traffic

• Defense mechanisms against MITM attacks

• Real-world MITM attack demonstrations

• Wireshark and Packet Analysis

• In-depth exploration of Wireshark

• Filtering and analyzing network packets

• Detecting suspicious network activities

• Practical Wireshark packet analysis exercises

• Social Engineering Concepts

• Understanding the psychology of social engineering

• Phases of a social engineering attack

• Recognizing the signs of a social engineering attempt

• Ethical considerations in social engineering

• Social Engineering Techniques

• Common social engineering techniques

• Impersonation on social networking sites

• Social networking threats to corporate networks

• Identity theft and its impact

• Social Engineering Countermeasures

• Countermeasures against social engineering attacks

• Raising awareness and training employees

• Implementing security policies and procedures

• Ethical and responsible use of social engineering in testing

• Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks

• Understanding Denial-of-Service and Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks

• Attack motivations and objectives

• DoS/DDoS attack techniques and vectors

• Analyzing real-world DoS/DDoS scenarios

• Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)

• Differentiating between DoS and DDoS

• Botnets and their role in DDoS attacks

• Mitigation strategies for DDoS attacks

• Practical DDoS detection and prevention exercises

• Introduction to Honeypots

• Exploring the concept of honeypots

• Installing and configuring a honeypot

• Types of honeypots and their applications

• Honeypot deployment best practices

• Honeypot Implementation

• - Configuring a honeypot system for data collection

• - Analyzing honeypot data and identifying threats

• - Responding to incidents detected by honeypots

• - Honeypot security and maintenance considerations

• Web Server Security

• Understanding web server concepts and applications

• Web application threats and vulnerabilities

• HTTP headers and their significance

• Introduction to the OWASP Top 10

• Web Application Hacking

• Methodology for hacking web applications

• Common web application vulnerabilities (e.g., SQL injection, XSS)

• Exploiting encoding and command injection vulnerabilities

• Practical exercises in web application hacking

• OWASP Top 10

• In-depth exploration of the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities

• Hands-on exercises to identify and exploit OWASP vulnerabilities

• Strategies for secure web application development

• Wireless Concepts

• Understanding wireless communication and terminology

• Wireless encryption standards (WEP, WPA, WPA2)

• Vulnerabilities in wireless networks

• - Wi-Fi security best practices

• Wireless Attacks

• Attacking wireless access points (APs)

• Rogue AP attacks and MAC spoofing

• WPA2 cracking techniques

• Wi-Fi sniffing and packet analysis

• Wireless Auditing and Security

• Wireless network auditing tools and methodologies

• Securing wireless networks against attacks

• Practical exercises in wireless network auditing

Developing a robust wireless security strategy

• Cryptography Basics

• Essential concepts of cryptography

• Types of cryptography (symmetric and asymmetric)

• Encryption algorithms and ciphers

• Practical exercises in encryption and decryption

• Data Encryption Standards

• Data Encryption Standard (DES) and its history

• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and its features

• Hands-on encryption using AES

• Cryptography tools and utilities

• Cryptography Tools

• Exploring MD5 hash calculators

• Cryptography tools for data protection

• Mobile cryptography tools and applications

• Practical cryptography tool usage scenarios

• SSL/TLS and Final Review

• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS)

• The role of SSL/TLS in securing web communications

• Comprehensive review of cybersecurity concepts

• Preparing for cybersecurity certifications and career advancement