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### Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking – Professional Course
Master the essential skills of Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking through a comprehensive **4-month, hands-on training program** designed to take you from beginner to advanced level. This course covers cybersecurity fundamentals, networking, Linux and Windows security, cryptography, vulnerability assessment, web application security, penetration testing, phishing awareness, social engineering, Wi-Fi security, and ethical hacking methodologies. You will gain practical experience with industry-relevant tools such as **Kali Linux, Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite, Metasploit, Nessus/OpenVAS, Aircrack-ng, OpenSSL, and TryHackMe/HackTheBox** through controlled lab environments. The program also includes a dedicated **1-month Capstone Project**, where you apply your skills to a complete security project, document your findings, prepare a professional security report, and present your work. By the end of the course, you will have practical cybersecurity knowledge, hands-on experience, and a portfolio-ready project to support your career or further professional certifications such as **CompTIA Security+, CEH, or OSCP**.
Course Outline
Structured module-wise outline with topics and duration.
22 Items
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Phishing: Attack & Defense
● Types of phishing: email phishing, spear phishing, whaling, smishing, vishing
● Anatomy of a phishing email: headers, spoofed domains, malicious links/attachments
● Building a phishing-simulation campaign (for authorized awareness training only)
● Anti-phishing defenses: SPF, DKIM, DMARC, email gateways, user training
Hands-on Lab: Set up a controlled, authorized phishing-awareness simulation using an open-source platform (e.g.,
GoPhish) inside your lab.
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11
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Wi-Fi & Wireless Security
● Wireless standards and encryption: WEP, WPA2, WPA3
● Common Wi-Fi attacks: rogue access points, evil twin, deauthentication, handshake capture
● Wireless auditing tools: Aircrack-ng suite, Wireshark for Wi-Fi
● Hardening a wireless network: strong encryption, segmentation, monitoring
Hands-on Lab: Audit a personal/lab Wi-Fi network's security posture and apply WPA3-level hardening
recommendations.
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12
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Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing Basics
● Penetration testing methodology: recon, scanning, exploitation, reporting
● Introduction to Metasploit Framework for authorized testing
● Combining phishing, social engineering & technical exploits in a red-team scenario
● Month 3 recap: capture-the-flag (CTF) style challenge
Hands-on Lab: Complete a beginner CTF room (e.g., TryHackMe/HackTheBox) covering recon-to-exploitation
basics.
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