Ethical Hacking – Essential
Introduction to Exploitation Frameworks (Metasploit Basics)
Ethical Hacking – Essential
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Introduction to Ethical Hacking
This topic introduces students to the concept of ethical hacking, distinguishing it from malicious hacking and establishing the legal and ethical boundaries that guide the profession.
This topic introduces the structured, step-by-step process ethical hackers follow when conducting a security assessment, forming the framework for the rest of the course.
This topic covers the first real phase of ethical hacking, teaching students how to gather information about a target before attempting any active testing.
This topic teaches students how to identify live systems, open ports, and running services, forming the technical map needed before attempting any exploitation.
This topic bridges the gap between information gathering and exploitation, teaching students how to identify and prioritize actual weaknesses in a target system.
This final topic covers how ethical hackers document their findings professionally, an essential skill that turns technical testing into actionable business value.
This lesson introduces Metasploit, a widely used exploitation framework, teaching students the basics of how it’s used to test and exploit known vulnerabilities safely in a lab.