The Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp: Beginner To Advanced
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Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course takes you on a journey through ethical hacking, starting with penetration testing fundamentals, setting up a lab with VirtualBox and Kali Linux. You'll learn essential Linux skills, networking tools, and terminology for hacking. Intermediate topics cover passive and active information gathering using tools like Nmap, Google hacking, and DNS zone transfers. You'll explore web application testing with OWASP tools, BurpSuite, and injection attacks. Advanced stages tackle wireless testing, system hacking, and exploitation with Metasploit. You'll also cover MITM attacks, Python basics, and creating tools like backdoors and brute force attackers. Designed for aspiring ethical hackers and cybersecurity professionals, the course is suitable for beginners and experienced learners alike, with foundational modules for newcomers and advanced challenges for seasoned individuals.
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What you'll learn
- Set up a penetration testing lab using VirtualBox and Kali Linux
- Perform passive and active information gathering using tools like Nmap and DNS zone transfers
- Test web applications for vulnerabilities using OWASP methodologies, BurpSuite, and injection attacks
- Conduct wireless network security testing and assessment
- Use Metasploit for system exploitation and penetration testing
- Execute man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and understand their defenses
- Write Python scripts to create security tools including backdoors and brute force attackers
- Apply essential Linux commands and networking concepts for ethical hacking
Course objectives
- Build foundational skills in penetration testing and ethical hacking methodologies
- Gain proficiency with industry-standard security testing tools and frameworks
- Develop practical abilities to identify and exploit common security vulnerabilities
- Learn to create custom security tools using Python scripting
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