Cybersecurity Certification Course

Module 1: Introduction to Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking

⏳ 5 hours

• Topics: Need of Cybersecurity; CIA Triad; Security Architecture; Security Governance; Security Auditing; Regulations & Frameworks; Ethical Hacking; Types and Phases of Hacking; Penetration Testing; Footprinting concepts and techniques

• Hands-on: Footprinting a website using Whois, netcraft, Shodan, Recon-ng, Maltego, Sublist3r; DNS interrogation exercises

Module 2: Cryptography

⏳ 2.5 hours

• Topics: Symmetric vs. Asymmetric cryptography; Hash functions; Digital signatures; Public Key Infrastructure (PKI); Attacks on cryptosystems

• Hands-on: Generating and identifying hashes; Signing files with digital signatures

Module 3: Computer Networks & Security

⏳ 2.5 hours

• Topics: OSI and TCP/IP models; Network architecture; Scanning and enumeration; Common network threats and attacks

• Hands-on: DNS lookups and reverse lookups; Network path tracing; Wireshark packet analysis; enumeration exercises

Module 4: Application & Web Security

⏳ 1.5 hours

• Topics: Web server and application architecture; Web server attacks; Patch management; Web application vulnerabilities

• Hands-on: Capturing session IDs with Burp Suite; Local File Inclusion on bWAPP

Module 5: Identity & Access Management (IdAM)

⏳ 2 hours

• Topics: Authentication and authorization principles; Access administration; Password protection; Identity theft concepts

• Hands-on: Adding and granting user permissions in Linux; Phishing site identification exercise

Module 6: Vulnerability Analysis & System Hacking

⏳ 3.5 hours

• Topics: Vulnerability assessment lifecycle; Vulnerability scoring; System hacking techniques; Privilege escalation; Log clearing

• Hands-on: Using Nessus and Nikto for vulnerability scanning; Password cracking with Ophcrack; Keylogger installation

Module 7: Sniffing & SQL Injection

⏳ 2.5 hours

• Topics: Malware propagation; Sniffing types and attacks; SQL injection methodologies and defenses

• Hands-on: Creating trojans with msfvenom; Packet sniffing in Wireshark; Bypassing authentication via SQL injection

Module 8: DoS & Session Hijacking

⏳ 4.5 hours

• Topics: DoS/DDoS attack vectors and detection; Session hijacking at network and application layers; IDS, firewalls, and honeypots

• Hands-on: Launching DoS attacks with LOIC; Cross-site scripting demo; Cookie-stealing and session takeover exercises

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