Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux
Course Overview
One of the industries that is expanding the fastest right now is cybersecurity, and safeguarding systems and data requires an understanding of how hackers think. You can learn about cybersecurity, penetration testing, and ethical hacking methods in an approachable way with the Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux course.
You will set up your own secure lab environment to practice using Kali Linux, the industry-standard platform for security testing. In order to help you comprehend how actual cyberattacks operate, the course covers fundamental Linux commands, network scanning, reconnaissance, and vulnerability discovery.
Along with a basic introduction to Python for security automation, you will also study useful methods like wireless security, website testing, and system exploitation using tools like Metasploit.
By the end, you’ll have a strong foundation in ethical hacking and cybersecurity, with the knowledge to understand threats and help protect digital systems responsibly.
Duration: 1 day, 5 hours | Level: Intermediate | Language: English
What You'll Learn
By completing this Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux course, you will learn how to:
- Install and configure Kali Linux for penetration testing
- Use essential Linux command-line tools for cybersecurity
- Build a secure ethical hacking lab environment
- Perform footprinting and reconnaissance techniques
- Conduct network scanning and vulnerability analysis
- Understand website and web application penetration testing
- Explore wireless security testing and Man-in-the-Middle concepts
- Use the Metasploit Framework for system exploitation demonstrations
- Learn Python basics for security scripting and automation
- Understand how brute-force attacks, keyloggers, and backdoors work
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What You'll Get
When you enrol in this Kali Linux ethical hacking course, you will gain:
- Practical exposure to Kali Linux cybersecurity tools
- Real-world penetration testing demonstrations in a controlled lab
- Understanding of how ethical hackers discover vulnerabilities
- Insight into both offensive hacking techniques and defensive security
- A certificate of completion to strengthen your cybersecurity profile
Why Study This Course
As businesses seek to safeguard their systems from cyberattacks, ethical hacking expertise is in great demand. A career in cybersecurity and penetration testing requires an understanding of how vulnerabilities are discovered and tested.
Through the use of Kali Linux tools, network security testing, and web application vulnerability detection, this course assists you in developing a solid foundation in ethical hacking. Additionally, you will acquire crucial Linux skills that cybersecurity experts use.
This course provides a clear and useful introduction to ethical hacking and security testing tools, regardless of your level of experience with cybersecurity.
Who Is This Course For?
This Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux training is suitable for:
- Beginners interested in cybersecurity and ethical hacking
- IT students who want practical exposure to penetration testing
- Network administrators wanting to understand security vulnerabilities
- Technology enthusiasts interested in cybersecurity tools
- Learners planning to pursue careers in ethical hacking or cybersecurity
Basic technical curiosity is helpful, but the course introduces Linux fundamentals before moving into advanced topics.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need prior Linux experience?
A: No. The course begins with basic Linux commands and gradually introduces more advanced ethical hacking techniques.
Q: Will I use Kali Linux tools practically?
A:Yes. The course demonstrates how Kali Linux tools are used in controlled lab environments for security testing.
Q: Is Python required before starting?
A: No previous Python knowledge is required. The course introduces basic Python concepts relevant to cybersecurity.
Q: Does this course help with a cybersecurity career?
A: Yes. It provides foundational knowledge of penetration testing tools and ethical hacking techniques that can support future cybersecurity training.
Q: Is this course suitable for beginners?
A: Yes. Although listed as intermediate, the course introduces concepts step by step so learners can build understanding gradually.
Course Curriculum
| Unit 01: Introduction and Installation | |||
| Introduction to the course | 00:05:00 | ||
| Virtual box installation | 00:16:00 | ||
| Kali linux installation | 00:14:00 | ||
| Enabling full screen | 00:18:00 | ||
| Unit 02: Basic Linux Commands | |||
| Basic commands part 1 | 00:10:00 | ||
| Basic commands part 2 | 00:21:00 | ||
| Basic commands part 3 | 00:13:00 | ||
| Unit 03: Creating a Secure Hacking Environment | |||
| Changing ip address and wireless adapter setup | 00:05:00 | ||
| Creating a bootable Kali USB drive | 00:05:00 | ||
| Essential networking terms | 00:10:00 | ||
| Essential hacking terms | 00:18:00 | ||
| Additional kali tools to install | 00:09:00 | ||
| Changing our MAC address with mac changer | 00:06:00 | ||
| Unit 04: Footprinting | |||
| Google hacking | 00:13:00 | ||
| Nikto basics | 00:11:00 | ||
| Whois tools | 00:07:00 | ||
| Email harvesting | 00:06:00 | ||
| Shodan | 00:10:00 | ||
| Zone transfer with Dig | 00:07:00 | ||
| Unit 05: Scanning | |||
| Installing Metasploitable | 00:07:00 | ||
| Nmap part 1 | 00:16:00 | ||
| Nmap part 2 | 00:12:00 | ||
| Nmap part 3 | 00:12:00 | ||
| Zen map | 00:08:00 | ||
| TCP scans | 00:16:00 | ||
| Nmap by passing defenses | 00:17:00 | ||
| Nmap scripts part 1 | 00:09:00 | ||
| Nmap scripts part 2 | 00:14:00 | ||
| Unit 06: Website Penetration Testing | |||
| Installing OWASP | 00:08:00 | ||
| HTTP request | 00:10:00 | ||
| HTTP response | 00:10:00 | ||
| Burpsuite configuration | 00:13:00 | ||
| Editing packets in Burpsuite | 00:12:00 | ||
| Whatweb and Dirb | 00:10:00 | ||
| Password recovery attack | 00:16:00 | ||
| Burpsuite login bruteforce | 00:11:00 | ||
| Hydra login bruteforce | 00:09:00 | ||
| Session fixation | 00:14:00 | ||
| Injection attacks | 00:06:00 | ||
| Simple command injection | 00:11:00 | ||
| Exploiting command injection vulnerability | 00:08:00 | ||
| Finding blind command injection | 00:14:00 | ||
| SQL basics | 00:10:00 | ||
| Manual SQL injection part 1 | 00:13:00 | ||
| Manual SQL injection part 2 | 00:21:00 | ||
| SQL map basics | 00:17:00 | ||
| XML injection | 00:16:00 | ||
| Installing XCAT and preventing injection attacks | 00:06:00 | ||
| Reflected XSS | 00:11:00 | ||
| Stored XSS | 00:12:00 | ||
| Changing HTML code with XSS | 00:07:00 | ||
| XSSer and XSS sniper | 00:14:00 | ||
| Unit 07: Wireless Cracking | |||
| Wireless attacking theory | 00:11:00 | ||
| Enabling monitor mode | 00:05:00 | ||
| Capturing handshake with airodump | 00:15:00 | ||
| Rockyou.txt | 00:14:00 | ||
| Cracking with aircrack | 00:16:00 | ||
| Cracking with hashcat | 00:15:00 | ||
| Creating password lists with crunch | 00:18:00 | ||
| Creating password lists with cup | 00:07:00 | ||
| Rainbow tables part 1 | 00:17:00 | ||
| Rainbow tables part 2 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Installing fluxion | 00:06:00 | ||
| Finding and cracking hidden networks | 00:08:00 | ||
| Preventing wireless attacks | 00:08:00 | ||
| Unit 08: Man in the Middle Attacks | |||
| ARP protocol basics | 00:10:00 | ||
| Man in the middle attack theory | 00:07:00 | ||
| Installing MITMf | 00:07:00 | ||
| Manual ARP spoofing | 00:13:00 | ||
| Problems while installing MITMf | 00:06:00 | ||
| HTTP traffic sniffing | 00:08:00 | ||
| DNS spoofing and HTTPS password sniffing | 00:24:00 | ||
| Hooking browser with BEEF | 00:16:00 | ||
| Screenshotting targets browser | 00:11:00 | ||
| Cloning any webpage | 00:09:00 | ||
| Ettercap basics | 00:07:00 | ||
| Unit 09: System Hacking with Metasploit | |||
| MFS console environment | 00:16:00 | ||
| Metasploit modules explained | 00:12:00 | ||
| Bruteforcing SSH with Metasploit | 00:15:00 | ||
| Attacking tomcat with metasploit | 00:09:00 | ||
| Getting meterpreter with command injection | 00:25:00 | ||
| PHP code injection | 00:06:00 | ||
| Metasploitable exploits | 00:07:00 | ||
| Wine installation | 00:12:00 | ||
| Creating windows payloads with Msfvenom | 00:10:00 | ||
| Encoders and Hex editors | 00:19:00 | ||
| Windows 10 meterpreter shell | 00:12:00 | ||
| Meterpreter environment | 00:11:00 | ||
| Windows 10 privilege escalation | 00:11:00 | ||
| Preventing privilege escalation | 00:06:00 | ||
| Post exploitation modules | 00:14:00 | ||
| Getting Meterpreter over Internet with port forwarding | 00:11:00 | ||
| Eternalblue exploit | 00:20:00 | ||
| Persistence module | 00:13:00 | ||
| Hacking over the internet with Ngrok | 00:10:00 | ||
| Android device hacking with venom | 00:10:00 | ||
| The real hacking begins now! | 00:02:00 | ||
| Unit 10: Python Crash Course | |||
| Variables | 00:14:00 | ||
| Raw input | 00:11:00 | ||
| If else statements | 00:10:00 | ||
| For loops | 00:07:00 | ||
| While loops | 00:08:00 | ||
| Python lists | 00:08:00 | ||
| Functions | 00:15:00 | ||
| Classes | 00:10:00 | ||
| Importing libraries | 00:07:00 | ||
| Files in python | 00:12:00 | ||
| Try and except the rule | 00:05:00 | ||
| Unit 11: Coding an Advanced Backdoor | |||
| Theory behind reverse shells | 00:07:00 | ||
| Simple server code | 00:13:00 | ||
| Connection with reverse shell | 00:07:00 | ||
| Sending and receiving messages | 00:11:00 | ||
| Sending messages with while true loop | 00:08:00 | ||
| Executing commands on target system | 00:10:00 | ||
| Fixing backdoor bugs and adding functions | 00:20:00 | ||
| First test using our backdoor | 00:18:00 | ||
| Trying to connect every 20 seconds | 00:12:00 | ||
| Creating persistence part 1 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Creating persistence part 2 | 00:17:00 | ||
| Changing directory | 00:12:00 | ||
| Uploading and downloading files | 00:22:00 | ||
| Downloading files from the internet | 00:23:00 | ||
| Starting programs using our backdoor | 00:07:00 | ||
| Capturing screenshots on the target PC | 00:19:00 | ||
| Embedding backdoor in an image part 1 | 00:13:00 | ||
| Embedding backdoor in an image part 2 | 00:09:00 | ||
| Checking for administrator privileges | 00:12:00 | ||
| Adding help option | 00:09:00 | ||
| Unit 12: Creating a Key logger for the Backdoor | |||
| Importing Pynput | 00:10:00 | ||
| Simple keylogger | 00:10:00 | ||
| Adding report function | 00:11:00 | ||
| Writing key strokes to a file | 00:14:00 | ||
| Adding the keylogger to our reverse shell part 1 | 00:23:00 | ||
| Adding the keylogger to our reverse shell part 2 | 00:08:00 | ||
| Final project test | 00:14:00 | ||
| Unit 13: Basic Authentication Bruteforcer | |||
| Printing banner | 00:11:00 | ||
| Adding available options | 00:11:00 | ||
| Starting threads for bruteforce | 00:08:00 | ||
| Writing function to run the attack | 00:11:00 | ||
| Bruteforcing router login | 00:10:00 | ||
| Bypassing antivirus with your future programs | 00:14:00 | ||
| Sending malware with spoofed email | 00:15:00 | ||
| Unit 14: BONUS - Building a Career in Cyber Security | |||
| What will you learn in this section? | 00:03:00 | ||
| Why is ethical hacking a valuable skill? | 00:23:00 | ||
| What is the best ethical hacking certification? | 00:17:00 | ||
| Tips for getting your first job as an ethical hacker | 00:18:00 | ||
| How I started my career as an ethical hacker | 00:14:00 | ||
| How to price your work | 00:11:00 | ||
| Unit 15: Additional Content: Grand Finale | |||
| Bonuses. Enjoy the Benefits | 01:05:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment -Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux | 00:00:00 | ||
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