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Become an Ethical Hacker

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Overview

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Ethical hacking is the ability to identify vulnerabilities in an organization's network or infrastructure, and then address the issues to prevent incidents or attacks. Learn how to perform penetration testing and gain the knowledge and skills you need for a career in information security.
  • Learn about common and emerging threats to systems.
  • Practice using tools to test networks and identify risks.
  • Prepare for the Certified Ethical Hacker (312-50) exam.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Ethical Hacking: Introduction to Ethical Hacking
-Learn about ethical hacking, a desired skill for any IT security professional, with a focus on a Module 1, Introduction to Ethical Hacking, of the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam.

Course 2: Ethical Hacking: Footprinting and Reconnaissance
-Learn the concepts, tools, and techniques behind footprinting: ethical hacking techniques for finding information about computers and the people they belong to.

Course 3: Ethical Hacking: Scanning Networks
-Become an ethical hacker. Learn how to detect network vulnerabilities to prevent attacks on your organization's infrastructure and data.

Course 4: Ethical Hacking: Enumeration
-Learn about the basic methods of enumerating networks and target systems using the standard ethical hacking enumeration tools.

Course 5: Ethical Hacking: Vulnerability Analysis
-Manage risk by assessing vulnerabilities. Learn about the processes, methodologies, and tools you need to find and address weaknesses that attackers might exploit.

Course 6: Ethical Hacking: System Hacking
-Dive into ethical hacking, including gaining access, spyware, effective countermeasures, and more. This course maps to the System Hacking competency from the CEH Body of Knowledge.

Course 7: Ethical Hacking: The Complete Malware Analysis Process
-Learn how to detect, analyze, and defeat different types of malware, from viruses and worms to Trojans and backdoors.

Course 8: Ethical Hacking: Sniffers
-Learn about ethical hacking, one of the most desired stills for any IT security professional.

Course 9: Ethical Hacking: Social Engineering
-Prevent identity theft and network intrusion by hackers. Learn what social engineering is, who is being targeted, and how attacks are orchestrated.

Course 10: Ethical Hacking: Denial of Service
-Prepare for the Certified Ethical Hacker exam. Learn about the most common types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and discover strategies to mitigate them.

Course 11: Ethical Hacking: Session Hijacking
-Learn what session hijacking is, which protocols are vulnerable, and detect and shore up vulnerabilities in your systems.

Course 12: Ethical Hacking: Evading IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots
-Take your first steps into testing client defenses. Learn about firewalls, network simulation using GNS3, special-purpose perimeter devices, and intrusion response techniques.

Course 13: Ethical Hacking: Hacking Web Servers and Web Applications
-Find out about the protocols used to access websites, and how to test websites and web applications to prevent exploitation through cyberattacks.

Course 14: Ethical Hacking: Wireless Networks
-IT security professionals: Learn how to identify and repair vulnerabilities in your wireless networks. This course is part of our Certified Ethical Hacker test prep series.

Course 15: Ethical Hacking: Mobile Devices and Platforms
-Learn how to secure your organization's mobile devices and test iOS and Android applications for security flaws—key topics on the Certified Ethical Hacker exam.

Course 16: Ethical Hacking: Hacking IoT Devices
-Explore IoT security challenges, learn ethical hacking for IoT/OT devices, and outline strategies to manage & defend against ICS attacks, followed by best practice guidelines.

Course 17: Ethical Hacking: Cryptography
-Get ready for the Cryptography domain of the Certified Ethical Hacker certification exam. This course is part of our Ethical Hacking series.

Course 18: Ethical Hacking: Cloud Computing
-Learn how to evaluate and harden cloud-deployed resources as you study for the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) exam.

Course 19: Ethical Hacking: SQL Injection
-Learn about the SQL command language and SQL injections. Examine SQL injections in MySQL, SQL Server, and Oracle XE, and discover how attackers defeat web application firewalls.

Taught by

Lisa Bock, Lisa Bock, Lisa Bock, Malcolm Shore, Lisa Bock, Lisa Bock, Malcolm Shore, Lisa Bock, Lisa Bock, Malcolm Shore, Malcolm Shore, Malcolm Shore, Malcolm Shore, Malcolm Shore, Malcolm Shore, Luciano Ferrari, CCISO, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, MBA, Stephanie (Preston) Domas, Dan Lachance and Malcolm Shore

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