Cyber Mentor Courses

How to Be an Ethical Hacker in 2022

A roadmap to ethical hacking that builds from core IT, networking, Linux, and coding foundations toward specialized penetration-testing skills.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Buffer Overflows Made Easy - 2022 Edition

Learn to develop stack-based buffer overflow exploits, from fuzzing and EIP control to shellcode generation and gaining a reverse shell.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Be an Ethical Hacker in 2021

A roadmap for building the IT, networking, Linux, and coding foundations needed to pursue ethical hacking.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Beginner Web Application Hacking

Hands-on web application hacking covering enumeration, XSS, SQL injection, broken access control, XXE, and live bug bounty hunting.

• YouTube
• 5 hours 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Build an Active Directory Hacking Lab

Builds a virtual Active Directory lab with a Windows Server domain controller, certificate authority, user machines, and configurations designed for attack practice.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pentesting for N00bs - Nibbles

A hands-on walkthrough of exploiting a web service on the Nibbles Linux machine and escalating privileges to root with sudo.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Pentesting for N00bs - Jerry

Exploit Apache Tomcat's default credentials with Burp Suite to gain a reverse shell and practice post-exploitation on a Hack The Box machine.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Ethical Hacking in 15 Hours - 2023 Edition - Learn to Hack

Learn practical ethical hacking fundamentals by setting up Kali Linux, reviewing networking, scripting in Bash and Python, building a port scanner, and performing passive reconnaissance.

• YouTube
• 7 hours 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

How to Be an Ethical Hacker: 2023 Edition

A roadmap to becoming an ethical hacker, from foundational IT, networking, Linux, coding, and security skills to specialized hacking paths and certifications.

• YouTube
• 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Popping a Shell with SMB Relay and Empire

Demonstrates using an SMB relay with Empire to obtain a shell.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Writing a Pentest Report

A walkthrough of a penetration test report, from scope and severity ratings to technical findings and remediation.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Beginner Linux for Ethical Hackers - Scripting with Bash

Build and refine a Bash ping script using Linux text-processing commands, conditionals, and compact loops.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Networking for Ethical Hackers - Building a Basic Network with Cisco Packet Tracer

Build a simple network in Cisco Packet Tracer using the Cisco command line.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Buffer Overflows Made Easy - Spiking

Use SPIKE scripts to probe Vulnserver commands for buffer-overflow vulnerabilities.

• YouTube
• 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Learn Offensive JavaScript Today

A JavaScript primer demonstrates browser attacks including keylogging, data exfiltration, autofill password theft, and CSRF bypass.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video