Cybersecurity Essentials & Ethical Hacking
| Duration: | Comprehensive 5 day Course |
| Delivery: | Online or in person |
Course Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will:• Be equipped with fundamental knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practical skills in ethical hacking techniques
• have an overall understanding of cybersecurity risk management, recognizing common threats.
• have a general knowledge about network security, network architectures, protocols and security measures.
• Will have a general understanding for the protection of systems and data confidentiality
Training Content:
| Day | Session | Topics Covered |
| Day 1 | Session 1 | Introduction to Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking. Understanding Cyber Threats and types of hackers. Importance of Cybersecurity in today’s world. |
| Session 2 | Ethical Hacking methodologies – Lab Activity: Identifying Threat vectors & Tools Overview. |
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| Day 2 | Session 1 | Passive Reconnaissance Techniques (WHOIS, Google Hacking)- Active Reconnaissance Basics. |
| Session 2 | Lab Activity: Using Nmap & Other Tools for Scanning & Enumeration | |
| Day 3 | Session 1 | OWASP Top 10 Overview Introduction to web application Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, CSRF) |
| Session 2 | Lab Activity: Hands-on with DVWA – SQL Injection, XSS Attacks | |
| Day 4 | Session 1 | Basics of Network Security – Firewalls, IDS/IPS Concepts – MITM & ARP Spoofing Overview |
| Session 2 | Lab Activity: Wireshark, Ettercap, Password Cracking Tools. | |
| Day 5 | Session 1 | Secure Coding Practices – Introduction to Incident Response & Security Policies |
| Session 2 | Lab Activity: Secure Coding Demo, Case Study Discussion – Final Recap and Q&A |