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Certified Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

Intro to ethical hacking and recon.
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Introduction to Ethical Hacking & Cyber Offense Landscape

Overview

Summary:
Solid intro to offensive security, hacker mindset, and the role of ethical hacking in corporate security programs.

Topics:

  • What is ethical hacking?

  • Hacker types (Black, White, Grey, State actors)

  • Penetration testing vs red teaming

  • Legal boundaries, safe engagement practices

  • Scope, ROE (Rules of Engagement), authorization

Outcome:
Learner understands why offensive testing exists & how to operate safely.

Activities:

  • Reading: "Ethical Hacking Overview"

  • Quiz: 10 foundational MCQs

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Reconnaissance & Information Gathering

Summary:
This section focuses on passive and active reconnaissance used by attackers and testers to map environments.

Topics:

  • OSINT techniques

  • Subdomain enumeration

  • Email discovery & credential leaks

  • Whois, DNS enumeration

  • Port scanning fundamentals

Assignment:
Perform a dummy OSINT scan on “example.org” and prepare findings table.

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Vulnerability Discovery & Attack Surface Mapping

Topics:

  • Common vulnerabilities (CVE basics)

  • Banner grabbing

  • Identifying outdated services

  • Basic exploitation workflow

Activity:
Match vulnerabilities to services (dummy exercise).

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Reporting & Ethical Hacking Best Practices

Topics:

  • Reporting structure

  • Risk scoring (CVSS basics)

  • Executive summaries

  • Post-engagement cleanup

Final Assessment:

  • 15 MCQs + short report writing task

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