Ethical Hacking

Chapter 1: Introduction to Ethical Hacking

  • 1.1) What is Ethical Hacking?

  • 1.2) Types of Hackers

    • White Hat, Black Hat, Grey Hat

  • 1.3) Ethical Hacking vs Malicious Hacking

  • 1.4) Scope and Need of Ethical Hacking

  • 1.5) Legal Framework and Cyber Laws

  • 1.6) Phases of Ethical Hacking

    • Reconnaissance, Scanning, Gaining Access, Maintaining Access, Clearing Tracks

Chapter 2: Footprinting and Reconnaissance

  • 2.1) Introduction to Footprinting

  • 2.2) Types of Footprinting

    • Active vs Passive

  • 2.3) Tools and Techniques

    • Whois, Nslookup, Google Hacking, Social Engineering

  • 2.4) Countermeasures to Footprinting

Chapter 3: Scanning Networks

  • 3.1) Network Scanning Concepts

  • 3.2) Types of Scanning

    • Port Scanning, Network Scanning, Vulnerability Scanning

  • 3.3) Scanning Tools

    • Nmap, Angry IP Scanner

  • 3.4) Banner Grabbing and OS Fingerprinting

  • 3.5) Firewall and IDS Evasion Techniques

Chapter 4: Enumeration

  • 4.1) Basics of Enumeration

  • 4.2) Techniques of Enumeration

    • NetBIOS, SNMP, LDAP, SMTP Enumeration

  • 4.3) Enumeration Tools

    • SuperScan, Enum4linux

  • 4.4) Countermeasures to Enumeration

Chapter 5: System Hacking

  • 5.1) Gaining Access to Systems

  • 5.2) Password Cracking Techniques

    • Brute Force, Dictionary Attack, Rainbow Tables

  • 5.3) Privilege Escalation

  • 5.4) Keyloggers, Spyware, and Trojans

  • 5.5) Rootkits and Steganography

  • 5.6) Covering Tracks

Chapter 6: Malware and Virus Threats

  • 6.1) Types of Malware

    • Virus, Worm, Trojan, Ransomware, Adware

  • 6.2) Malware Analysis Techniques

  • 6.3) Antivirus Evasion

  • 6.4) Backdoors and Remote Access Tools

Chapter 7: Sniffing and Session Hijacking

  • 7.1) What is Sniffing?

  • 7.2) Types of Sniffing Attacks

    • Passive, Active

  • 7.3) Packet Sniffing Tools

    • Wireshark, Tcpdump

  • 7.4) ARP Poisoning and MAC Flooding

  • 7.5) Session Hijacking Techniques

    • TCP/IP Hijacking, Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) Attacks

Chapter 8: Web Application Hacking

  • 8.1) Introduction to Web Application Security

  • 8.2) Common Vulnerabilities

    • SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

  • 8.3) Exploitation Tools

    • Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP

  • 8.4) Security Testing with OWASP Top 10

Chapter 9: Wireless Network Hacking

  • 9.1) Wireless Networking Basics

  • 9.2) Wireless Encryption Techniques

    • WEP, WPA, WPA2

  • 9.3) Attacking Wireless Networks

    • Packet Injection, Evil Twin, Rogue Access Points

  • 9.4) Tools for Wireless Attacks

    • Aircrack-ng, Kismet

Chapter 10: Penetration Testing and Countermeasures

  • 10.1) What is Penetration Testing?

  • 10.2) Types of Penetration Testing

    • Black Box, White Box, Grey Box

  • 10.3) Penetration Testing Phases

    • Planning, Discovery, Exploitation, Reporting

  • 10.4) Writing a Penetration Testing Report

  • 10.5) Countermeasures and Defense Mechanisms

Chapter 11: Cloud, IoT, and Mobile Hacking

  • 11.1) Cloud Security Threats

  • 11.2) Hacking Techniques in Cloud Environments

  • 11.3) IoT Vulnerabilities and Attacks

  • 11.4) Mobile Application Security

    • Android and iOS Security Issues

  • 11.5) Tools for Mobile and IoT Security Testing

Chapter 12: Cybersecurity Best Practices

  • 12.1) Incident Response and Handling

  • 12.2) Digital Forensics Basics

  • 12.3) Risk Assessment and Management

  • 12.4) Cybersecurity Policies and Compliance

    • GDPR, ISO 27001

 

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