Ethical Hacking Essentials

Ethical Hacking Essentials introduces ethical-hacking and penetration-testing concepts through practical, beginner-friendly activities. It covers threats,...

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Programme overview

Ethical Hacking Essentials introduces ethical-hacking and penetration-testing concepts through practical, beginner-friendly activities. It covers threats, vulnerabilities, reconnaissance, passwords, social engineering, network and web attacks, wireless, mobile, IoT, OT, cloud, cryptography, and reporting. Participants will combine guided learning with practical exercises, discussions, and scenario-based activities to reinforce the course outcomes.

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At a glance

Course code: EC-029
Provider: EC-Council
Category: Ethical Hacking Fundamentals
Status: By Enquiry
Duration: Enquire us
Price: Contact us

What participants should gain

Explain ethical-hacking principles, scope, and methodology
Identify common threats, vulnerabilities, and attack surfaces
Perform basic reconnaissance and security-testing activities
Recognise attacks affecting networks, applications, wireless, mobile, and cloud
Document findings and recommend fundamental security controls

Participant readiness

Basic computer and internet knowledge
No previous IT or cybersecurity experience required
Suitable for students, career changers, and aspiring cybersecurity professionals

Who this course is for

Students, career starters, IT users, and professionals developing cybersecurity capability
Technical and non-technical personnel whose roles involve technology, data, systems, or security
Organisations seeking structured awareness, practical skills, and role-based capability development

How the course is delivered

This programme will be conducted through interactive lectures, presentations, demonstrations, discussions, guided practical exercises, case studies, knowledge checks, and a final application activity.

Course outline

Module and topic breakdown

Module 1: Information Security and Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

Ethical-hacking purpose, scope, authorisation, rules of engagement, and legal considerations

Module 2: Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attack Frameworks

Preconditions, attack paths, tools, techniques, and indicators associated with Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Attack Frameworks

Module 3: Footprinting, Reconnaissance, and Scanning

Passive and active information gathering on systems, users, applications, and infrastructure

Module 4: Password Attacks and Account Security

Password strength, length, uniqueness, storage, managers, recovery, and lifecycle

Module 5: Social Engineering

Human influence principles, pretexting, phishing, vishing, smishing, impersonation, and physical approaches

Module 6: Network-Level Attacks and Defenses

Assets, threat scenarios, vulnerabilities, and attack surfaces addressed by Network-Level Attacks and Defenses

Module 7: Web Server and Web Application Attacks

Application architecture, HTTP, sessions, APIs, databases, frameworks, and trust boundaries

Module 8: Wireless Network Security

Wireless standards, access points, clients, channels, authentication, encryption, and roaming

Module 9: Mobile Platform Security

Mobile operating systems, applications, permissions, storage, communications, and backend services

Module 10: IoT and Operational Technology Security

OT and industrial environments, controllers, field devices, safety, availability, and engineering constraints

Module 11: Cloud Security and Cryptography Fundamentals

Confidentiality, integrity, authentication, non-repudiation, and cryptographic trust

Module 12: Penetration Testing, CTF, and Reporting

Audience, purpose, scope, methodology, limitations, evidence, and executive summary

Assessment and completion

Continuous knowledge checks and facilitator feedback throughout the programme
Completion of guided exercises, scenarios, labs, or case-study activities applicable to the course
Final review or practical activity to confirm understanding of the stated course objectives
Official EC-Council examination and certification requirements depend on the selected training package and current exam version

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