Hacking For Beginners

New to hacking? Start here. Built for complete beginners, this hands-on course covers the essentials of penetration testing and ethical hacking in just under five hours.

What You'll Learn:

• Pentesting Basics: Discover the foundational tools and techniques used in penetration testing. Learn how to identify vulnerabilities, exploit weaknesses, and assess security.

• Remote Hacking Essentials: Gain practical skills to perform controlled, remote hacking. Learn to safely access and test remote systems, ensuring you're prepared to handle real-world scenarios.

• Hands-On Labs: Put theory into practice with our interactive, online labs. With zero setup required, you'll jump straight into action, exploring vulnerabilities in a secure, virtual environment.

What's inside, section by section

This ethical hacking for beginners course has 56 lectures in 10 sections. You go from your first Kali Linux commands to exploiting a vulnerable server with Metasploit, all in online labs:

• Kali Linux first steps: the terminal, basic commands and installing tools.

• The internet: IP addresses, NAT and DNS, then servers, services, ports and clients.

• Packets and packet analysis: TCP and HTTP, captured and read in Wireshark.

• Port scanning: scan a target and find the services behind open ports.

• Vulnerability identification: CVE and CVSS, vulnerability research and scanning.

• Exploitation and backdoors: remote shells, then a backdoored FTP server exploited in the lab.

• Metasploit crash course: run modules, manage sessions and work in a Meterpreter shell.

By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to start your journey into cybersecurity. Whether you're aiming for a career in tech or just curious about the world of hacking, "Hacking For Beginners" offers an exhilarating introduction to the field.

Who is this course for?

• Cybersecurity newcomers

• Aspiring ethical hackers

• SOC analysts L1

• Anyone interested in ethical hacking

What comes next

Hacking For Beginners opens the Beginner Roadmap. When you finish, continue with Hacking With Kali Linux.