Unlock the mindset of an ethical hacker and discover how cyber professionals stay one step ahead of attackers. Ethical Hacking Fundamentals delivers a practical, comprehensive introduction to the cybersecurity world for those seeking a hands-on understanding of how attacks are carried out and stopped.

You’ll start by breaking down the concept of hacking, hacker types, key cybersecurity terminology, the stages of an attack, and the security elements every penetration tester relies on. Next, you’ll dive into reconnaissance, mastering footprinting methods, email footprinting, and the full pen-test footprinting process. You’ll explore network scanning, vulnerability scanning, enumeration, and learn to counter port-scanning attempts—supported by a practical NMAP demo. Finally, the Ethical Hacking Basics course exposes the human side of hacking through social engineering. You’ll learn its types, phases, and defense strategies, then move into phishing detection and web penetration testing, including web layers and application architecture. Declaimer: CEH and Certified Ethical Hacker are trademarks of EC-Council. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by EC-Council.