Ethical Hacking Essential (EHE) Course Curriculum

Course Curriculum

•   Foundations of Cybersecurity and Networking

  •    Introduction to Cybersecurity
  •         Importance of cybersecurity
  •         Overview of cybersecurity domains and roles
  •         Ethical hacking and penetration testing introduction
  •    Networking Fundamentals
  •         TCP/IP fundamentals
  •         OSI model overview
  •         Network protocols and services
  •    Linux Fundamentals
  •         Introduction to Linux operating system
  •         Command-line basics
  •         File system navigation and management

•   Web Application Security

  •    Web Basics and HTTP
  •         Basics of web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
  •         HTTP protocol overview
  •         Web application architecture
  •    Web Vulnerabilities
  •         Common web vulnerabilities (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, etc.)
  •         Testing for web vulnerabilities
  •         Secure coding practices


  Cryptography and Wireless Security
•    Cryptography
•         Cryptographic principles and techniques
•         Symmetric and asymmetric encryption
•         Hashing algorithms and digital signatures
•    Wireless Security
•         Introduction to wireless networks
•         Wireless security protocols (WEP, WPA, WPA2)
•         Wireless security testing and attacks


  Network Security and Penetration Testing
•    Network Security
•         Network security devices (firewalls, IDS/IPS, etc.)
•         Network security protocols (SSH, SSL/TLS, etc.)
•         Network security testing and monitoring
•    Penetration Testing Methodologies
•         Overview of penetration testing methodologies (OSSTMM, PTES, etc.)
•         Reconnaissance, scanning, and enumeration techniques
•         Exploitation and post-exploitation phases


  Advanced Topics in Ethical Hacking
•    Advanced Exploitation Techniques
•         Buffer overflow attacks
•         Web application exploitation techniques
•         Client-side attacks
•    Social Engineering
•         Social engineering principles and techniques
•         Phishing attacks
•         Physical security assessments


  Incident Response and Practical Application
•    Incident Response
•         Incident response process and procedures
•         Incident detection and analysis
•         Incident response simulation exercises
•    Practical Application and Final Project
•         Hands-on labs and exercises covering various ethical hacking techniques
•         Final project or capstone involving a simulated penetration test or security assessment
•         Presentation of final projects and assessment of skills and knowledge