Zero To Hero In Cybersecurity And Ethical Hacking

Master Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking: From Vulnerability Assessment to AI-Driven Threat Detection

What you’ll learn
Set Up a secure virtual lab environment with Kali Linux, Metasploitable 2, and Windows VMs for safe cybersecurity practices.
Explore the phases of ethical hacking and understand how to apply the CIA and DAD triads in cybersecurity strategies.
Use anonymity tools such as VPNs, proxies, and TOR to protect online identities and maintain digital privacy.
Conduct passive information gathering with tools like Whois, NMAP, and Google Dorks to assess vulnerabilities.
Analyze and assess vulnerabilities in web applications, identifying SQL injection and cross-site scripting (XSS) threats.
Perform penetration testing and utilize vulnerability assessment tools like Nessus and Metasploit to test network security.
Mitigate common cyber threats, including malware, spyware, trojans, and password attacks, to enhance system defenses.
Learn the AI techniques employed in cybersecurity for threat detection, incident response, and process automation in security systems.
Defend against social engineering attacks, phishing, and identity theft with best practices for social engineering resilience.
Assess mobile and WiFi security risks, applying countermeasures for mobile vulnerabilities and WiFi network protection.

Requirements
No prior experience is required; this course is beginner-friendly and includes step-by-step guidance—just bring a computer with internet access and a willingness to learn.

Description
Are you an aspiring cybersecurity professional, an ethical hacker at heart, or someone intrigued by the hidden world of digital security? Imagine having the ability to protect systems, secure data, and prevent cyber threats. This course, Zero to Hero in Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking, is designed to take you from a beginner to a proficient cybersecurity expert, providing you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to safeguard systems and data in today’s tech-driven world.In this course, you’ll dive into every aspect of cybersecurity and ethical hacking, from setting up a secure virtual lab to hands-on penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, social engineering, and the integration of AI in threat detection. You’ll build an in-depth understanding of cybersecurity principles, tools, and best practices through practical, real-world activities.In this course, you will:Set Up a complete virtual lab environment with VMware, Kali Linux, Metasploitable 2, and more, to practice your skills safely.Master the essentials of ethical hacking, including different phases of hacking, CIA and DAD triads, zero trust, and compliance standards.Explore various anonymity tools and methods to secure online identities, including VPNs, proxies, and TOR.Conduct in-depth passive information gathering, learning about tools like Whois, BuiltWith, NMAP, and Google Dorks.Analyze and report on vulnerabilities with a focus on VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) and OWASP.Engage in penetration testing and identify SQL injections, command injections, and XSS vulnerabilities in web applications.Gain Hands-on Experience with popular hacking tools such as Burp Suite, SQLMap, John the Ripper, Nessus, and Metasploit.Protect against various malware, understand types of viruses, spyware, and trojans, and conduct malware detection and removal.Learn AI-driven Cybersecurity strategies, from threat detection to automated response systems and the ethical implications of using AI in cybersecurity.With cyber threats constantly evolving, cybersecurity knowledge is crucial for anyone in today’s digital landscape. This course offers you the chance to practice real-world hacking techniques in a controlled environment, understand the mindset of cybercriminals, and strengthen your defenses against digital threats.Throughout this course, you’ll work on practical exercises, case studies, and hands-on hacking labs that will help you develop real-world cybersecurity skills. Guided by an experienced instructor, you’ll gain insight into industry best practices and advanced topics, including AI in cybersecurity.Ready to become a cybersecurity hero? Enroll now and start your journey into the dynamic and rewarding world of ethical hacking and cybersecurity!

Overview
Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to ethical hacking

Section 2: Setting Up a Virtual Lab

Lecture 2 Creating Virtual Lab

Lecture 3 Enabling Virtualization in BIOS

Lecture 4 Downloading Virtual Lab Tools

Lecture 5 Installing VMware workstation player

Lecture 6 Installing and configuring Kali Linux

Lecture 7 Installing and configuring Metasploitable 2

Lecture 8 Installing and configuring Windows VM

Lecture 9 Testing VM Lab

Lecture 10 Legal Ethical Disclaimer

Section 3: Introduction to Ethical Hacking & Cybersecurity

Lecture 11 Why we need cybersecurity

Lecture 12 Ethical hacking vs Cybersecurity

Lecture 13 Phases Of hacking

Lecture 14 Types of Hackers

Lecture 15 CIA Triad

Lecture 16 Info Sec Controls

Lecture 17 DAD Triad

Lecture 18 Zero Trust

Lecture 19 Non-Repudiation

Lecture 20 AAA of Security

Lecture 21 Gap Analysis

Lecture 22 Complaince Standards

Lecture 23 Cybersecurity Terminologies

Section 4: Computer Networking & Anonymity Tools

Lecture 24 Introduction to Networking

Lecture 25 Objectves of Networking

Lecture 26 How Data Travels

Lecture 27 Types of Networks

Lecture 28 Understanding IP Addresses

Lecture 29 Role of IP Addresses

Lecture 30 Understanding NAT

Lecture 31 Understanding Ports

Lecture 32 Understanding Services

Lecture 33 Ports and Services

Lecture 34 Protocols and OSI Model

Lecture 35 Protocols and TCP IP Model

Lecture 36 Understanding DNS

Section 5: Anonymity tools

Lecture 37 Online Anonymity and VPN

Lecture 38 Hands on Using VPN

Lecture 39 Anonymity tools Proxy

Lecture 40 Hands on Using Proxy

Lecture 41 TOR The Onion Router

Lecture 42 Hands on Using TOR

Section 6: Passive Information Gathering

Lecture 43 Introduction Passive Info Gathering

Lecture 44 Using Whois

Lecture 45 Using Builtwith

Lecture 46 Reverse IP Lookup

Lecture 47 Subdomain Finder

Lecture 48 Footprinting Social Media

Lecture 49 People Finder Tools

Lecture 50 Using Archive.org

Lecture 51 Email Extractor Pro

Lecture 52 Have I been pawned

Lecture 53 Temp Mail

Lecture 54 Spoofing Emails

Lecture 55 Tracing Emails

Lecture 56 Fake ID Generator

Lecture 57 Google Dashboard

Lecture 58 Google Dorks

Lecture 59 Default Passwords

Lecture 60 Introduction to NMAP

Lecture 61 NMAP Scanning Multiple IPs

Lecture 62 NMAP Subnet Scanning

Lecture 63 NMAP Ports Scanning

Lecture 64 NMAP Storing Output

Lecture 65 NMAP Scanlist

Lecture 66 Zenmap for Windows

Section 7: VAPT & OWASP : Vulnerability Management

Lecture 67 Understanding Vulnerabilities

Lecture 68 Memory Injection Buffer Overflow

Lecture 69 Race Conditions

Lecture 70 Preventing Race Conditions

Lecture 71 Malicious Updates

Lecture 72 OS Vulnerabilities

Lecture 73 SQL Injections

Lecture 74 XSS Vulnerabilities

Lecture 75 Hardware Vulnerabilities

Lecture 76 VM Vulnerabilities

Lecture 77 Cloud Vulnerabilities

Lecture 78 Mitigating Cloud Vulnerabilities

Lecture 79 Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Lecture 80 Mitigating Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

Lecture 81 Cryptographic Vulnerabilities

Lecture 82 Mitigating Cryptographic Vulnerabilities

Lecture 83 Misconfiguration Vulnerabilities

Lecture 84 Mitigating Misconfiguration Vulnerabilities

Lecture 85 Mobile Device Vulnerabilities

Lecture 86 Mitigating Mobile Device Vulnerabilities

Lecture 87 Zero Day Vulnerabilities

Lecture 88 Vulnerability Management

Lecture 89 Vulnerability Assessment

Lecture 90 Types of Vulnerability Assessment

Section 8: Vulnerability Management Life cycle

Lecture 91 Vulnerability Management Life cycle

Lecture 92 Vulnerability Assessment Pre-Engagement Process

Lecture 93 Vulnerability Assessment Post-Engagement Process

Lecture 94 Vulnerability Scanning

Lecture 95 Application Security Scanning

Lecture 96 Threat Feeds

Lecture 97 Penetration Testing

Lecture 98 Bug Bounty Programs

Lecture 99 False Positives False Negatives

Lecture 100 Creating and Maturing vuln assessment program

Lecture 101 Implementing Infrastructure Vuln Management Lifecyle

Lecture 102 Implementing Application Vuln Management Lifecyle

Lecture 103 Implementing Cloud Vuln Management Lifecyle

Lecture 104 Implementing Overall Vuln Management Lifecyle

Lecture 105 Common Industry Challenges

Lecture 106 Best Practices

Section 9: Vulnerability Management case study

Lecture 107 Case Study Mature VM Program

Lecture 108 Case Study Immature VM Program

Lecture 109 Lessons Learnt

Lecture 110 Patch Management, Updates, Hotfixes

Section 10: VAPT & OWASP : Analysis & Reporting

Lecture 111 Understanding CVSS Score

Lecture 112 Understanding CVE

Lecture 113 Hands on CVE Analysis

Lecture 114 Understanding CWE

Lecture 115 Accessing Vulnerability Databases

Lecture 116 Mitre Attack Framework

Lecture 117 National Vulnerability Database

Lecture 118 OWASP TOP 10

Lecture 119 SANS Top 25

Lecture 120 Information gathering for Endpoints

Lecture 121 How Information gathering for Endpoints Helps

Lecture 122 Information gathering tools for Endpoints

Lecture 123 End Point Vulnerability Assessment with NMAP

Lecture 124 Vulnerability Assessment with Nikto

Section 11: VAPT & OWASP : Penetration Testing & OWASP

Lecture 125 Using MBSA Tool for Windows Vulnerability Assessment

Lecture 126 Using Pen test Tool for Online Web Application VA

Lecture 127 Installing Nessus Vulnerability Assessment Tool

Lecture 128 Using Nessus for Host Discovery

Lecture 129 Using Nessus for Basic Network Vulnerabilities Scan

Section 12: Web Application Attacks

Lecture 130 Introduction to Web Applications

Lecture 131 Hacking Web Applications

Lecture 132 Textboxes in Web Applications

Lecture 133 Parameter Tampering

Lecture 134 Hand On Parameter Tampering

Lecture 135 What is command Injection

Lecture 136 Hands On command Injection

Lecture 137 Understanding Reflected XSS Attacks

Lecture 138 Hands On Reflected XSS Attacks

Lecture 139 Understanding Stored XSS Attacks

Lecture 140 Hands On Stored XSS Attacks

Lecture 141 Introducing Burpsuite

Lecture 142 Configuring Burpsuite

Lecture 143 Using Burpsuite for session hijacking

Section 13: SQL Injections

Lecture 144 Intro to Database and SQL

Lecture 145 Understanding SQL Injections

Lecture 146 Intro to Authentication Bypass

Lecture 147 Understanding How Authentication Bypass Works

Lecture 148 Hands on Simple Authentication Bypass

Lecture 149 Intro to SQLMap

Lecture 150 Hands on SQLMap

Lecture 151 Preventing SQL attacks

Section 14: Steganography

Lecture 152 Introduction to Password Hacking and Steganography

Lecture 153 Types of Steganography

Lecture 154 Image Steganography

Lecture 155 Image Steganography Hands on using Quick Stego

Lecture 156 Image Steganography Hands on using Open Stego

Lecture 157 Image Steganography Hands on using Online Stego

Lecture 158 Mobile Steganography Tools

Lecture 159 Audio Steganography

Section 15: Password Hacking

Lecture 160 Keyloggers

Lecture 161 Defence against Keyloggers

Lecture 162 Software Keyloggers

Lecture 163 Introduction to Spyware

Lecture 164 Hands on Using Spytech Spyware

Lecture 165 Defending against spyware

Lecture 166 Password Cracking Techniques

Lecture 167 Password Cracking Attacks

Lecture 168 Understanding Hashes and SAM

Lecture 169 Using Rockyou.txt

Lecture 170 Using Rockyou.txt in Kali Linux

Lecture 171 Using Cewl tool for dictionary

Lecture 172 Using Crunch tool for dictionary

Lecture 173 Password Strength

Lecture 174 Hacking Passwords with John the Ripper

Lecture 175 Hacking Documents Passwords Online

Lecture 176 Understanding Rainbow Tables

Lecture 177 Windows Password Cracking Tools

Lecture 178 Windows Password Cracking Part2

Lecture 179 Windows Password Cracking Part3

Lecture 180 What is Metasploit Framework

Lecture 181 Creating Metasploit Payload

Lecture 182 Creating Metasploit Payload Part 2

Lecture 183 Creating Metasploit Payload Part 3

Section 16: Understanding Malware and its types

Lecture 184 Introduction to Malware

Lecture 185 Why are Malware Created

Lecture 186 How are Malware Spread

Lecture 187 Types of Malware

Lecture 188 Types of Virus

Lecture 189 Boot Sector Virus

Lecture 190 Macro Virus

Lecture 191 Program Virus

Lecture 192 Multipartite Virus

Lecture 193 Encrypted Virus

Lecture 194 Stealth Viruses

Lecture 195 Armored Virus

Lecture 196 Hoax Virus

Lecture 197 Worm Virus

Lecture 198 Backdoor

Lecture 199 Logic Bomb

Lecture 200 Ransomware

Lecture 201 Grayware

Lecture 202 Spyware

Lecture 203 Rootkits

Lecture 204 SPAM and SPIM

Lecture 205 Bloatware

Lecture 206 Trojan Horse

Lecture 207 Why Create Trojan

Lecture 208 Types of Trojans

Lecture 209 Trojan Kits

Lecture 210 RAT – Remote Access Trojan

Lecture 211 RAT Kits

Lecture 212 Fileless Malware

Section 17: Hands-on virus creation

Lecture 213 Virus Creation Tools

Lecture 214 Simple Batch Virus Ex1

Lecture 215 Adding Shutdown Virus to Startup

Lecture 216 Creating Fork Bomb Virus

Lecture 217 Creating Application Flood Virus

Lecture 218 Creating Infinite Folders Virus

Lecture 219 Creating Virus With JPS Virus Maker

Lecture 220 Creating Virus With Bhavesh Virus Maker

Section 18: Detecting and removing malware

Lecture 221 Symptoms of virus and Malware

Lecture 222 Detecting Viruses

Lecture 223 Removing Malware

Lecture 224 Hands on Malware Detection

Section 19: Social Engineering

Lecture 225 Introduction to Social Engineering

Lecture 226 Impact of Social Engineering Attacks

Lecture 227 Effectiveness of Social Engineering

Lecture 228 Insider Threats

Lecture 229 Impersonation

Lecture 230 Identity Theft

Lecture 231 Identity Theft Countermeasures

Lecture 232 Deep Fakes

Lecture 233 Phishing

Lecture 234 Phishing Examples

Lecture 235 Popular Phishing Scams

Lecture 236 Hands On Phishing Using SET Templates

Lecture 237 Hands on Phishing Using SET Live Website

Lecture 238 Protecting against Social Engineering attacks

Section 20: Mobile Hacking & Security

Lecture 239 Mobile Platform Vulnerabilities

Lecture 240 OWASP Top 10 Mobile Risks

Lecture 241 Types of Mobile Security

Lecture 242 Traffic Security

Lecture 243 Barrier Security

Lecture 244 IMEI Number

Lecture 245 Lost Mobile Phone

Lecture 246 Hands On Find My Device

Lecture 247 Hands On IMEI Tracker

Lecture 248 Hands On Lost Stolen Mobile

Lecture 249 Mobile Malware

Lecture 250 Mobile Rooting

Lecture 251 Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Lecture 252 MDM Key Features

Lecture 253 Popular MDM Solutions

Lecture 254 Lab setup for Android Payload Hacking

Lecture 255 Hands On Android Payload Part 1

Lecture 256 Hands On Android Payload Part 2

Lecture 257 Hands On Android Payload Part 3

Lecture 258 Hands On Android Payload Part 4

Lecture 259 Mobile Hardening

Section 21: WIFI Hacking & Security

Lecture 260 Wifi Network Concepts

Lecture 261 Benefits of Wifi

Lecture 262 Wifi Network Concepts

Lecture 263 Wifi Encryptions

Lecture 264 Wifi Attack Vectors

Lecture 265 What is MAC Address

Lecture 266 Hands On MAC Spoofing In Windows

Lecture 267 Hands On MAC Spoofing In Kali Linux

Lecture 268 Hands On Sniffing WIFI Traffic Part 1

Lecture 269 Hands On Sniffing WIFI Traffic Part 2

Lecture 270 Hands On Sniffing WIFI Traffic Part 3

Section 22: AI & The Future of Cyber Security

Lecture 271 Introduction to AI

Lecture 272 What is AI

Lecture 273 Role of AI in Cybersecurity

Lecture 274 Role of AI in Improving Cybersecurity

Lecture 275 AI in Threat Detecting

Lecture 276 AI in Threat Prediction

Lecture 277 AI in Incident Response

Lecture 278 AI in Intrusion Prevention Systems IPS

Lecture 279 Introduction to Gen AI

Lecture 280 Cybersecurity with Gen AI

Lecture 281 Detection Rules with AI

Lecture 282 Security Reports with AI

Lecture 283 Ethical Implications of AI

Lecture 284 Responsible AI

Lecture 285 AI Case study 1 Darktrace Threat Detection with AI

Lecture 286 AI Case study 2 Cylance Malware Detection with AI

Lecture 287 AI Case study 3 Microsoft AI in Phishing Detection

Lecture 288 Success Story 1 Capital One

Lecture 289 AI Success Story 2 JP Morgan Chase

Lecture 290 AI Success Story 3 Netflix

Lecture 291 AI Integration with traditional Cyber Security method1 and 2

Lecture 292 AI Integration with traditional Cyber Security method3 and 4

Lecture 293 Cyber Threats Due to AI Part 1

Lecture 294 Cyber Threats Due to AI Part 2

Lecture 295 Deep Fakes Part 1

Lecture 296 Deep Fakes Part 2

Lecture 297 Deep Fakes Part 3

Lecture 298 Worm GPT

Lecture 299 Practical Applications in Threat Hunting

Lecture 300 Automating Security With GenAI

Lecture 301 Process Automation

Lecture 302 Orchestration

Lecture 303 Case Management

Lecture 304 SSL Certificate Management

Lecture 305 Ticket Management with AI

Lecture 306 Conclusion

Aspiring Cybersecurity Professionals who want to gain practical skills in ethical hacking and system protection.,IT Administrators seeking to enhance their understanding of vulnerability management and secure network configurations.,Computer Science Students interested in exploring real-world cybersecurity tools and hands-on hacking techniques.,AI and Data Professionals aiming to integrate AI-driven threat detection and automation into cybersecurity practices.,Tech Enthusiasts curious about the fundamentals of ethical hacking and cybersecurity principles.,Business Owners looking to understand cybersecurity threats and protect their organization’s digital assets.

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