Overview of ethical hacking, its goals, legal implications, and the different types of hackers (white hat, black hat, gray hat).

Understanding the hacking process and methodology.

Techniques for gathering information about a target system or organization, such as DNS queries, WHOIS lookups, and social engineering, to build a profile for attacks.

Methods to discover active devices, open ports, and services on a network using tools like Nmap and Netcat. Identifying live hosts and potential vulnerabilities.

Extracting detailed information such as usernames, machine names, and shares from systems to identify potential points of attack.

Identifying weaknesses in systems and networks using automated tools and manual techniques to assess potential security gaps.

Understanding different types of malware (viruses, worms, Trojans, ransomware), their propagation methods, and how to detect and prevent them.

Capturing and analyzing network traffic to intercept sensitive information using tools like Wireshark and tcpdump.

Psychological manipulation techniques used to trick users into revealing confidential information or granting access.

Attacks designed to overwhelm and disrupt services, including flood attacks and methods to detect and mitigate DoS attacks.

Techniques to take over active sessions between a user and a service, including stealing session tokens and cookies.

Methods attackers use to bypass security measures such as Intrusion Detection Systems and firewalls to avoid detection.

Exploiting vulnerabilities in web servers to gain unauthorized access or cause disruption.

Attacking web applications through flaws like cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, and others.

A specific attack targeting databases by injecting malicious SQL code to manipulate or retrieve data.

Techniques to attack Wi-Fi networks, crack encryption, and exploit weaknesses in wireless Protocols.

Security issues and attack methods related to smartphones and tablets, including app vulnerabilities and OS exploits.

Understanding vulnerabilities in Internet of Things devices and how to exploit or protect them.

Security challenges unique to cloud environments and techniques to protect cloud resources.

Basics of encryption, hashing, digital signatures, and how cryptography is used to secure data