Ethical Hacking: Think Like an Attacker | Fortex Learning
Intermediate Cybersecurity

Ethical Hacking: Think Like an Attacker

Master offensive security techniques used by real penetration testers

📅 10 weeks ⏱ 41 hours total 📚 71 lessons 🏆 Certificate included
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What You'll Learn

Set up a professional hacking lab with Kali Linux and virtual machines
Perform passive and active reconnaissance on targets
Scan networks and enumerate services with Nmap and Netcat
Exploit vulnerabilities using Metasploit Framework
Crack passwords with Hashcat and John the Ripper
Conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and intercept traffic
Perform web application attacks including SQL injection and XSS
Escalate privileges on Linux and Windows systems
Maintain persistence and cover your tracks post-exploitation
Write a professional penetration testing report

About This Course

Stop thinking like a defender. In this course, you'll step into the mindset of an attacker — learning the exact techniques, tools, and methodologies used by professional penetration testers and red teamers. Ethical Hacking I takes you from zero to your first real exploits, covering reconnaissance, scanning, exploitation, and post-exploitation across networks and systems. Every skill you learn here is what real adversaries use — and what companies pay top dollar to test against. This is hands-on, technical, and unapologetically offensive security. You'll work in live lab environments, compromise intentionally vulnerable machines, and document your findings like a professional.

Prerequisites

Basic networking knowledge (IP, TCP/UDP); comfortable using a terminal, comfortable with learning with programming; no prior hacking experience required

Course Curriculum

10 modules · 71 lessons
1 Setting Up Your Hacking Lab
6 lessons · 3h
2 Networking & Linux for Hackers
6 lessons · 3h
3 Passive Reconnaissance & OSINT
7 lessons · 3h
4 Active Scanning & Enumeration
7 lessons · 3h 20m
5 Vulnerability Analysis
6 lessons · 3h
6 Exploitation with Metasploit
7 lessons · 3h 20m
7 Password Attacks
8 lessons · 3h 20m
8 Web Application Hacking
8 lessons · 4h 20m
9 Post-Exploitation & Privilege Escalation
8 lessons · 4h 40m
10 Penetration Testing Reports & Career Path
8 lessons · 4h 20m

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Tools You'll Use

Kali Linux Metasploit Framework Nmap Burp Suite Hashcat Wireshark Netcat Gobuster John the Ripper theHarvester Shodan Maltego (free tier) hands-on labs Etc

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