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Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Complete Hands-on
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Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Complete Hands-on

Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing (Pentest+), Bug Bounty, Metasploit , Free Hacking Tools as Nmap for ethical hacker
Last updated 10/2026
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What you'll learn

  • Ethical hacking involves a hacker agreeing with an organization or individual who authorizes the hacker to levy cyber attacks on a system or network.
  • In addition to proficiency in basic computer skills and use of the command line, ethical hackers must also develop technical skills related to programming.
  • Ethical hacking is a good career because it is one of the best ways to test a network. An ethical hacker tries to locate vulnerabilities in the network.
  • Many hackers use the Linux operating system (OS) because Linux is a free and open-source OS that anyone can modify it. It’s easy to access and customize .
  • Ethical hacking is legal because the hacker has full, expressed permission to test the vulnerabilities of a system. An ethical hacker operates.
  • The different types of hackers include white hat hackers who are ethical hackers and are authorized to hack systems.
  • Whether you want to get your first job in IT security, become a white hat hacker, or prepare to check the security of your own home network.
  • The Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification exam supports and tests the knowledge of auditors, security officers, site administrators
  • Passing the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) exam indicates that the credentialed individual is an expert in the governance of information security
  • Penetration testing skills make you a more marketable IT tech. Understanding how to exploit servers, networks, and applications.
  • Penetration testing, or pen testing, is the process of attacking an enterprise's network to find any vulnerabilities that could be present to be patched.
  • Penetration tests have five different stages. The first stage defines the goals and scope of the test and the testing methods that will be used.
  • There are many types of penetration testing. Internal penetration testing tests an enterprise's internal network. This test can determine.
  • With Nmap, you will learn to identify the operating system and running service versions of the target system
  • Setting Up The Laboratory
  • Install Kali Linux - a penetration testing operating system
  • Install Windows & vulnerable operating systems as virtual machines for testing
  • Discover vulnerable applications
  • Vulnerability scanning, Exploit, Post Exploit, Payload
  • Gain control over computer systems using server side attacks
  • Exploit vulnerabilities to gain control over systems
  • Gathering password hashes, cracking passwords, taking screenshots, logging keystrokes etc.
  • Using backdoors to persist on the victim machine
  • Information Gathering Over the Internet Tools
  • Web App Hacking Tools
  • Social Engineering Toolkit (SET) for Phishing
  • The very latest up-to-date information and methods
  • ethical hacking
  • penetration testing
  • ethical hacking and penetration testing

Course content

18 sections • 266 lectures • 19h 47m total length
  • Introduction to ethical hacking7:34

    Introduction to ethical hacking
    What is penetration testing?

    Penetration testing, or pen testing, is the process of attacking an enterprise's network to find any vulnerabilities that could be present to be patched. Ethical hackers and security experts carry out these tests to find any weak spots in a system’s security before hackers with malicious intent find them and exploit them. Someone who has no previous knowledge of the system's security usually performs these tests, making it easier to find vulnerabilities that the development team may have overlooked. You can perform penetration testing using manual or automated technologies to compromise servers, web applications, wireless networks, network devices, mobile devices, and other exposure points.

  • FAQ regarding Ethical Hacking on Udemy:4:39

    FAQ regarding Ethical Hacking on Udemy:

  • FAQ regarding Penetration Testing on Udemy:1:45

    What are the different stages of penetration testing?
    Penetration tests have five different stages. The first stage defines the goals and scope of the test and the testing methods that will be used. Security experts will also gather intelligence on the company's system to better understand the target. The second stage of a pen test is scanning the target application or network to determine how they will respond to an attack. You can do this through a static analysis of application code and dynamic scans of running applications and networks. The third stage is the attack phase, when possible vulnerabilities discovered in the last stage are attacked with various hacking methods. In the fourth stage of a penetration test, the tester attempts to maintain access to the system to steal any sensitive data or damaging systems. The fifth and final stage of a pen test is the reporting phase, when testers compile the test results.

Requirements

  • A strong desire to understand hacker tools and techniques
  • Be able to download and install all the free software and tools needed to practice in hacking
  • All items referenced in this ethical hacking course are Free
  • A strong work ethic, willingness to learn and plenty of excitement about the back door of the digital world
  • Minimum 8 GB RAM for ethical hacking and penetration testing
  • 100 GB Free Harddisk space for ethical hacking course
  • 64-bit processor for ethical hacking and penetration testing course
  • Nothing else! It’s just you, your computer and your ambition to get started today in penetration testing

Description

Welcome to the "Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Complete Hands-on" course

The full path from first scan to finished report: networking, scanning, exploitation, post-exploitation, password cracking, OSINT, web app hacking, social engineering, and Layer 2 attacks, all in one course.

Most ethical hacking courses cover one piece of a penetration test. This one covers the whole thing. You start before the first scan, with the theory of what a penetration test is, and you finish auditing network devices after you've already attacked them, with every major stage of a real engagement in between.

You build your lab first, with Kali Linux, Metasploitable, OWASP Broken Web Applications, BeeBox, and Windows targets. Then you work through the full path: penetration testing fundamentals and legal boundaries, networking from Layer 2 to Layer 7, passive and active network scanning with Nmap, vulnerability scanning with Nessus, exploitation and post-exploitation with Metasploit and Meterpreter, password cracking, OSINT and information gathering, a bug bounty primer, full web application penetration testing (XSS, SQL injection, authentication and session attacks), social engineering and phishing with custom malware, and finally Layer 2 and Layer 3 attacks against real Cisco topologies you build in GNS3.

Whether you're starting from zero and want one course that takes you all the way through, or you've taken pieces of this elsewhere and want them connected into a single, coherent path, this course is built for that. You don't need previous penetration testing experience. Enroll today and begin with lesson one.

What Skills Will You Learn in This Course?

Lab and Penetration Testing Fundamentals: Build a full lab, and learn penetration test types, phases, approaches, and the legal boundaries around them.

Networking from the Ground Up: The OSI and TCP/IP models, Layer 2 through Layer 7, IPv4/IPv6 addressing, subnetting, NAT, DHCP, and the core protocols.

Scanning and Vulnerability Discovery: Passive and active network scanning, Nmap in full depth, and vulnerability scanning and reporting with Nessus.

Exploitation and Post-Exploitation: Exploiting targets with the Metasploit Framework and Meterpreter, Pass the Hash, persistence, and Meterpreter's post-exploitation extensions.

Password Cracking and OSINT: Cracking Windows and Linux password hashes with Hydra, Cain & Abel, and John the Ripper, and gathering intelligence with Shodan, FOCA, theHarvester, and Maltego.

Web Application Penetration Testing: XSS, SQL injection, authentication, authorization, session management, and CSRF, with Burp Suite and ZAP, plus an introduction to bug bounty.

Social Engineering and Malware: Creating and embedding custom malware with MSFVenom, Veil, and TheFatRat, and running phishing campaigns with Empire and the Social Engineering Toolkit.

Network Layer and Device Attacks: Building real Cisco topologies in GNS3, then running MAC flooding, ARP spoofing, DHCP starvation, VLAN hopping, and auditing network devices for weak passwords and SNMP exposure.

Who Is This Course For?

Complete Beginners to Ethical Hacking: Learners who want one course that goes from zero to a full penetration testing skill set, without piecing it together from several courses.

Aspiring Penetration Testers: People preparing for a penetration testing role who want every stage of an engagement covered in order.

Students Who've Taken Pieces Elsewhere: Learners who know some of these tools already and want them connected into one complete, structured path.

Security Analysts and IT Professionals: People who want to understand the full attacker path, from reconnaissance to post-exploitation, to defend against it better.

Bug Bounty Beginners: Learners who want web application and OSINT skills covered thoroughly before they start hunting.

Career Changers into Cybersecurity: People who want a single, comprehensive, hands-on course to build a foundation from.

You don't need previous penetration testing experience. You do need a computer that can run virtual machines. The course starts with networking and lab fundamentals, so even a complete beginner can follow it through to the advanced sections.

Why Learn Complete Penetration Testing?

A penetration test isn't one skill, it's a sequence: understand the network, find what's exposed, exploit it, keep access, gather what matters, and report it so it gets fixed. Learning each stage in isolation leaves gaps at exactly the points where they connect. This course is built around that full sequence, not around any single tool.

These skills apply directly to penetration tester, red team, and security analyst roles, where you're expected to understand the whole engagement, not just the tool you're most comfortable with. Networking fundamentals, exploitation, and reporting judgment are the skills that outlast any specific tool version.

Why Choose This Course?

One course, the whole engagement. Networking, scanning, exploitation, post-exploitation, password cracking, OSINT, web app hacking, social engineering, and network layer attacks, in the order a real penetration test actually runs.

Nothing skipped for time. At close to 20 hours, each stage gets real depth, not a summary, including full sections on Metasploit's post-exploitation extensions and Layer 2 attacks that shorter courses leave out.

Built on real infrastructure. You build real Cisco switch and router topologies in GNS3 and attack them, not just pre-scripted targets.

Web application hacking included in full. XSS, SQL injection, authentication, session, and CSRF attacks are covered as thoroughly as a dedicated web hacking course.

A logical build, not a tool list. Each section assumes what came before it, so exploitation makes more sense because you've already scanned, and post-exploitation makes more sense because you've already exploited.

Free tools only. Every tool in this course is free, so you don't need to buy anything to follow along.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this course enough on its own, or do I need other courses too?

This course is built to be complete on its own. It covers networking fundamentals, scanning, exploitation, post-exploitation, password cracking, OSINT, web application hacking, social engineering, and network layer attacks in one structured path.

Do I need previous experience with Nmap, Metasploit, or Burp Suite?

No. The course introduces each tool before using it and builds from networking fundamentals upward, so no prior experience with any of these tools is required.

Does the course cover web application penetration testing in depth?

Yes. A full section covers XSS, SQL injection, authentication and authorization flaws, session management, and CSRF, using Burp Suite and ZAP.

Does the course cover network layer and Layer 2 attacks?

Yes. You build real network topologies in GNS3 and run MAC flooding, ARP spoofing, DHCP starvation, and VLAN hopping, then audit the devices for weak passwords and SNMP exposure.

What's the difference between this course and a single-topic course like Nmap or Metasploit?

A single-topic course goes deep on one tool or technique. This course covers the full sequence of a penetration test, so you see how scanning, exploitation, and reporting connect, with meaningful depth at each stage.

How long is the course?

Close to 20 hours of video, organized into the stages of a full penetration testing engagement.

Do I need to buy any tools?

No. Every tool used in this course, including Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Burp Suite, and the OSINT and password cracking tools, is free.

Is it legal to practice these techniques?

Practicing on your own lab or on systems you're authorized to test is legal. Using these techniques against systems you don't own or have permission to test is not. This course is built entirely around a lab you set up yourself.

Why Learn Penetration Testing with Muharrem Aydın?

Muharrem Aydın brings years of teaching and real-world experience to this course, with a practical, no-fluff approach: clear explanations, real examples, and every topic in a logical order. You study at your own pace and always have a way to ask when something is unclear.

Clear Video and Audio: See clearly, hear clearly, and learn without distractions.

Lifetime Access: Come back to any lesson whenever you want to review a topic.

Fast, Friendly Q&A Support: Ask your questions in the course Q&A section.

Certificate of Completion: Download your Udemy certificate when you finish the course.

Start Your Complete Penetration Testing Journey Today

From your first network scan to a finished vulnerability report, learn the whole path in one course.

Enroll today in the Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Complete Hands-on course and take your next step toward a career in penetration testing.

Important: This course is created for educational purposes. Use what you learn only on systems you are authorized to test.

Who this course is for:

  • People who want to start from scratch and to move more advanced level
  • Leaders of incident handling teams
  • People who want to take their Hacking skills to the next level
  • People who are cyber security experts
  • People who want transition to Cyber Security
  • Incident handlers
  • System administrators who are on the front lines defending their systems and responding to attacks
  • Other security personnel who are first responders when systems come under attack
  • Anyone who wants to learn ethical hacking