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Cybersecurity & SOC

Ethical Hacker

Offensive security and penetration testing: plan, scan, exploit and report like a professional ethical hacker.

  • Intermediate
  • 70 hours
  • 34 labs
  • Instructor-led
  • Cisco Networking Academy
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What you will learn

  • Planning and scoping a penetration test
  • Information gathering and vulnerability scanning
  • Social engineering attacks
  • Exploiting wired and wireless networks
  • Application-based vulnerabilities
  • Cloud, mobile and IoT security
  • Post-exploitation techniques
  • Reporting and communication

Who is this course for?

Learners moving into offensive security and penetration testing.

Prerequisites

Junior Cybersecurity Analyst path or equivalent; basic programming knowledge.

Assessment & certification

Ethical Hacker final exam. Prepares for the Cisco Certificate in Ethical Hacking and CTF challenges.

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