Defend, decode, and dig deeper - your hack-tastic adventure starts here!
We’re offering you a CPD-Certified Ethical Hacking Complete Course saving you 69% off Lead Academy's price.
Transform Your Future
Whether you're dreaming of a new career in cyber security or want to protect your digital world, the Ethical Hacking Complete Online Course offers everything you need-entirely online, fully flexible, and expertly accredited.
Course Overview
The Ethical Hacking Complete Course provides comprehensive training for learners seeking to build strong skills in cybersecurity and penetration testing. Designed for those interested in understanding hacking methodologies, it covers core techniques used to identify, assess and mitigate security threats. With structured online learning, this course supports aspiring ethical hackers aiming to strengthen their technical capability and career prospects.
What You'll Learn
- Foundations of ethical hacking and penetration testing
- Key Linux commands and secure hacking environments
- Scanning, footprinting, and website vulnerability testing
- Wireless security and cracking techniques
- Man-in-the-middle attacks explained and countered
- System hacking, including Metasploit and brute force authentication
- Python coding essentials and advanced hacking tools
- How to code an advanced backdoor and create keyloggers
- Strategies for building a successful career in cyber security
Course Modules
- Introduction
- Introduction to the course
- VirtualBox installation
- Kali Linux installation
- Enabling full-screen
- Basic Linux commands
- Basic commands part 1
- Basic commands part 2
- Basic commands part 3
- Creating a secure hacking environment
- Changing IP address and wireless adapter setup
- Creating a bootable Kali USB drive
- Essential networking terms
- Essential hacking terms
- Additional Kali tools to install
- Changing MAC address with Macchanger
- Footprinting
- Google hacking
- Nikto basics
- Whois tool
- Email harvesting
- Shodan
- Zone transfer with Dig
- Scanning
- Installing Metasploitable
- Nmap part 1
- Nmap part 2
- Nmap part 3
- Zenmap
- TCP scans
- Nmap bypassing defences
- Nmap scripts part 1
- Nmap scripts part 2
- Website penetration testing
- Installing OWASP
- HTTP request
- HTTP response
- BurpSuite configuration
- Editing packets in BurpSuite
- WhatWeb and Dirb
- Password recovery attack
- BurpSuite login bruteforce
- Hydra login bruteforce
- Session fixation
- Injection attacks
- Simple command injection
- Exploiting command injection vulnerability
- Finding blind command injection
- SQL basics
- Manual SQL injection part 1
- Manual SQL injection part 2
- SQLmap basics
- XML injection
- Installing XCAT and preventing injection attacks
- Reflected XSS
- Stored XSS
- Changing HTML code with XSS
- XSSer and XSSsniper
- Wireless cracking
- Wireless attacking theory
- Enabling monitor mode
- Capturing handshake with Airodump
- RockYou.txt
- Cracking with Aircrack
- Cracking with Hashcat
- Creating password lists with Crunch
- Creating password lists with CUPP
- Rainbow tables part 1
- Rainbow tables part 2
- Installing Fluxion
- Finding and cracking hidden networks
- Preventing wireless attacks
- Man-in-the-middle attacks
- ARP protocol basics
- Man-in-the-middle attack theory
- Installing MITMf
- Manual ARP spoofing
- Problems while installing MITMf
- HTTP traffic sniffing
- DNS spoofing and HTTPS password sniffing
- Hooking browsers with BeEF
- Screenshotting a target’s browser
- Cloning any webpage
- Ettercap basics
- System hacking with Metasploit
- MSFconsole environment
- Bruteforcing SSH with Metasploit
- Attacking Tomcat with Metasploit
- Getting Meterpreter with command injection
- PHP code injection
- Two Metasploitable exploits
- Wine installation
- Creating Windows payloads with Msfvenom
- Encoders and hex editor
- Windows 10 Meterpreter shell
- Meterpreter environment
- Windows 10 privilege escalation
- Preventing privilege escalation
- Post-exploitation modules
- Getting Meterpreter over the internet with port forwarding
- EternalBlue exploit
- Persistence module
- Hacking over the internet with Ngrok
- Android device attack with Venom
- The real hacking begins now
- Python crash course
- Variables
- Raw input
- If-else statements
- For loops
- While loops
- Python lists
- Functions
- Classes
- Importing libraries
- Files in Python
- Try and except rule
- Coding an advanced backdoor
- Theory behind reverse shells
- Simple server code
- Connection with reverse shell
- Sending and receiving messages
- Sending messages with a while true loop
- Executing commands on a target system
- Fixing backdoor bugs and adding functions
- First test using the backdoor
- Attempting connection every 20 seconds
- Creating persistence part 1
- Creating persistence part 2
- Changing directory
- Uploading and downloading files
- Downloading files from the internet
- Starting programmes using the backdoor
- Capturing screenshots on the target PC
- Embedding a backdoor in an image part 1
- Embedding a backdoor in an image part 2
- Checking for administrator privileges
- Adding help option
- Creating a keylogger for the backdoor
- Importing Pynput
- Simple keylogger
- Adding report function
- Writing keystrokes to a file
- Adding the keylogger to the reverse shell part 1
- Adding the keylogger to the reverse shell part 2
- Final project test
- Basic authentication bruteforcer
- Printing banner
- Adding available options
- Starting threads for bruteforce
- Writing function to run the attack
- Bruteforcing router login
- Bypassing antivirus with future programmes
- Sending malware with spoofed email
- Bonus — building a career in cyber security
- What you will learn in this section
- Why ethical hacking is a valuable skill
- The best ethical hacking certification
- Tips for getting your first job as an ethical hacker
- How the instructor started an ethical hacking career
- How to price your work
Hacking Skills & Methods
The course explores essential ethical hacking methodologies that form the foundation of cybersecurity practice. Students learn how to approach threat identification, data protection and network defence using professional standards. Practical modules introduce real-world techniques to develop confidence and competence in ethical hacking.
Technical & System Knowledge
With detailed modules on scanning, footprinting and website penetration testing, learners gain a clear understanding of how systems are evaluated for vulnerabilities. Training also covers wireless cracking methods, man‑in‑the‑middle attack processes and basic authentication brute force concepts to develop well-rounded expertise.
Tools & Practical Techniques
The course includes guidance on using Metasploit for system exploitation tasks, offering insight into one of the most widely used penetration testing frameworks. Students also benefit from a crash course in Python and coding, enabling them to apply automation and scripting within cybersecurity workflows.
FAQs
- Is this course suitable for beginners?
Yes, the course covers foundational concepts and progresses to more advanced techniques, making it accessible for learners at an introductory level.
- Does the course include practical demonstrations?
Yes, the modules incorporate practical guidance on scanning, penetration testing and system evaluation methods.
- Will I gain recognised credentials?
Yes, the course is accredited by CPD UK and endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme, providing valuable career recognition.
- How long do I have access to the course?
Enjoy unlimited access to all modules and materials, so you can progress as quickly or steadily as you wish.
- Will I receive a recognised certificate?
Yes, upon successfully completing the course and assessments, you'll receive a CPD-accredited certificate. An endorsed certificate is also available upon request.
Begin your ethical hacking journey with structured training and industry-recognised accreditation.
