Ethical Hacker (Free Online Course With Certificate)

Learn the basics of ethical hacking and explore cybersecurity for systems and networks in this free online course.

This course teaches you how to become an ethical hacker. We cover topics like reconnaissance, security protocols, Microsoft Windows hacking and pen-testing wireless networks to show you how to attack web technologies. We examine administrative, technical, and physical controls and delve into confidentiality, integrity, data availability, and other concepts relevant to ethical hacking. Sign up to master this cutting-edge skill and use it for good.

What You Will Learn In This Free Course

• Explain the role of ‘reconnaissance’ in ethical hacking
• Describe the use of various protocols
• Recall techniques used for Windows hacking
• Recognize how to attack various web technologies
• Outline how ‘denial of service’ and other web-based cyber attacks affect systems and networks
• Discuss penetration testing of wireless networks
• Identify various types of wireless networks, including ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘G’ and ‘n’ used under the ‘802.11’ protocol

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