Module 1: Introduction to Ethical Hacking

• Overview of Ethical Hacking
• Roles and Responsibilities of Ethical Hackers
• Legal Considerations and Ethical Hacking Standards (e.g., laws, regulations)
• Types of Hackers (Black Hat, White Hat, Grey Hat)
• Penetration Testing Methodologies (Black Box, White Box, Grey Box)

Module 2: Foot printing and Reconnaissance

• What is Foot printing?
• Types of Footprinting: Passive and Active
• Tools for Reconnaissance (e.g., Google Dorks, Maltego)
• Techniques: WHOIS Lookup, DNS Recon, Email Harvesting, Social Engineering, etc
• Website Reconnaissance (identifying open ports, services, and banners)

Module 3: Scanning Networks

• Overview of Network Scanning
• Types of Scanning: Port Scanning, Network Scanning, Vulnerability Scanning
• Tools for Scanning (e.g., Nmap, OpenVAS)
• Techniques: SYN Scan, TCP Connect, UDP Scan, ACK Scan, Stealth Scan
• Identifying Network Architecture and Services

Module 4: Enumeration

• What is Enumeration?
• Techniques for System and Network Enumeration
• Enumerating Users, Groups, Network Shares, and Running Services
• Tools for Enumeration (e.g., Netcat, Nmap, SMB enumeration tools)

Module 6: System Hacking

• Phases of System Hacking (Gaining Access, Escalating Privileges, Maintaining Access,
  Clearing Tracks)
• Password Cracking Techniques (Brute Force, Dictionary Attack)
• Privilege Escalation
• Spyware, Trojans, and Rootkits
• Backdoors and Covering Tracks

Module 7: Malware Threats

• Types of Malware (Viruses, Worms, Trojans, Ransomware)
• Detection Techniques
• Anti-Virus Evasion Techniques
• Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering

Module 8: Sniffing

• What is Sniffing? Types of Sniffing Attacks (Active and Passive)
• Network Packet Analysis
• Tools for Packet Sniffing (Wireshark, Tcpdump)
• Countermeasures against Sniffing

Module 9: Social Engineering

• What is Social Engineering?
• Types of Social Engineering Attacks (Phishing, Baiting, Pretexting, Impersonation)
• Defense Mechanisms
• Real-life Social Engineering Case Studies

Module 10: Denial-of-Service (DoS) Attacks

• What is a DoS Attack?
• Types of DoS and DDoS Attacks
• DoS Attack Tools (e.g., LOIC, HOIC)
• Preventing and Mitigating DoS Attack

Module 11: Session Hijacking

• What is Session Hijacking?
• Techniques: Session Fixation, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery
  (CSRF)
• Tools for Session Hijacking (e.g., Ettercap, Burp Suite)

Module 12: Web Server Hacking

• Common Vulnerabilities in Web Servers (e.g., Directory Traversal, Server
  Misconfiguration)
• Web Server Attack Tools (e.g., Nikto, Metasploit)
• Defense Mechanisms

Module 13: Hacking Web Applications

• OWASP Top 10 Web Application Vulnerabilities
• SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
• Tools for Web Application Attacks (e.g., SQLMap, Burp Suite)

Module 14: SQL Injection

• Types of SQL Injection (In-band, Out-of-band, Blind SQLi)
• Exploiting SQL Injection Vulnerabilities
• Preventing SQL Injection

Module 15: Evading IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots

• What are IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots?
• Techniques to Evade IDS and Firewalls (e.g., Fragmentation, Spoofing, Tunneling)
• Tools for Evasion (e.g., Nmap, Snort)
• Defense Mechanisms

Module 16: Wireless Network Hacking

• Wireless Network Concepts (WEP, WPA, WPA2)
• Wireless Attacks (WEP Cracking, WPA2 Cracking)
• Tools for Wireless Attacks (e.g., Aircrack-ng, Kismet)