Beginners guide to ethical hacking and penetration testing

Name: Beginners guide to ethical hacking and penetration testing
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A beginners guide to ethical hacking and penetration testing.

Created byJeff Minakata

Last updated 4/2026

English

What you'll learn

A good understanding of the basics for ethical hacking and penetration testing.

Course content

19 sections • 101 lectures • 9h 57m total length

New Introduction6:55
Hacking phases
New Disclaimer1:46
New What will you need1:40
Loud vs Quiet New2:31
Smoke and Mirrors New4:23

Very basic TCP/IP5:05
In this video we go over a very basic tutorial on TCP/IP.
Keyloggers and keepass and saint running10:10
In this video we see our keylogger in action.
Additional content: Bat program and Scripting for Linux10:54
In this section we do program a simple menu driven Bat program and make a Linux script.
Bypassing Windows 8.1 password with Kali boot USB4:38
In this video we learn how to bypass a Windows 8.1 x64 password using Kali (also installed on our USB toolkit).
Dirbuster5:57
We start brute forcing server directories with dirbuster.
Android Zanti MiTM6:40
We launch a man in the middle attack with Zanti and a android phone.
Steganography7:34
In this video we learn how to hide files.
MITM3:22
In this video we talk about what a man in the middle attack is and what can be done using it.
Maltego12:10
Maltego, one of the best tools in your arsenal! In this video we learn what it is and what it can do for us.
Sparta5:21
This is Sparta! A program to scan and break into computers and servers.
Armitage7:23
In this video we take a look at Armitage, a graphical version for Metasploit.
Powershell and batch (bat) files6:45
In this video we talk about powershell and batch files in hacking.
IDS/Honeypot (Intrusion Detection System) Pentbox6:22
In this video we learn how to setup a simple honeypot to help keep the bad-guys (and girls) out of our network.
File delete and recovery9:50
Do you really think deleting a file really get's rid of it? In this video we talk about file deletion and recovery.
Metasploit9:49
Metasploit is one of the most important programs to learn for hacking and penetration testing.
MAC changer4:17
In this video we learn how to change our MAC address to avoid detection.
No script11:16
In this video we talk about the browser plugin no script.
Covering tracks5:24
In this video we take a look at staying anonymous with sadd.io
Launching an attack11:58
In this video we launch a attack start to finish.
John the ripper zip and rar files4:16
In this video we are cracking zip and rar passwords.
Man in the middle attack with Ettercap and Wireshark6:27
In this video we take a look at how to setup a Man in the middle attack using Kali Linux, Ettercap, and Wireshark.
If you have problems sniffing the traffic, enter the following in the Kali terminal: sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1
Media2:50
In this video we go over some additional media.

Browser plugins New5:58
In this video we take a look at some useful browser plugins.
Resurrect pages plugin New2:48
In this video we find out how to resurrect dead internet pages.
Internet archive NEW6:35
Traveling back in time through the internet with the Way back machine.
lambda blackosint2:58
Websites6:14
In this video we go over website reconnaissance basics.
SQL Injection New5:55
Subdomainfinder3:31
Leaked Domains3:36
Meta Narka2:27

Requirements

Basic understanding of computers and networking. A Windows, Linux, or OSX machine with (preferably) 8 GB or more of memory and 50 GB of drive space free to follow along.

Description

Hacking (both good and bad) seems to be in the news on a daily basis now. Large data breaches, phishing attacks, voter registration hacked, Smartphones hacked, etc. In this course we go over the basics for ethical hacking and penetration testing. We go step by step building a virtual lab, loading various tools and learning how a malicious hacker thinks and operates. Phishing, password hacking, methodology, OSINT, DDOS attacks, and much more is covered in this course. Learn how a hacker thinks, their methodology and tools in order to help defend from them.

Totally new to the field? Don't worry about it, you don't need to have a high technical knowledge. In this course I try to break things down in order for you to follow along and understand. At DGS (DisposableGamesStudio) we believe everyone has the right to get quality training that is accessible and affordable. We probably will never get rich doing this, however we feel it's better to help others than price gouge people out of an education. We know what it's like to try and learn and excel a career on a budget and how unfriendly people can be sometimes to new comers.

As with any course that I offer. If you have any questions during or even after you finish? Feel free to message me and I will do my best to get back to you and help you out.

RAM: At least 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
Storage: Minimum of 20 GB of free disk space (40 GB or more recommended)
Graphics: A graphics card capable of 1024×768 resolution

Who this course is for:

Anyone that wants to learn ethical hacking, penetration testing, network security, personal security or is curious.

Beginners guide to ethical hacking and penetration testing

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Introduction5 lectures • 17min

Virtual Machines (VM)4 lectures • 24min

Notes and agreements3 lectures • 13min

About hackers3 lectures • 12min

Sock Puppets3 lectures • 14min

Tor, Darkweb, Onionshare2 lectures • 15min

Temp22 lectures • 2hr 38min

Searches9 lectures • 46min

Website and browsers9 lectures • 40min

Passwords and breaches3 lectures • 18min

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