Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

Name: Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking Fundamentals
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"Understand the Core of Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking, From Principles to Practice"

Created byTaoufik Z.

Last updated 5/2025

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What you'll learn

Understand the principles of cybersecurity: the CIA triad
Learn the different types of attacks
Understand information security in the contect of a business or organization
Understand cryptography and its different types and uses
Learn vulnerabilities, exploits, threats, and threat actors
Explore what digital forensics are and how they are conducted

Course content

3 sections • 18 lectures • 55m total length

Introduction2:01
Explore the fundamentals of cybersecurity, including attack types, defense, network and application security, identity and access management, cryptography, vulnerabilities, threats, and threat actors, with hands-on hacking and penetration testing.
Class Project1:58
Engage in a hands-on class project that identifies vulnerabilities, produces a vulnerability assessment report, and optionally conducts penetration testing using scan tools on Kali Linux.

CIA Triad1:55
Explore the CIA triad by examining confidentiality, integrity, and availability; learn how protecting information, preventing unauthorized modification, and keeping systems up ensures cybersecurity.
Vulnerabilities and Threats1:58
Vulnerabilities are weaknesses in code that act as doors into systems, such as directory listing and CVEs. Threats occur when attackers exploit these flaws, including viruses and zero-day vulnerabilities.
Types of Malware2:14
Explore malware types, including virus, worm, Trojan, ransomware, spyware, botnet, and rootkit, and learn how each infects, disguises, or secretly monitors and controls systems.
Identity and Access Management4:30
Explore identity and access management: authenticate with factors such as knowledge, biometrics, or tokens; enable federation and single sign-on with OpenID Connect; apply RBAC and rule-based access control.
Network Security4:12
Study the OSI model’s seven layers, TCP and UDP roles, SSL encryption, and how firewalls and a layer-seven web application firewall protect networks by blocking ports, IPs, and malicious requests.
Application Security4:17
Understand application security and common application layer vulnerabilities like injection and SQL injection, plus defenses such as encryption, high-entropy session IDs, and web application firewalls, including the OWASP top ten.
Vulnerability Management1:42
Identify assets, scan for vulnerabilities with Nessus, OpenVAS, and Qualys, prioritize high-risk issues, and maintain a continuous patch management cycle with cross-team coordination.
MITRE Tactics and Techniques4:32
Explore the 14 high-level MITRE tactics and their techniques, from reconnaissance to impact, including a brute-force example and a recommended interactive matrix at tachometer.org.
Attack Types2:32
Explore common attack types like phishing, malware, DoS and DDoS, sql injection, cross-site scripting, and man-in-the-middle, driven by threat actors and reinforced by social engineering.
Threat Actors2:12
Explore threat actors: script kiddies, hacktivists, cybercriminals, nation-state actors, insider threats, and espionage groups, uncovering their profiles, goals, motivations, and methods through TTPs.
Cryptography5:17
Explore how cryptography uses symmetric and asymmetric keys, algorithms like AES, RSA, Diffie-Hellman, ECC, and hashing for data integrity.
Digital Forensics3:03
Study digital forensics to collect, preserve, and analyze evidence with a strong chain of custody, using tools like EnCase, Wireshark, and volatility to reconstruct timelines and report findings.
Attack Tools2:26
Explore how attackers use reconnaissance and scanning tools—whois, nslookup, Shodan, Maltego, recon-ng, Nmap, Nessus, OpenVAS—to enumerate, analyze vulnerabilities, and exploit with Kali Linux tools.
Organizational and Design Concepts3:48
Explore core organizational security concepts, including least privilege, defense in depth, separation of duties, the two-person rule, fail securely, zero trust, and disaster recovery with business continuity planning.

Class Project Walkthrough5:15
Walk through a practical class project using two test apps—a vulnerable banking app and a shopping app—to perform vulnerability assessment with Kali Linux and Nmap, identify CVEs, and document findings.
Final Thoughts1:38
Conclude by recognizing cybersecurity's evolving landscape and reaffirming confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with cryptography as a core concept, while encouraging continued learning and practical class project experience.

Requirements

None, aside from an interest in information technology

Description

If you're fascinated by cybersecurity and curious about how hacking really works, this course is for you. It’s time to go beyond the headlines and gain a solid understanding of the digital threats and defenses shaping our world.

In this class, you'll learn the fundamentals of cybersecurity and ethical hacking by starting with core principles and expanding into practical techniques. Whether you're interested in defending systems or understanding how attackers operate, this course gives you the tools to explore both perspectives.

You'll also gain foundational knowledge helpful for entry-level cybersecurity certifications, such as CompTIA Security+.

What You'll Learn:

Cybersecurity Principles: The CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
Common Attack Types: Man-in-the-Middle (MITM), Phishing, Denial-of-Service (DoS), Malware, Injection Attacks, Cross-site Scripting (XSS), Social Engineering
Network and Application Security: OSI Model, TCP/UDP, HTTP, Web Application Firewalls (WAF), OWASP Top 10
Organizational and Design Concepts: Defense in Depth, Least Privilege, Separation of Duties, Failing Securely
Cryptography: Symmetric and Asymmetric Encryption, Keys, Hashing
Threats and Actors: Understanding vulnerabilities, exploits, and threat actors
Identity and Access Management: SAML, OIDC, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Digital Forensics: Based on NIST SP 800-86 standards
MITRE ATT&CK Framework: Tactics and techniques used in real-world cyberattacks
Ethical Hacking: CEH Attack Methodology

Course Format:

The course includes 14 concise video lessons covering all aspects of cybersecurity—from core concepts like the CIA Triad and network security to advanced topics such as cryptography and digital forensics.

You’ll also complete a hands-on project involving a vulnerable application, where you'll identify and exploit security flaws to better understand penetration testing and ethical hacking techniques.

Who this course is for:

IT professionals who want to transition into a cybersecurity role
People from other professions who want to learn cybersecurity

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Introduction2 lectures • 4min

Cybersecurity and Hacking14 lectures • 45min

Final Thoughts2 lectures • 7min

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