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Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing

Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing

1 Weeks
Professional Level
Certificate Included
Course Content

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GenevaSwitzerland
September 14, 2026
€4,600
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Kuala LumpurMalaysia
September 28, 2026
€4,400
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LondonUnited Kingdom
September 30, 2026
£4,600
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SingaporeSingapore
October 16, 2026
€4,800
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AmsterdamNetherlands
October 18, 2026
€4,600
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OnlineOnline
October 19, 2026
€1,790
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DubaiUnited Arab Emirates
October 20, 2026
€3,900
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TunisTunis
October 28, 2026
€3,900
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IstanbulTurkey
November 5, 2026
€3,900
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ParisFrance
November 11, 2026
€4,600
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LisbonPortugal
November 17, 2026
€4,400
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Course Information

Duration

1 Weeks

Category

Training & Development

Level

Professional Level

Certificate

Included

INTRODUCTION

Organizations today face increasingly complex cyber threats that require proactive security testing, informed risk analysis, and skilled professionals capable of identifying weaknesses before they are exploited. Ethical hacking provides a legitimate and controlled approach to evaluating systems, applications, and networks from an attacker-informed perspective. Penetration testing goes further by validating security controls, assessing exposure, and producing actionable recommendations for improvement. This course introduces participants to the professional mindset, terminology, stages, tools, responsibilities, and reporting expectations associated with authorized security testing. It does not promote unauthorized access, misuse, or harmful activity, but instead focuses on defensive application, responsible methodology, and organizational protection. Participants will learn how to approach security assessments with discipline, documentation, and respect for legal and operational boundaries. The course combines conceptual understanding with practical exercises designed to improve analytical thinking and technical confidence. Emphasis is placed on translating technical findings into business-relevant risk messages that leadership can act upon. Through this program, participants gain a structured foundation for ethical hacking, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and cybersecurity risk reduction.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Participants will achieve the following objectives by this course:

  • Understand ethical hacking principles, legal boundaries, professional responsibilities, and authorized testing requirements.
  • Apply structured penetration testing methodologies aligned with organizational security objectives.
  • Identify common network, system, application, and configuration vulnerabilities using controlled assessment techniques.
  • Explain reconnaissance, enumeration, vulnerability validation, exploitation concepts, and post-assessment responsibilities safely.
  • Evaluate security controls and prioritize findings based on business risk and technical impact.
  • Document assessment evidence clearly while protecting sensitive information and operational confidentiality.
  • Communicate penetration testing results effectively to technical teams and executive stakeholders.
  • Support vulnerability management programs through remediation guidance and risk-based recommendations.
  • Recognize web application, wireless, cloud, and endpoint security testing considerations.
  • Build a professional roadmap for continuous development in cybersecurity testing and defense.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This program targets a professional audience seeking to improve knowledge and skills:

  • Cybersecurity analysts responsible for vulnerability assessment and security monitoring.
  • Information technology professionals supporting systems, networks, servers, or infrastructure operations.
  • Security engineers seeking structured knowledge of ethical hacking and penetration testing.
  • Risk, audit, and compliance professionals involved in cybersecurity assurance activities.
  • Network administrators who need to understand attacker techniques and defensive controls.
  • Application security professionals interested in testing concepts and secure development support.
  • Incident response teams seeking stronger understanding of attack paths and exposure analysis.
  • Managers overseeing cybersecurity programs, security vendors, or penetration testing engagements.
  • Professionals preparing for advanced cybersecurity learning, certification pathways, or technical security roles.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1: Ethical Hacking Foundations and Professional Testing Methodology

  • Ethical hacking purpose, value, responsibilities, and organizational security relevance.
  • Legal authorization, rules of engagement, scope, limitations, and professional conduct.
  • Penetration testing lifecycle from planning to reporting and remediation validation.
  • Threat actors, attack surfaces, security controls, and risk-based testing priorities.
  • Reconnaissance concepts, information gathering boundaries, and documentation discipline.
  • Vulnerability assessment versus penetration testing and red team engagement differences.
  • Testing environments, lab safety, data protection, and confidentiality principles.
  • Stakeholder communication, evidence handling, and executive reporting expectations.

Day 2: Network Security Assessment and Vulnerability Identification

  • Network architecture review, segmentation concepts, and exposure mapping fundamentals.
  • Host discovery, service identification, and controlled enumeration principles.
  • Common network vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, weak services, and insecure protocols.
  • Authentication weaknesses, access control gaps, and privilege management risks.
  • Vulnerability scanning workflow, false positive review, and severity validation.
  • Firewall, router, server, and endpoint security assessment considerations.
  • Risk prioritization using likelihood, impact, exploitability, and business context.
  • Remediation planning, control improvement, and validation testing responsibilities.

Day 3: Web Application and API Security Testing Concepts

  • Web application architecture, client-server interaction, and security testing scope.
  • Input validation weaknesses, injection risks, and unsafe data handling concepts.
  • Authentication, session management, authorization, and access control testing principles.
  • Cross-site scripting, request forgery, insecure upload, and misconfiguration awareness.
  • API security risks, token handling, rate limiting, and data exposure concerns.
  • Secure coding collaboration between testers, developers, and application owners.
  • Evidence collection, reproducibility notes, and business impact explanation.
  • Web security reporting with clear remediation guidance and risk context.

Day 4: Wireless, Cloud, Social Engineering, and Advanced Testing Awareness

  • Wireless security fundamentals, encryption standards, access control, and rogue access risks.
  • Cloud security assessment considerations, shared responsibility, identity, and configuration exposure.
  • Social engineering awareness, phishing risk, human factors, and ethical boundaries.
  • Endpoint security, patch posture, malware defense concepts, and hardening review.
  • Password security, credential exposure risks, and multi-factor authentication controls.
  • Privilege escalation concepts, lateral movement awareness, and containment safeguards.
  • Logging, monitoring, detection engineering, and blue team collaboration.
  • Incident response alignment with penetration testing findings and attack path analysis.

Day 5: Reporting, Remediation, Governance, and Professional Practice

  • Building professional penetration testing reports for technical and executive audiences.
  • Writing clear findings with evidence, impact, affected assets, and remediation steps.
  • Severity rating methods, risk scoring, and business prioritization techniques.
  • Presenting results to leadership, security teams, system owners, and auditors.
  • Remediation tracking, retesting, closure evidence, and continuous improvement cycles.
  • Governance alignment with policies, standards, compliance, and security maturity models.
  • Career development pathways, labs, certifications, ethics, and continuous learning habits.
  • Final practical review, lessons learned, and action planning for workplace application.

COURSE DURATION

Duration: 1 Weeks

The course is delivered over five intensive training days, with each day combining professional instruction, guided discussion, structured exercises, scenario analysis, and controlled demonstrations focused on ethical hacking and penetration testing for defensive cybersecurity improvement. The recommended format is classroom, live online, or blended delivery, depending on organizational needs, participant experience, and available technical environment. The program can be customized for executive awareness, technical teams, internal auditors, security operations staff, or mixed professional groups. Each session is designed to balance theory, methodology, risk thinking, and practical application without promoting unauthorized or harmful activity. Organizations may extend the course with additional lab time, internal policy workshops, tool-specific demonstrations, or post-training assessment activities.

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

The training will be delivered by a team of experts specialized in cybersecurity, ethical hacking, penetration testing, vulnerability management, information security governance, and professional risk reporting, with strong experience supporting corporate environments, public institutions, technology teams, and security improvement programs. Instructors combine technical knowledge with business communication skills to ensure participants understand not only how security weaknesses are assessed, but also how findings are translated into operational priorities, remediation plans, and executive decisions. The delivery approach emphasizes responsible testing, legal authorization, safe learning environments, practical interpretation, and measurable improvement in professional cybersecurity capability.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Yes, it provides structured foundations while also supporting professionals with technical experience.

CONCLUSION

Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing provides professionals with a structured pathway to understand authorized security assessment and strengthen cybersecurity defense. The course connects technical testing concepts with governance, risk management, communication, and remediation priorities. Participants leave with a clearer ability to identify vulnerabilities, evaluate security exposure, and support practical improvement initiatives. Organizations benefit from stronger internal capability, better vendor oversight, improved reporting quality, and more informed security decision-making. This program is a valuable investment for any organization seeking to reduce cyber risk through ethical, controlled, and professional security testing.

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