Become an Ethical Hacker

What is ethical hacking? Get an overview of the principles of ethical hacking and the techniques and tools used by the white hat hacker.

New to web design? Find out if it's right for you. Learn how to get started in web design, how to choose the right tools, and what you should learn next.

Understand the basics of cryptography to keep your networks, systems, and data secure.

Learn how to capture and analyze network traffic with Wireshark, a free, open-source packet analysis tool, and identify congestion issues, suspicious activity, and network intrusions.

A fast-paced introduction to Bash script, a popular shell scripting language on Mac OS X and Linux.

Meet Kali Linux, the operating system for ethical hackers, digital forensics experts, and penetration (pen) testers. Learn how to use and install Kali Linux and its toolsets for vulnerability assessment, password cracking, and more.

Learn the concepts, tools, and techniques behind footprinting: ethical hacking techniques for finding information about computers and the people they belong to.

Prepare for the Certified Ethical Hacker exam. Learn about the most common types of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and discover strategies to mitigate them.

Learn to detect, prevent, and counter system hacking, including password cracking, privilege escalation, spyware, and keylogging, and study for the Certified Ethical Hacker exam.

Want to become an ethical hacker? Learn how to detect network vulnerabilities through scanning, and use a variety of tools and techniques for evading IDS detection, concealing, spoofing, and tunneling.

Learn how to enumerate protocols, processes, and services on Windows and Linux machines, and study for the Certified Ethical Hacker exam.

Prevent identity theft and network intrusion by hackers. Learn what social engineering is, who is being targeted, and how attacks are orchestrated.

Hackers use sniffing to intercept network traffic. Explore sniffing and discover how ethical hackers prevent these types of attacks in this course from our Certified Ethical Hacker exam series.

Learn what session hijacking is, which protocols are vulnerable, and detect and shore up vulnerabilities in your systems.

Malware is often the first line of attack. Learn how to detect and neutralize malware such as viruses and worms in this course from our Certified Ethical Hacker test prep series.

IT security professionals: Learn how to identify and repair vulnerabilities in your wireless networks. This course is part of our Certified Ethical Hacker test prep series.

Learn how to identify vulnerabilities in your system and how to then take countermeasures to prevent unwanted access. Join cybersecurity expert Lisa Bock as she discusses the methods and tools hackers use to penetrate a network. She then explains how you can perform ethical hacking of your own system to detect and address susceptible areas.

Find out how to test websites and web applications for weaknesses and prevent cyber attacks like SQL injections and cross-site scripting exploits, in this course from our Certified Ethical Hacker exam prep series.

Take your first steps into testing client defenses. Learn about firewalls, network simulation using GNS3, and special-purpose perimeter devices.

The only way to know your systems are secure is to test them. Learn how to use penetration testing to check for vulnerabilities in computers, networks, applications, email, and people.