Ethical Hacking & Cyber Security

Advanced Diploma In Ethical Hacking

This advanced diploma is a serious, year-long journey into ethical hacking and cyber security. You'll cover reconnaissance, exploitation, network and web security, and defensive hardening, all practised safely in labs. It's built to make you genuinely capable — and employable — in the fast-growing security field.

Duration: o 1 Year
Format: Live 1-on-1
Level: Professional
Certificate: 1. Osian 2. NSDC

Overview

What this course is about

Study ethical hacking as a disciplined security assessment process, not as uncontrolled access to someone else’s system. The Advanced Diploma In Ethical Hacking introduces Linux, networking, reconnaissance, vulnerability thinking, authentication risks and evidence-based reporting. You will work only with authorised labs or deliberately vulnerable environments while learning how to define scope, protect data and communicate findings responsibly. This makes the course suitable for cyber security beginners with genuine curiosity and professional intent.

Guided labs can include Nmap discovery, Wireshark packet inspection, Burp Suite web testing, basic Metasploit awareness and OWASP web application risks. You will examine input validation, weak credentials, access control, insecure configuration and common attack paths, then discuss remediation rather than celebrating exploitation. Exercises also cover documentation, severity reasoning, repeatable steps and clean report writing, because a security finding is useful only when a team can understand and fix it.

The programme differs from the Advanced Diploma in Computer Hardware and Networking: that course builds and supports infrastructure, while ethical hacking assesses authorised systems for weaknesses. A teacher can explain commands line by line, review lab evidence and keep your practice inside safe boundaries. The course prepares you for further security learning and relevant interviews, but it does not confer an official vendor certification or permit testing without written authorisation.

By the end

What you’ll be able to do

Explain ethical, legal and scope requirements for an authorised security assessment
Use Linux and networking knowledge to map a controlled lab environment
Perform introductory reconnaissance and service enumeration with suitable tools
Investigate web risks such as injection, weak access control and unsafe input handling
Record evidence, assess impact and write clear findings with remediation advice
Practise safe lab habits that protect systems, credentials and sensitive information

Syllabus

How the course flows

1
Security FoundationsModule 1
Threats, terminology and the attacker mindset.
2
Footprinting & ScanningModule 2
Gathering information and mapping targets.
3
Exploitation BasicsModule 3
How common vulnerabilities are abused — safely, in labs.
4
Network & Web SecurityModule 4
Defending networks and web applications.
5
Reporting & EthicsModule 5
Responsible disclosure and clear reporting.

Toolkit

Tools you’ll use

Kali Linux
Nmap
Wireshark
Metasploit
Burp Suite

Audience

Who this course is for

Students after 12th exploring cyber security fundamentals
IT support professionals moving towards security operations
Networking learners who want to understand offensive testing responsibly
Developers improving awareness of common web application weaknesses
Working professionals preparing for an ethical security career path

Where it leads

Roles this opens up

Security Testing Trainee
Assist authorised assessment work by collecting evidence, reproducing findings and maintaining clear notes.
Junior SOC Support Analyst
Use networking and security fundamentals to help review alerts and escalate suspicious activity.
Vulnerability Assessment Assistant
Support scanning, validation and remediation tracking within a controlled organisation process.

Questions

Before you enrol

Exercises use authorised labs, sandbox environments or deliberately vulnerable systems, with scope explained before testing. You must obtain explicit written permission before assessing any real application, device or network.

Basic networking awareness is helpful, but the teacher can establish Linux commands, addresses, ports and services during the early lessons. Curiosity, careful note-taking and respect for boundaries are essential prerequisites.

Guided demonstrations may use Kali Linux, Nmap, Wireshark, Burp Suite and introductory Metasploit workflows. Tools are taught in context, with attention to scope, evidence and remediation rather than unchecked command execution.

It can strengthen practical foundations for later exam preparation, but no vendor or professional examination credential is included. Review the current syllabus, eligibility rules and exam conditions of the certification provider you choose.

Yes, web testing exercises can help developers recognise unsafe input, access control gaps and configuration mistakes earlier. Secure coding practice should continue alongside the assessment knowledge developed here.

Infrastructure knowledge helps you understand what a system is doing before you assess its weaknesses. Ethical hacking then adds authorised reconnaissance, vulnerability analysis, reporting and remediation thinking, so the two paths complement but do not duplicate each other.