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Cybersecurity Advanced

Ethical Hacking

Ten weeks of penetration testing methodology, vulnerability assessment and red-team tooling, practiced entirely in controlled lab environments.

★★★★★ 4.8 (176 ratings) ⏰ 10 weeks

About this program

Ethical Hacking builds directly on the foundations from Introduction to Cyber Security, taking you into the offensive side of security — how attackers actually find and exploit weaknesses, so you can find them first.

Every technique is practiced in an isolated lab range, never against live systems. By the end you'll be comfortable running a structured penetration test end-to-end and writing the kind of findings report clients expect from a professional engagement.

Core competencies

Reconnaissance

Passive and active information gathering on target systems.

Vulnerability Assessment

Scanning, identifying and prioritizing exploitable weaknesses.

Exploitation

Controlled exploitation techniques using industry-standard tooling.

Reporting

Writing clear, actionable penetration test findings reports.

10-week build path

WEEKS 1–2Reconnaissance & Footprinting▼
  • Passive and active reconnaissance techniques
  • OSINT tools and target enumeration
WEEKS 3–4Scanning & Vulnerability Assessment▼
  • Network and web application scanning tools
  • Identifying and prioritizing vulnerabilities
WEEKS 5–7Exploitation Techniques▼
  • Web application attacks: SQL injection, XSS and more
  • Network exploitation in an isolated lab range
  • Milestone: full compromise of a lab target machine
WEEKS 8–9Post-Exploitation & Reporting▼
  • Privilege escalation and lateral movement basics
  • Writing professional penetration test reports
WEEK 10Capstone Engagement▼
  • Full simulated client engagement, start to finish
  • Findings presentation and demo day

What graduates say

Allan Njoroge
Cohort of April 2025
★★★★★

The capstone engagement felt exactly like a real client project, findings report and all. That's what got me my current job.

Sharon Mueni
Cohort of December 2024
★★★★★

Strictly hands-on, strictly ethical. Faith was clear about legal boundaries from day one, which I appreciated.