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Kali Linux: Ethical Hacking & Pentesting Specialization
EDUCBA

Kali Linux: Ethical Hacking & Pentesting Specialization

Master Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux. Gain hands-on skills in penetration testing, cyber defense, and ethical hacking with Kali Linux

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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Perform ethical hacking and penetration testing using Kali Linux tools and frameworks.

  • Identify, exploit, and defend against vulnerabilities across networks, systems, and applications.

  • Apply real-world cybersecurity methodologies to strengthen security postures.

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October 2025

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Specialization - 6 course series

What you'll learn

  • Define ethical hacking fundamentals and set up secure labs.

  • Perform reconnaissance using footprinting, DNS, and Google hacking.

  • Apply tools like Nmap & ZenMap to identify vulnerabilities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Penetration Testing
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Vulnerability Scanning
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Virtual Machines
Category: Linux
Category: Hardening
Category: System Configuration
Category: Exploit development
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Vulnerability Assessments

What you'll learn

  • Perform advanced reconnaissance using Nmap, DNS, and OSINT tools

  • Analyze phishing, social engineering, and malware techniques.

  • Simulate backdoor exploitation and persistence strategies.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Penetration Testing
Category: Human Factors (Security)
Category: Exploitation techniques
Category: Malware Protection
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Cyber Threat Intelligence
Category: Email Security
Category: Threat Detection
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Vulnerability Assessments

What you'll learn

  • Identify and simulate backdoors, privilege escalation, and spoofing.

  • Apply tools like Meterpreter, John the Ripper, and EvilGrade.

  • Execute and defend against MITM, redirection, and DDoS attacks.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Network Security
Category: Network Protocols
Category: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks
Category: Penetration Testing
Category: Exploitation techniques
Category: Cyber Security Assessment
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Remote Access Systems
Category: Metasploit
Category: Microsoft Windows
Category: Command-Line Interface

What you'll learn

  • Analyze Android vulnerabilities and wireless encryption standards.

  • Apply wordlist generation, password cracking, and WPA2 analysis.

  • Deploy persistent payloads and test real-world attack vectors.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Exploitation techniques
Category: Penetration Testing
Category: Wireless Networks
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Security Testing
Category: Cryptography
Category: Microsoft Windows
Category: Operating Systems
Category: Linux Commands
Category: Network Security

What you'll learn

  • Apply Metasploit commands, exploits, and payloads in Kali Linux.

  • Perform SQL injection with manual, dork, and sqlmap techniques.

  • Analyze cryptographic methods, hash flaws, and DB security.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Penetration Testing
Category: SQL
Category: Exploitation techniques
Category: Cryptography
Category: Metasploit
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Encryption
Category: Data Encryption Standard
Category: Cybersecurity
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: Public Key Infrastructure
Category: Database Management
Category: Vulnerability Scanning
Category: PostgreSQL
Category: MySQL
Category: Command-Line Interface

What you'll learn

  • Set up pentesting labs and perform advanced Nmap reconnaissance.

  • Build Python scanners, exploit SMTP, Samba, and NFS services.

  • Apply malware analysis, social engineering, and automation scripts.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Penetration Testing
Category: Automation
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Scripting
Category: Malware Protection
Category: Exploitation techniques
Category: Mobile Security
Category: Cyber Security Assessment
Category: Android (Operating System)
Category: Cyber Operations
Category: Vulnerability Assessments
Category: Command-Line Interface
Category: Authentications
Category: Virtual Environment

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