WHAT IS ETHICAL HACKING ?

Ethical Hacking Course Syllabus

The syllabus for Ethical Hacking varies for different courses. Some of the common topics that most Ethical Hacking Courses cover are as given below in the table.

Cyber Ethics-Hacking Introduction	Information Gathering
Scanning	Google Hacking Database
Virus, Worms – Virus Analysis	Trojans and Backdoors
Sniffers and keyloggers	Social Engineering
Email, DNS, IP spoofing	System Hacking and Security
HoneyPots	–

Certified Ethical Hacker Course Syllabus

Certified Ethical Hacker Course is a course by Ec-Council and is recognised globally. Their modules are designed for providing a comprehensive ethical hacking and penetration testing training and covers various topics. Here is a list of topics that are covered in the Certified Ethical Hacker Course.

Introduction to Ethical Hacking	Footprinting and Reconnaissance
Scanning Networks	Enumeration
System Hacking	Malware Threats
Sniffing	Social Engineering
Denial of Service	Session Hijacking
Hacking Web Servers	Hacking Web Applications
SQL Injection	Hacking Wireless Networks
Hacking Mobile Platforms	Evading IDS, Firewalls and Honeypot
Cloud Computing	Cryptography

CEH v11 Syllabus

CEH v11 has a total of 20 modules. The topics may differ from other versions. The modules of CEH v11 course are given below in the table.

Modules	Topics
1	Introduction to Ethical Hacking
2	Footprinting and Reconnaissance
3	Scanning Networks
4	Enumeration
5	Vulnerability Analysis
6	System Hacking
7	Malware Threats
8	Sniffing
9	Social Engineering
10	Denial-of-Service
11	Session Hijacking
12	Evading IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots
13	Hacking Web Servers
14	Hacking Web Applications
15	SQL Injection
16	Hacking Wireless Networks
17	Hacking Mobile Platforms
18	IoT and OT Hacking
19	Cloud Computing
20	Cryptography

Hacking Course Syllabus

Hacking Course covers Ethical Hacking, Website Hacking and Security and Mobile and Wireless security in general. Given below in the table is a list of topics that are covered in the above-mentioned.

Ethical Hacking
Information Gathering	Cyber Ethics
Hacking Introduction	Trojans and Backdoors
Sniffers and keyloggers	Google Hacking Database
Virus and Virus Analysis	Email, DNS, IP spoofing
HoneyPots	Social Engineering
System Hacking and Security	–
Website Hacking And Security
SQL Injection	XSS Attacks and Countermeasures
LFI/ RFI Attacks and Countermeasures	Vulnerability Research
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing	Exploit Writing
Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities	Buffer Overflow and Session Hijacking Attacks
Secure Coding Practices	–
Mobile And Wireless Security
SMS Forging and Countermeasures	Wireless Hacking and Security
VoIP Hacking and Countermeasures	–

Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking Course Syllabus

Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking Course covers various areas related to Ethical Hacking such as Cloud Computing, Introduction to Ethical Hacking, Denial of Service, Hacking Mobile Platforms, Social Engineering and more. The table below consists of the list of topics that are covered in various Cyber Security and Ethical Hacking Courses.

Cloud Computing	Introduction to Ethical Hacking
Denial of Service	Hacking Mobile Platforms
Cryptography	Hacking Web Servers
Session Hijacking	Scanning Networks
Social Engineering	Malware Threats
Footprinting and Reconnaissance	SQL Injection
Evading IDS, Firewalls and Honeypots	Enumeration