NDG Ethical Hacking v2

Cybersecurity Advanced 39 hours

Overview

NDG Ethical Hacking v2, developed by NDG, focuses on one of the most challenging sectors of cybersecurity. This series of labs is designed to provide hands-on experience conducting a variety of ethical hacking practices. These skills can help prepare trainees for a variety of IT positions, including: Cybersecurity Analyst, Penetration Tester, Ethical Hacker-Security Engineer, IT Security Specialist, Cybersecurity Engineer, and Information Security Engineer. The labs map to several industry certifications, including CEH, CompTIA PenTest+, and EC-Council CEH v10.

What You Will Learn

Perform network reconnaissance using Nmap, Zenmap, and Masscan
Exploit vulnerabilities using Metasploit Framework and Armitage
Conduct social engineering attacks using the Social Engineering Toolkit
Crack passwords using John the Ripper and Hashcat
Analyze and evade intrusion detection systems

Best For

Learners preparing for penetration testing or ethical hacking roles
Cybersecurity professionals studying for CEH, CompTIA PenTest+, or EC-Council certifications
IT security specialists who want hands-on experience investigating attack techniques
Educators building offensive security lab curricula

Prerequisites

Basic understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, routing)
Familiarity with Linux command line operations
Introductory knowledge of cybersecurity principles

Lab Exercises (26 labs)

#	Title
1	DNS Footprinting
2	Packet Crafting with Scapy
3	Reconnaissance with Nmap, Zenmap, and Masscan
4	Reconnaissance with HPing
5	Vulnerability Scanning with OpenVAS
6	Network Analysis
7	Evading IDS
8	Password Cracking with John the Ripper and Hashcat
9	Metasploit Framework Fundamentals and Armitage
10	Web Pentesting
11	Client Side Exploitations
12	ARP Spoofing and MiTM Attacks
13	Understanding Buffer Overflows
14	Understanding SQL Commands & Injections
15	Backdooring with Netcat
16	VNC as a Backdoor
17	Creating and Installing SSL Certificates
18	Social Engineering Attacks with Social Engineering Toolkit
19	Scanning Methodology
20	Enumeration
21	System Hacking
22	Registry - Windows Security Account Manager
23	Covering Your Tracks
24	Web-Based Hacking
25	Mobile Hacking
26	Cryptography

Pod Topology NDG Ethical Hacking v2 Pod

Virtual Machines

Kali OpenSUSE OWASP-BWA pfSense Security Onion WinOS (optional, Series-2)

Series-2 labs (19-26) require a WinOS VM. The topology may be configured with or without the WinOS VM depending on whether you plan to use the Series-2 labs.

Documentation & Resources

Setup: Install NDG Ethical Hacking - v2 via the Course Manager. See the Admin Guide →

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