OVERVIEW OF ETHICAL HACKING

🎯 Objectives: OVERVIEW OF ETHICAL HACKING

Ethical Hacking Full Notes

πŸ›‘οΈ Ethical Hacking Mastery Notes

Ethical Hacking is the practice of legally penetrating systems to identify vulnerabilities and fix them before malicious hackers exploit them.

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πŸ“š Modules Covered

  1. Introduction to Hacking & Types
  2. Footprinting & Reconnaissance
  3. Scanning & Enumeration
  4. Vulnerability Analysis
  5. System Hacking
  6. Sniffing
  7. Social Engineering
  8. Web Application Attacks
  9. Wi-Fi Hacking
  10. Metasploit & Exploits
  11. IDS/IPS & Firewall Evasion
  12. Report Writing & Legal Issues

🧠 1. Types of Hackers

  • White Hat: Ethical hackers working legally
  • Black Hat: Malicious attackers
  • Gray Hat: Between legal and illegal
  • Script Kiddies: Use pre-made tools without understanding

πŸ” 2. Footprinting Tools

nslookup google.com
whois example.com
dig example.com
theHarvester -d example.com -l 500 -b google
Example: Use theHarvester to gather emails, names, and hosts related to a target domain.

πŸ“‘ 3. Scanning Tools

nmap -sS -Pn -A 192.168.1.1
nmap -p 1-1000 10.0.0.1
netdiscover -r 192.168.1.0/24

πŸ”“ 4. Exploitation Tools

  • Metasploit
  • Burp Suite
  • SQLmap
  • Aircrack-ng

πŸ§ͺ Example: Exploiting a Web Login

SQL Injection: ' OR '1'='1 --
Tool: sqlmap -u "http://target.com/login?user=admin&pass=admin" --dbs

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’» Common Attacks

  • XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
  • CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
  • RFI/LFI (File Inclusion)
  • SQL Injection
  • Brute Force
  • Phishing
  • MITM (Man in the Middle)

πŸ” Password Cracking Tools

  • John the Ripper
  • Hydra
  • Hashcat

πŸ“‘ Wi-Fi Hacking

  • Monitor Mode: airmon-ng start wlan0
  • Capture Packets: airodump-ng wlan0mon
  • Deauth Attack: aireplay-ng --deauth 100 -a [router] -c [client] wlan0mon
  • Crack Key: aircrack-ng -w wordlist.txt capturefile.cap

πŸ“‹ Sample Tasks to Practice

  1. Set up a vulnerable lab (e.g., DVWA, Metasploitable)
  2. Perform reconnaissance on a public website
  3. Scan a local IP with Nmap
  4. Run a SQL injection with SQLmap
  5. Use Hydra to crack SSH or FTP password

βš–οΈ Legal Considerations

  • Never hack without permission
  • Use a test lab or authorized scope
  • Follow the Computer Misuse Act / local cyber laws
  • Always write a report when conducting ethical tests

πŸŽ“ Top Certifications

  • CEH – Certified Ethical Hacker
  • OSCP – Offensive Security Certified Professional
  • eJPT – Junior Penetration Tester
  • CompTIA Security+

πŸ“– Reference Book: N/A

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