Course Overview.
The Certified Professional Ethical Hacker course is the introductory training to mile2’s line of penetration testing courses and certifications. The course training helps students gain a valuable skill-set in penetration testing by understand the importance of vulnerability assessments and ethical hacking through:
- Learning the knowledge and skills behind a vulnerability assessment.
- Preparation to apply this knowledge and exercise these skills in the interest of others.
- Understand the importance of a Vulnerability Assessment and how it can help you prevent serious break-ins to your organization.
This is accomplished by:
- Performing in-depth labs with industry standard tools.
- Learning the penetration testing methodology through conceptual theories and real-world practices.
- Equipping you with the knowledge about what hackers look for when trying to hack into your network.
- Assessing for the cause of testing your company’s security posture to help better secure the infrastructure against intrusion.
Upon Completion.
- Have knowledge to perform ethical hacking for vulnerability assessments.
- Have knowledge to accurately report on their findings.
- Be ready to sit for the C)PEH Exam
Course Content.
With 14 Modules and 5 appendices, the C)PEH will not only teach you the know-how of penetration testing, but you'll have real-world experience to solidify what you have learned.
Part 1 Fundamentals.
1: Security Fundamentals
2: Access Controls
3: Protocols
4: Cryptography
Part 2 Vulnerability Assessments.
5: Why Vulnerability Assessments?
6: Vulnerability Tools of the Trade
7: Output Analysis and Reports
Part 3 Ethical Hacking.
8: Reconnaissance, Enumeration and Scanning
9: Gaining Access
10: Maintaining Access
11: Covering Tracks
12: Malware
13: Buffer Overflows
14: Password Cracking
Appendices.
1: Economics and Law
2: Vulnerability Types
3: Assessing Web Servers
4: Assessing Remote & VPN Services
5: Denial of Service