Advanced Cyber Security Course

Content
🔹 Introduction to Ethical Hacking

  • Fundamentals of information security challenges
  • Basics of ethical hacking concepts
  • Understanding security controls
  • Overview of relevant cyber laws

🔹 Foot-printing & Reconnaissance

  • Latest tools and techniques for reconnaissance
  • Performing foot-printing as a pre-attack phase

🔹 Network Fundamentals

  • Basics of network topology & TCP/IP protocols
  • Ping sweeps & Nmap scanning for open ports
  • Traffic capture and analysis with Wireshark

🔹 Vulnerability Assessment

  • Identifying vulnerabilities using scanners
  • Understanding CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures)
  • Applying remediation strategies

🔹 Password Cracking

  • Using password cracking tools
  • Techniques: dictionary attacks & brute force

🔹 Web Application Security

  • Detecting SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF
  • Running web application vulnerability scans
  • Implementing best practices for web security

🔹 Access Control

  • Authentication methods: username/password, MFA
  • User roles & permission management

🔹 Cryptography Basics

  • Overview of symmetric & asymmetric encryption
  • Hands-on encryption/decryption exercises

Splunk Admin & Developer Module
🔹 Splunk Searching

  • Running basic searches
  • Using auto-complete for query building
  • Setting time ranges for searches
  • Understanding search results
  • Refining searches & using timelines
  • Working with events
  • Managing search jobs
  • Saving search results

🔹 Using Fields in Searches

  • Understanding fields & their usage
  • Applying fields within search queries
  • Leveraging the fields sidebar
  • Exploring search modes: Fast, Verbose, Smart

🔹 Creating Reports

  • Saving searches as reports
  • Editing and customizing reports
  • Building statistical reports (tables)
  • Creating visualizations (charts & graphs)