This intensive security masterclass takes you from the fundamentals of ethical hacking to advanced techniques for testing and securing both Linux and Windows environments. In the first section, you’ll master Kali Linux, the leading penetration testing platform for 2023. You’ll learn to install and set up Kali Linux, explore its powerful tools, and carry out information gathering, footprinting, reconnaissance, network scanning, vulnerability assessments and enumeration. The course then moves into exploitation, password attacks, wireless network hacking, web application testing, SQL injection, XSS, command injection, privilege escalation, persistence, sniffing, spoofing, MITM attacks, ARP poisoning, DNS spoofing, and social engineering techniques such as phishing and password manipulation. You’ll also work with Nmap, Metasploit, Aircrack-ng, Wireshark, Netcat, Hydra, John the Ripper, Burp Suite, SQLmap and many other tools to gain practical penetration testing experience.

Advanced Kali Linux modules cover exploit development, buffer overflows, malware analysis, reverse engineering, bash scripting for penetration testing, and evasion techniques such as bypassing antivirus and endpoint protection. You’ll also explore IoT hacking, cloud security, container exploitation, TOR, VPNs, proxychains, rootkits, and wireless penetration testing best practices. By the end of the Kali Linux portion, you’ll be able to customise, automate and document your own penetration tests using industry-standard methods.

The second section focuses on Windows security and ethical hacking for 2023. You’ll set up a Windows hacking lab, understand Windows OS architecture and Active Directory, and perform enumeration and attacks on Windows networks. Lessons cover password and hash attacks, Kerberos exploits, bypassing Windows Defender, PowerShell for attackers and defenders, exploit development, persistence, privilege escalation, lateral movement, credential dumping with Mimikatz, log manipulation, registry and Group Policy attacks, DLL hijacking, Windows service exploitation and SMB vulnerabilities.

You’ll also learn to defend Windows systems with patch management, vulnerability scanning, incident response, forensic analysis, threat hunting, Windows Defender ATP, sandboxing and credential theft prevention. Advanced modules introduce Red Team vs Blue Team techniques, security automation, compliance auditing and emerging trends in Windows security. Realistic final projects give you the chance to conduct full penetration tests on both Linux and Windows systems and to report findings professionally. By the end of the course, you’ll have built a strong portfolio of ethical hacking skills covering both offensive and defensive security across multiple platforms.