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ETHICAL HACKING & PENETRATION TESTING
The Bitnox Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing course is an offensive security programme that takes students from first principles through to the execution and presentation of a complete, professional penetration test.
About this Course
Say goodbye to scattered tutorials and endless distractions. This course offers a clear, structured learning path that seamlessly combines theory with hands-on practice.
Perfect fit
About the Course
Highly Practical
What You'll Learn
- Plan and execute an authorized penetration test across its complete lifecycle — from pre-engagement scoping through reconnaissance, exploitation, and professional reporting
- Perform passive and active reconnaissance using OSINT techniques, Google dorking, DNS enumeration, and Recon-ng to build comprehensive target intelligence profiles
- Conduct network scanning and enumeration against authorized targets using Nmap, NSE scripts, and protocol-specific enumeration tools across NetBIOS, SNMP, LDAP, DNS, and SMTP
- Research, validate, and prioritise vulnerabilities using CVE databases, CVSS scoring, OpenVAS, and manual validation techniques — eliminating false positives before reporting
- Perform controlled system exploitation — credential attacks, reverse shells, and buffer overflow fundamentals — with an emphasis on minimum-impact, evidence-based practice
- Execute privilege escalation on Windows and Linux systems, understand persistence mechanisms, and explain the security artefacts attackers leave for defenders to detect
- Assess Active Directory environments — enumerating with BloodHound and PowerView, performing Kerberoasting and AS-REP Roasting, and identifying privilege escalation paths to Domain Admin
- Analyse malware behaviour statically and dynamically, capture and interpret network traffic in Wireshark, and conduct authorized social engineering simulations
- Test web servers for misconfigurations and known vulnerabilities, and perform systematic web application penetration testing covering OWASP Top 10 using Burp Suite and OWASP ZAP
- Identify, validate, and explain SQL injection vulnerabilities across error-based, Boolean-based blind, and time-based blind variants — with full evidence capture and remediation guidance
- Apply security assessment techniques in specialized domains — wireless, mobile, IoT, and cloud environments — and produce a professional penetration test report with findings, evidence, impact ratings, and remediation recommendations
Learn by Doing
What You'll Build
Over the 16 weeks, students conduct a structured penetration test against a purpose-built target environment that grows in complexity as the course advances. You will build a complete engagement from scratch. Scoping the assessment, performing passive and active reconnaissance, mapping the attack surface, exploiting vulnerabilities, escalating privileges, and documenting every finding with evidence and impact ratings. The course concludes with a full penetration test report and a live presentation of your results, delivered to the same professional standard expected in a real client engagement.
A Well-Structured Course
Course Content
16 Modules, 52 Chapters
Target Student
Who Is This For?
- Beginners entering ethical hacking or penetration testing who want a structured, beginner-friendly path to practical offensive security skills
- Cybersecurity students and professionals from the Bitnox Cybersecurity course seeking to add offensive security expertise to complement their defensive foundation
- IT professionals — network engineers, system administrators, and developers — transitioning into dedicated offensive security or penetration testing roles
- Security practitioners who want structured, hands-on practice with a professional methodology rather than ad-hoc tool experimentation
- Students preparing for internationally recognised ethical hacking certifications including CEH, CompTIA PenTest+, and eJPT
- Corporate security teams seeking to develop internal red team capability and build first-hand understanding of how attackers approach their environments
A Complete Beginner-Friendly Course
Prerequisites
Success Stories
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Stop spending time on lengthy, disorganized courses and scattered tutorials. With this course, you'll receive concise, targeted lessons that deliver practical skills efficiently. Enroll now and get started immediately!
ETHICAL HACKING & PENETRATION TESTING
- 4 months intensive training
- Everything you need to know
- Instructor-led sessions
- Morning class session
- Afternoon class session
- Physical and virtual classes
- Practical, hands-on exercises
- 6 months of free workspace
- 1 - 2 months project work
- Certificate of graduation