Ethical Hacking Roadmap

🔰 Introduction to Ethical Hacking

  • What is Ethical Hacking?
  • Legal & ethical boundaries
  • Bug bounty vs Pen-testing vs Red Teaming
  • Hacking phases: Recon → Exploit → Post‑Exploitation

🌐 Networking & Security Basics

  • TCP/IP, Ports, Protocols
  • DNS, DHCP, NAT
  • Firewalls, IDS/IPS
  • VPN, Proxies, SSL/TLS

🐧 Linux for Hackers

  • Linux commands & permissions
  • Processes, services, file control
  • Bash scripting
  • Kali Linux essentials

🐍 Scripting & Programming

  • Python for automation
  • JavaScript for web exploits
  • Bash scripting
  • PowerShell exploitation

🕵 OSINT (Open Source Intelligence)

  • Google Dorking
  • Shodan, Censys
  • Metadata extraction
  • Social engineering basics

💀 Essential Hacking Tools

  • Nmap – Scanning
  • Wireshark – Packet analysis
  • Burp Suite – Web testing
  • Metasploit – Exploitation

🕸 Web Application Hacking

  • OWASP Top 10
  • SQL Injection
  • XSS, CSRF, SSRF
  • Broken Authentication

🛡 System & Network Exploitation

  • Privilege Escalation
  • Password Cracking
  • Wi-Fi Attacks
  • Active Directory basics

📦 Forensics & Incident Response

  • Memory forensics
  • Log analysis
  • Network investigation
  • Malware basics

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