Cybersecurity

HRDC Reg. No: 10001658533
Duration: 5 Days

Course Overview

Python has become an essential tool for modern penetration testers and cybersecurity professionals. This hands-on course empowers participants to automate and enhance penetration testing activities using Python across the full security testing lifecycle.

Participants will gain practical experience in reconnaissance, network scanning, exploitation techniques, and post-exploitation tasks. The course emphasizes real-world offensive security scenarios, enabling learners to build custom tools such as port scanners, sniffers, brute-force utilities, and automation scripts in controlled lab environments.

Who Should Attend

• Penetration Testers
• Cybersecurity Analysts
• Ethical Hackers
• Security Engineers
• Network Security Professionals
• SOC Analysts

Why Choose This Course

• HRDC claimable training (HRDC Reg. No: 10001658533)
• Hands-on offensive security labs
• Real-world penetration testing scenarios
• Learn to build custom Python hacking tools
• Covers full penetration testing lifecycle automation

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Explain Python’s role in penetration testing and cybersecurity
• Automate reconnaissance and information gathering
• Develop tools such as port scanners and banner grabbers
• Build TCP client-server applications
• Perform packet sniffing and manipulation using Scapy
• Conduct controlled web form and brute-force testing
• Crack hashes and understand password attack techniques
• Manipulate MAC addresses and perform wireless reconnaissance
• Combine Python modules to build advanced testing utilities
• Apply ethical and legal considerations in offensive security

Prerequisites

Participants should have:

• Basic Python programming knowledge (variables, loops, functions, modules)
• Understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, ports, DNS)
• Familiarity with Linux command line
• Basic cybersecurity and penetration testing knowledge
• Awareness of ethical hacking principles and legal boundaries

Lab Setup

Participants should prepare:

• Laptop with Linux environment (Kali Linux recommended)
• Python 3 installed
• Code editor (VS Code / PyCharm)
• Internet access for lab exercises

Optional Tools:

• Wireshark
• Nmap
• Scapy
• Burp Suite Community Edition

Teaching Methodology

• Instructor-led sessions
• Live demonstrations
• Hands-on penetration testing labs
• Guided tool development exercises
• Real-world attack simulations
• Interactive discussions