Master Metasploit. Level up your cybersecurity skillset.
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Quick pitch
Become confident with Metasploit — the industry-standard penetration testing framework — and gain real, hands-on skills in ethical hacking, vulnerability assessment, exploitation, and post-exploitation. This practical course walks you from zero to Metasploit proficiency using up-to-date tools (VirtualBox 6.1, Kali 2024+), free VMs, and bite-sized lessons.
Who this course is for
- Beginners who want a career change into cybersecurity
- Students (CCNA Cyber Ops, IT, security) and bug-bounty hunters
- Professionals who want to learn penetration testing with Metasploit
- Anyone interested in hands-on exploitation, post-exploitation, and defense techniques
Requirements
- A computer and motivation — that’s it.
- Basic familiarity with core cybersecurity concepts helps but is not required.
- Modern web browser (latest Chrome, Firefox, Edge).
- All other tools used in the course are free and legal.
What you’ll learn (high level)
- Set up a safe virtual lab (VirtualBox + Kali + free Windows/Android VMs) on PC/Mac/Linux.
- Reconnaissance and enumeration techniques.
- Vulnerability scanning and analysis.
- Exploitation using Metasploit Framework (modules, filesystem, libraries).
- Gaining access and full control (Meterpreter).
- Post-exploitation: persistence, credential harvesting, pivoting.
- Evasion techniques (antivirus evasion and cleanup).
- Mobile (Android) and basic car/ICS hacking demonstrations.
- Practical defenses: how attackers operate and how to prevent ~85% of common attacks with a few core steps.
Why Metasploit?
Metasploit is the toolkit that penetration testers and security professionals rely on for realistic assessments. Learning it gives you hands-on experience in how vulnerabilities are discovered, exploited, and mitigated — a high-value skillset sought by employers across industries.
Course format & highlights
- Short, focused lessons (4–10 minutes) so you can practice as you learn.
- 75+ video lectures and 10+ hours of HD content.
- Real, instructor-used examples from college courses and cyber camps.
- Lifetime access, prompt Q\&A support, and a downloadable certificate of completion.
- Course content updated regularly at no extra charge.
Practical outcomes
By course end you’ll be able to:
- Build and operate a virtual pentest lab.
- Run scans and identify exploitable weaknesses.
- Use Metasploit to exploit systems and perform Meterpreter post-exploitation tasks.
- Apply basic antivirus evasion and cleanup techniques.
- Recover files from old devices, sandbox suspicious files safely, and use command-line tools that increase productivity.
- Understand how malware and backdoors infect systems and how to protect devices and networks.
Career & certification context
- Is ethical hacking a good career? Yes. Ethical hackers help organizations find and fix vulnerabilities before criminals exploit them. These skills are highly sought after and open doors to security engineering, red-team, and consulting roles.
- CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker): Vendor-neutral certification that validates skills in ethical hacking methodology and tools. Useful for demonstrating a baseline of professional competency.
- CISM (Certified Information Security Manager): Focuses on governance, program development, risk management and incident handling — ideal for security managers and leaders.
Essential background topics covered
- Why Linux is preferred by many security pros (open source, customizability, CLI control).
- Key hacker types: white hat, black hat, grey hat, red hat, state-sponsored attackers, script kiddies, etc.
- Programming and technical foundations recommended: one programming language (Python preferred), SQL basics, DBMS concepts, networking (DHCP, NAT, subnetting), cryptography, reverse engineering basics.
Penetration testing FAQ (concise)
- What is pen testing? Authorized attacks against systems to discover vulnerabilities and recommend fixes.
- Types of tests: Internal, external, covert/double-blind, closed-box, open-box.
- Stages of a pen test: scoping → reconnaissance → scanning → exploitation → maintaining access → reporting.
Hands-on focus
This is a workshop-style course. You’ll practice everything in a controlled lab environment using Metasploit as the primary tool so you can see the entire attack lifecycle: from information gathering to exploitation to post-exploit cleanup and reporting.
Extra perks
- Free resources: VirtualBox, Kali Linux, and legal VM images for Windows/Android.
- High production audio/video for a distraction-free learning experience.
- Instructor with nearly two decades of teaching experience.
Final note
No prior knowledge required — the course is structured to take you from beginner to confident Metasploit user with practical skills you can apply immediately. If you want to think like an attacker so you can better defend systems, this course gives you the tools, lab setup, and real exercises to get there.
