Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing with Kali Linux (Udemy.com)

This course definitely exhausts definitions of Penetration Testing. The instructor is very helpful - he did answer every question I had and even provided me with an additional VM image, which is definitely a plus. The only complaint I have is that there are numerous topics that are outdated and cannot be reproduced in the lab environment, but I believe those issues will be fixed in time. Overall, I can recommend this course.

I liked this course from the beginning, because it covers what Kali Linux, networks and Pentest+ are. In addition, its content is well explained and is exemplified with the most commonly used tools for ethical hacking.

I have done many courses in recent years, but this is a really good and fun course. Really explained everything in a refreshing way. Occasionally a bit of humor makes it really fun to follow. So this course gets 5 stars from me. I am still working on it, but I will definitely follow this course from beginning to end.

I started this course to learn more about Linux to gain skills and knowledge that will allow me to better market myself to future employers. I come from a Windows background, which means I did not use Linux. So this is all absolutely new info for me and thus far has been quite helpful. Update: I have been learning so much with regards ti operating in Linux and KALI. using the different console commands to operate within the command line, and learning thetricks and tools that attackers use to exploit systems. I hope to take this knowledge and apply it to my career in such away that I can identify these attacks and exploits and help to stop them before they cause damage.

I wanted to be an ethical hacker. They recommended me this course. I really like it. It became a step for me to understand the context better. Sure I recommend this course for someone who wants to learn about ethical hacking or penetration testing using kali linux.

This is an amazing course. The presentation is superbly crystal clear with the exact right level of detail. It covers everything you'll need, with spot on walkthroughs. If I were forced to give constructive criticism, I would probably mention that (a) the first half of the course was not necessary (for me at least) as I already have a very good level of knowledge with Linux, and would expect others completing the 2nd half of the course to also have. Perhaps the first half should be a separate optional pre-req. course for those who need a refresh on Linux?, and (b) Some PDF handouts would have been nice. For example, you could provide "cheat sheets" for common command syntaxes, such as nmap, etc. Regardless though, I have zero regrets in purchasing this course and highly recommend it. I am confident that this is probably the best pen testing / ethical hacking material currently on Udemy.

I'm a CIO of a company, a CISSP, and other certifications. I've managed SUSE linux environments. This is what I expected so far, I guess. I thought we'd jump right into the ethical hacking, but this makes sense if someone is coming right off the street.

Mixed feelings so far (section 13). In section 4, a VM called OWASP is installed, but the instructor only shows instructions for VMware. I didn't realise that a VMX file was only for VMware, so I spent a while figuring out why it didn't work with VirtualBox. It looks like the course will be using Windows XP and Windows 8 for the pen testing sections. Of course, they will be more vulnerable, but I'm wondering how the techniques will work with modern Windows versions. In sections 5 and 6, about Linux commands, there is no explanation as to why we will need these things in pen testing. Perhaps they could be integrated into the lessons as and when they are used. That way, it would seem a bit less like learning a language by reading a dictionary. The networking section (11). It has been confusing and I had to find YouTube videos to better explain aspects of subnets. Many things are mentioned but not taught, and there's very little interaction on the slides, so sometimes I don't know what part of the slide the lecturer is referring to. You should learn some binary before going onto this section. The course delivery is quite dry, with a very script-like reading voice. I think the lecturer is a non-technical voice-over guy. The actual hacking section about Nmap was better since it is more hands-on. All of the Nmap lectures are taught on a LAN. It would be nice to see some remote scanning, which may be a more real-world experience. Some later sections in the course (I jumped ahead a bit to se what was coming) are from a Hacker Academy course from 2018, so some information is not new in 2022. For example, Recon-NG's functionality has changed, so the lecture on it is less useful, since the instructions don't work, and there are no instructions on how to load the modules to even use it in the first place. Duplicating an old out-of-date course's content is lazy, especially when it hasn't been checked against 2022 technology. Section 14 about Nessus is okay. Section 15 mentions something called CVE, which was not taught at all but is very briefly described. CVE links to other databases that are very important for getting information to write a penetration test report for a client. On that topic, I haven't seen an example of a pen test report yet, just a glossary of points. An example report would be very useful. I'll keep this review score in mind, and will adjust it accordingly.

This is a good startup course for students who wants to start a career in Cybersecurity or Ethical Hacking using Linux. Learners also can use this course to understand more in-depth concepts about Linux which will be hugely important in field of Ethical Hacking.

A well organized course for beginners and professionals in "Cybersecurity" industry or anyone who likes to learn more about "Ethical Hacking" and "Penetration Testing". This course uses "Linux" as the main operating system for "Ethical Hacking" and "Penetration Testing" process which is also widely used by many top organizations in the world. Students can learn about basics and more advanced and detailed concepts about "Linux Ethical Hacking" and "Penetration Testing" while following this course!