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Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking Intermediate to Advanced 90% Live Cyber-Range & Red/Blue Team Labs

Cybersecurity Defense & Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH) Practical

Learn offensive penetration testing and defensive SOC operations. Attack and defend real virtualized enterprise networks using Kali Linux, SIEM, and enterprise firewalls.

Duration 12 Weeks (96 Lab Hours)
Lab Schedule Sat–Wed (Evening Lab Sessions)
Certification EC-Council CEH Aligned + CTC Cyber Range Certificate

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What You Will Build & Master in the Lab

  • Conduct structured reconnaissance, vulnerability scanning, and ethical penetration testing.
  • Identify and patch OWASP Top 10 web application vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, CSRF).
  • Configure next-generation firewalls, IDS/IPS, and centralized SIEM log monitoring.
  • Execute incident response playbooks and produce executive security audit reports.

Target Audience (Students vs. Corporate Professionals)

Ideal Candidates: System Administrators, Network Engineers, Security Analysts & CS Seniors

For Students & Career Starters

Bridge the gap between university lectures and job interviews. Gain hands-on confidence with physical equipment, build a verified portfolio, and earn your certification.

For Corporate, NGO & Gov Staff

Upskill internal IT engineers on live production topologies. Available in evening executive cohorts or customized private group bootcamps.

Detailed Practical Curriculum Outline

4 Lab Modules
  • Setting up isolated Kali Linux & target enterprise lab environments
  • OSINT gathering, DNS enumeration, and active network discovery with Nmap
  • Vulnerability assessment using Nessus and OpenVAS
  • Exploitation frameworks (Metasploit) and payload analysis
  • Linux & Windows privilege escalation techniques and hardening countermeasures
  • Active Directory security auditing, Kerberoasting defense, and Group Policy hardening
  • Intercepting traffic with Burp Suite; exploiting & remediating SQL Injection and XSS
  • API security testing and authentication bypass prevention
  • Enterprise Wi-Fi auditing and rogue access point mitigation
  • Deploying Wazuh/Splunk SIEM for real-time threat detection and log correlation
  • Firewall rule engineering (FortiGate / pfSense) and VPN tunneling
  • Live Red Team vs. Blue Team Capture-The-Flag (CTF) final practical examination

Course Prerequisites & Lab Requirements

  • Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking (CCNA or Network+ level recommended).
  • Basic familiarity with Linux command line and Windows Server administration.
  • All physical routers, switches, servers, and lab workstations are provided at our Hargeisa campus.