• Overview of ethical hacking and penetration testing
• Legal and ethical considerations
• Penetration testing methodologies (OSSTMM, PTES)
• Penetration testing tools and environments
• Reporting and documentation best practices

Module 2: Information Gathering and Reconnaissance

• Passive and active information gathering techniques
• Open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and resources
• Network mapping and service enumeration
• Social engineering techniques and reconnaissance
• Threat modeling and attack surface identification

Module 3: Scanning and Vulnerability Assessment

• Vulnerability assessment tools and methodologies
• Network and port scanning techniques
• Banner grabbing and fingerprinting
• Vulnerability scanning and management tools
• Asset discovery and identification

Module 4: Exploitation and Post-Exploitation

• Exploitation frameworks (Metasploit, Cobalt Strike)
• Remote code execution and privilege escalation
• Exploiting web application vulnerabilities
• Exploiting database vulnerabilities
• Maintaining persistence and post-exploitation techniques

Module 5: Web Application Penetration Testing

• Web application security concepts and vulnerabilities
• Manual and automated web application testing techniques
• Injection attacks (SQL, XSS, OS command)
• Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
• Web application scanning tools and frameworks (Burp Suite, OWASP Zap)

Module 6: Wireless and Mobile Application Security

• Wireless network security and vulnerabilities
• Wireless penetration testing techniques
• Mobile application security assessments
• Android and iOS application reverse engineering
• Mobile application security testing tools and frameworks

Module 7: Network and Infrastructure Penetration Testing

• Network penetration testing methodologies
• Exploiting network devices (routers, switches)
• VPN and remote access testing
• Firewall and Intrusion Detection System (IDS) evasion
• Wireless network penetration testing

Module 8: Cloud and Virtualization Security

• Cloud computing security concepts and challenges
• Assessing cloud infrastructure and configurations
• Cloud service provider security assessments
• Virtualization security and hypervisor vulnerabilities
• Cloud penetration testing tools and frameworks

Module 9: Advanced Penetration Testing Techniques

• Advanced exploitation techniques and post-exploitation
• Exploit development and buffer overflow attacks
• Active Directory and Windows domain exploitation
• Red teaming and adversary simulation
• Cryptography and steganography in penetration testing

Module 10: Capstone Project and Practical Applications

• Real-world penetration testing scenario simulation
• Capstone project focusing on a comprehensive penetration testing engagement
• Presentation and documentation of the project