Student - Beginner Course
Self-Paced and Practical Online Penetration Testing Training

Experience the definitive penetration testing course for beginners and attend from the comfort of your home.

The Student Penetration Testing course Student is the best first step if you want to start a career in IT Security.

This course will give you all the basics necessary to prepare for more advanced techniques in the future.

 
 
 
 


  • 600 interactive elearning slides
  • Branched interactive learning
  • 3 hours of video training
  • Preliminary skills section
  • Penetration testing section
  • Learn how to use pentester tools
  • Easy explanation of real attacks
  • Attacks to networks
  • Attacks to web applications
  • Self-assessment quizzes
  • Practical sessions
  • Learn Backtrack & Metasploit
  • Instant Access To Course And Labs
  • 7 Day Full Money Back Guarantee
The Best Way To Start Your Career As A Penetration Tester

 

A Message from Armando Romeo, CEO of eLearnSecurity



Dear Aspiring Penetration Tester,


When I started my career, there were no readily-available resources to learn penetration testing. Information was disorganized and techniques had to be picked up through experimentation, trial-and-error or by speaking to other hackers. This was extremely frustrating.


Learning without a mentor and without a structured approach is what makes 90% of the people give up.


This is a pity since penetration testing is a wonderful job where you are spending your time doing what you love: breaking, fixing, learning, breaking, fixing, and learning. If you work as a freelancer, you can even work at your own home office, without a boss. You are continually exposed to the most innovative ideas discovered by fellow pentesters and have the opportunity to apply your creativity with your own investigations.



Penetration Testers can work full-time, part-time or on projects


So why are there relatively few good pentesters? First, because penetration testing is a difficult job that requires hard work and perseverance. But it also takes knowledge and practical experience. This is exactly what the eLearnSecurity Student course gives you. The course is designed to teach you a structured, practical and effective approach to penetration testing and ethical hacking.


Penetration testing course - Student


Unlike other online courses that apply to all levels, the eLearnSecurity Student Course has been designed specifically for beginners!


During our countless training sessions, we took note of all the questions, needs and frustrations of our beginner students. We spent a great deal of time understanding the issues beginners have during their early days in the field and then produced the best training material to answer these challenges. This has made a big difference to the success of our students.


We also know that you will not understand advanced attacks if you do not have a sound understanding of networks and web applications. This is why we developed the ONLY course on penetration testing that teaches you basics of Networking and Web applications. This is a huge plus for our students.


Our jargon free explanations, animations and video lessons provide you with the most interactive courses on the subject available today. We designed the course to meet such high standards that students who start with just a basic (bare minimum) knowledge of IT security should be proficient enough to:

check Correctly understand what's involved in every penetration testing engagement
check Perform vulnerability assessment on a variety of targets through the use of vulnerability scanners
check Carry out specific exploitation of targets using the most appropriate tools
check Set up a home lab using VMware or Virtual Box

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Build Strong Basics with Our Unique Course for Beginners

 

Download Course Syllabus

 

 

The Student Penetration Testing course is divided in two main sections: Preliminary skills and Penetration testing.
Students can begin the course with any of the two sections. However, we recommend that you first go through the networking and web application basics. These are covered in depth and integrated with many references in the introductory section.




Preliminary skills covers everything a future penetration tester should know before applying the penetration testing techniques.


The student will be provided with useful links, references and books for each of the topics covered providing an infinite learning opportunity and a proven path to follow.

The Preliminary skills section will also answer the most common questions beginners have, including:

check How does a real penetration test occur?
check What are the phases of a penetration test?
check How should I deal with a client?

Vulnerability assessment is one of the foundations of every penetration test. Students will learn how to use Nessus, the most famous and powerful Vulnerability scanner available today.

 

At the end of this section the student will possess the necessary confidence and capabilities to move to the next phase: the Penetration Testing section.

 

 

Penetration Testing section is a thorough journey through a penetration test: the student will be guided through a penetration test in all its phases: from information gathering to actual exploitation of systems.

Students will learn how to leverage social networks and the most important tools to gather valuable information on the target organization. Interactive slides and video lessons will make studying fun and enjoyable while minimizing each student's learning curve.


Interactive slides and video lessons will make studying fun and enjoyable while minimizing student's learning curve.


The student will then be exposed to the most important port scanning techniques and the use of the most important port scanning tool: nmap.


Once ports and services have been enumerated and a remote network map has been created, the student will have the choice to select which attacking techniques apply to each discovered system and network device!


The student will learn how to attack Windows and Linux boxes as well as server daemons. Advanced vulnerabilities like Buffer overflow will be introduced with jargon-free examples. The most important web application related vulnerabilities will be covered with real world examples: XSS and SQL injection will finally be crystal clear to the student.


The intensive use of Backtrack and Metasploit Framework will provide the student with readily usable skills and the necessary confidence to move on with more advanced topics.

 

 

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WE UNDERSTAND BEGINNERS

 

Armando Romeo is the founder of eLearnSecurity and author of the Penetration Testing Course Student.
Prior to founding eLearnSecurity, Armando had founded the Hackers Center Security research group with which has published over one hundred security advisories on open-source and commercial web applications. During his career, Armando has conducted a number of web application and network security assessments. He has served as Consultant and Head of Italian business for Security Brigade, a leading Penetration testing services company based out of Mumbai, India.
He holds a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Pisa.

 

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Practice At Home, Legally

 

Each Student enrolled in the eLearnSecurity course will receive a Lab set-up guide in PDF. This will provide step-by-step instructions on how to set-up a home lab using Virtual Box or VMware.

 

Vulnerable virtual machines will be provided and used during the course to provide practice in the learned attack techniques.

 

If you want to delve deeper into practical Web application exploitation you can also add eLearnSecurity's unique and innovative Coliseum Lab WAS360 to the package.

This is the famous virtual lab running on eLearnSecurity's servers that allows our students to practice attack techniques related to Web Application Security, in a user-isolated sand-boxed environment against 14 different real-world scenarios . Coliseum Labs also helps the student acquire real world skills readily usable in a real penetration testing engagement.

 

 

How can I add Coliseum Lab WAS360 to the package?

 

You can click on Enroll and opt for one of the bundle packages that include eLearnSecurity's Coliseum Lab WAS360.

All You Need To Know Before Enrolling In Our Course

 

The Student Penetration testing Course is tailored for beginners and everyone can enroll in the course.

 

If you are completely new to information technology and computers, chances are you will have some difficulties.
You can focus on the Preliminary Skills section and build your background through the resources and books that we provide throughout the first part of the course.

 

The eLearnSecurity training has been designed to allow students to go through external resources at their own pace.

Life-time access to course material means that you are free to decide when and for how long to study. The pace is entirely up to you.
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT US

 

Read what our clients, Industry experts and Leading Information Security websites say about us...

 

 

 

 

This course provided beginning, intermediate and advanced Penetration Testing exercises. I was able to progress at my own pace and develop a deeper understanding of this skills and knowledge to further my career in information security. I was challenged and pleased to be presented with a course that was designed with simplicity, but maintained techniques that were informative and industry guided. I refer backing to the training often to clarify my understanding. Overall the student course was sophisticated and efficient to increase my knowledge in the Penetration testing arena. I would recommend enrolling in courses provided by eLearnSecurity.

Chris Matthews

The student course is very comprehensive and covers more than the required aspects of the modules. The interface is easy to use and the videos included are very helpful in giving you a step by step guide for the more complex tasks. I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to start in penetration testing and puts you in a good position to start a career in the area of penetration testing.

Theodore Judice , Osaze Systems IT Consulting

I think that eLearnSecurity course is the best course suited for the beginners in the penetration testing field. It is well made, not expensive and it will explain all the topics in a clear manner. Thanks!

Lucian Andrei

If penetration testing is what you are looking for, then look no further than the eLearnSecurity team. The resources were second to none and the knowledge the guys have got is amazing. This is the best course that I have taken by far.

Daniel Morris

Frequently Asked Questions

 

 

If you have questions that you don't find answered here please contact us.

 

What are the software/hardware requirements?

You need to have a web browser with a Flash plug-in enabled.


In order to study the course you won't be forced to use any particular OS. However you will be provided with a copy of Backtrack or you can use your own. If you run Backtrack as a virtual machine, you are should have at least 2Gb RAM, 4GB is better.


An internet connection speed of at least 128Kbit/s. 256Kbit/s or higher is recommended.

 

 

How do you provide support?

As soon as you enroll in one of our courses you are provided with access to private forum where you will find instructors and community managers available to help you 24/7.


Response time is usually a matter of hours (sometimes minutes).


Support for billing, technical and exam-related questions is also provided through email, ticketing service and Live chat.

 

 

How can I pay?

We accept all major credit cards, Paypal, Wire transfer, 2Checkout, MoneyBookers, Purchase Order.


MoneyGram or Western Union are NOT accepted.

 

 

Are there any hidden fees?

There are no hidden fees. If you are from a country where VAT is required, you have to add VAT to our ticket price. We are legally obligated to collect VAT on your behalf.


There are no hidden fees. If you are from a country where VAT is required, you have to add VAT to our ticket price. We are legally obligated to collect VAT on your behalf.

 

 

What happens when there are new updates to the course contents?

You have lifetime access to course material and we will include minor updates to the contents free of charge. Minor updates include: an addition of a new module, a new video, bug fixes, improvements to labs, addition of a small number of new labs.


You have lifetime access to course material and we will include minor updates to the contents free of charge. Minor updates include: an addition of a new module, a new video, bug fixes, improvements to labs, addition of a small number of new labs.


When we issue a new major upgrade you can upgrade to the new version with a minor upgrade fee, or keep your current version. The upgrade fee will be established proportionally to the amount of new content added and according to the time elapsed between your enrollment and the release of the new content. Note: if you enroll today and we issue a new major release you will get the new release for free.


There is no published update schedule and we reserve the right to issue minor or major updates when we see the need.

 

 

Can I request a refund if contents are too difficult for me?

Yes you can, but please read the Pre-Requisites for this course before enrolling.

 

 

Will this course teach me how to hack into Facebook/Twitter/[Younameit] ?

No. This is a serious course on Penetration testing.

 

 

Will this course teach me how to use Backtrack and Metasploit?

Yes, our course covers how to exploit a remote computer using Metasploit as well as the other most important tools penetration testers use.

 

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