Ethical Hacking — Network Scanning with Nmap & Nessus | Network Security

Stop guessing what's on your network — discover it, prioritize it, and fix it. This practical, ethics-first module teaches professional network scanning and vulnerability assessment using Nmap and Nessus — strictly in legal, consented lab environments. Learn how to map assets, identify risky services, run vulnerability scans responsibly, and turn findings into prioritized remediation that protects real systems. No exploitation guidance — only defensive, career-ready skills.

What You'll Learn

• Network discovery & mapping with Nmap: asset inventories, port/service fingerprinting, and safe scan profiling.
• Vulnerability assessment with Nessus: configure scans, interpret results, and reduce false positives.
• How to combine passive and active techniques to build accurate, lawful network pictures.
• Prioritization: risk scoring, exploitability context, and how to present findings to stakeholders.
• Scan tuning & performance: avoid service disruption while gathering effective data.
• Integration into workflows: automate scans, schedule assessments, and feed results into ticketing systems.
• Remediation playbooks: step-by-step guidance for patching, configuration fixes, and compensating controls.
• Reporting templates: produce clear executive summaries, technical findings, and remediation checklists.
• Legal & ethical boundaries: scoping, authorization, and responsible disclosure best practices.

Format & Benefits

• Hands-on labs in isolated environments — practice without touching live, unauthorized networks.
• Step-by-step walkthroughs for Nmap & Nessus usage from a defender’s perspective (lab-only).
• Downloadable assets: scan templates, tuning checklists, remediation playbooks, and report templates.
• Instructor feedback and limited cohort sizes to ensure meaningful review and learning.
• Outcome: verifiable lab artifacts and remediation reports you can show employers or clients.

Why students enroll: real defenders teach practical scanning, false-positive reduction, and remediation — not hype. Limited seats preserve mentor feedback; early enrollees receive bonus scan templates and a one-on-one lab review as a reciprocity gift.

Ethical use only — all exercises use isolated, consented targets. This training is intended for authorized testers, security teams, and students who follow legal and disclosure best practices.