🛡️ Cyber Security Course Syllabus

🛡️ Cyber Security Course Syllabus

📘 1. Introduction to Cyber Security

• What is Cyber Security?
• Threat landscape (global & Nepal context)
• Types of Hackers: White, Black & Grey hat
• CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
• Basics of Internet, OS, and Networking

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🌐 2. Networking & Security Basics

• OSI & TCP/IP Models
• IP Addressing & Subnetting
• DNS, DHCP, Ports & Protocols
• Network Devices: Router, Switch, Firewall
• Introduction to VPN & Proxy

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🛠️ 3. Operating Systems & Virtualization

• Linux & Windows Environment Basics
• File Systems & Permissions
• VM Setup (VirtualBox / VMware)
• Kali Linux & Parrot OS Basics
• Command Line Tools

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🐞 4. Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

• Footprinting & Reconnaissance
• Scanning Networks & Vulnerability Analysis
• System Hacking Techniques
• Malware Types (Virus, Worms, Ransomware, etc.)
• Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS)

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🔍 5. Web Application Security

• OWASP Top 10 Vulnerabilities:
  • SQL Injection
  • Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
  • CSRF
  • Broken Authentication
• Web App Penetration Testing Tools: Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP

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🔐 6. Cryptography & Encryption

• Symmetric & Asymmetric Encryption
• Hashing (MD5, SHA)
• SSL/TLS, HTTPS
• Digital Signatures and Certificates

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📡 7. Wireless Network Security

• Wireless Encryption (WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3)
• Attacks: Evil Twin, Deauthentication, Packet Sniffing
• Wireshark Basics
• Aircrack-ng

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⚙️ 8. Tools & Techniques

• Kali Linux Tools (Nmap, Metasploit, Hydra, Nikto)
• Wireshark
• Nessus & OpenVAS for Vulnerability Scanning
• Password Cracking (John the Ripper, Hashcat)

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🧠 9. Cyber Laws & Ethics in Nepal

• Cyber Crime in Nepal (with examples)
• IT Act of Nepal
• Digital Signature Act
• Ethics of Hacking & Career Path

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📁 10. Incident Response & Forensics

• Log Analysis
• Phases of Incident Response
• Digital Forensics Basics
• Chain of Custody
• SIEM Tools (Splunk, ELK basics)

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🎓 11. Project + Certification Prep

• Real-Time Hacking Simulations
• Mini-Project: Web or Network Security Analysis
• Interview Questions & Soft Skills
• Preparation for:
  • CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator)

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📅 Duration:

• 3 to 6 months (depends on institute & level: beginner/intermediate/advanced)
• Modes: Online + Offline + Hybrid