Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking with GenAI: Zero to Pro is a comprehensive, hands-on program that takes you from absolute beginner to advanced cybersecurity professional by combining ethical hacking, defensive security, Python programming, and Generative AI. This course uniquely integrates modern AI-powered security techniques with traditional hacking and defense strategies, preparing you for today’s evolving cyber threat landscape.
Course Overview
This course delivers a complete end-to-end cybersecurity learning path. You will start with fundamental cybersecurity, networking, and IT security concepts, then progressively move into ethical hacking, Kali Linux, penetration testing, web and wireless security, and advanced threat detection. The final stages of the course focus on Generative AI, OpenAI integration, Python automation, machine learning, and real-world security projects.
What You Will Learn
- Cybersecurity, IT Security, and INFOSEC fundamentals
- Networking basics and their role in cybersecurity
- Defensive security strategies and threat mitigation
- Ethical hacking techniques from beginner to advanced levels
- Kali Linux command-line mastery
- Information gathering, reconnaissance, and vulnerability analysis
- Exploitation techniques using Metasploit Framework
- Web application security, wireless security, and password attacks
- Automated vulnerability scanning and social engineering
- Anonymous browsing, privacy protection, and OPSEC
- Splunk for security monitoring and log analysis
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework implementation
- Python programming for cybersecurity automation
- Threat detection and response using Generative AI
- Building AI-powered security and hacking tools
- Packet analysis, encryption, and hybrid cryptography
- Machine learning–based anomaly detection
Key GenAI & AI-Powered Topics
- Introduction to Generative AI in Cybersecurity
- OpenAI API integration for security tasks
- AI-powered firewall intrusion detection
- Threat detection and response with GenAI
- Behavioral analysis and insider threat detection
- AI-assisted threat hunting and intelligence analysis
- Social engineering with Generative AI
Hands-On Projects
- AI-powered cybersecurity defense system
- Threat report clustering using OpenAI text embeddings
- Advanced Python-based port scanning tool
- Hybrid encryption system (AES + RSA)
- Password cracking and security analysis tool
- AI-powered ethical hacking tool
- Packet capture and encryption analysis with Wireshark
- AI-powered Windows Event Log Analyzer with OpenAI & Machine Learning
- Custom Python Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Simulated phishing attack using GenAI
Course Structure
The course is organized into 41 sections and 175 lectures, covering:
- Cybersecurity fundamentals and risk management
- Network security and endpoint protection
- INFOSEC principles and encryption
- Splunk SIEM fundamentals
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework
- Generative AI and OpenAI for cybersecurity
- Python programming (beginner to intermediate)
- Ethical hacking labs and penetration testing
- Advanced automation, AI, and machine learning projects
Course Includes
- 11.5 hours of on-demand video
- 1 coding exercise
- 1 practice test
- Assignments and quizzes
- 17 downloadable resources
- Closed captions
- Full lifetime access
- Access on mobile and TV
Requirements
- Basic computer knowledge
- A computer running Windows, macOS, or Linux
- Internet connection
- Willingness to install tools such as Kali Linux and Python
- No prior cybersecurity or programming experience required
Who This Course Is For
- Beginners starting a career in cybersecurity or ethical hacking
- Students and enthusiasts learning cybersecurity from scratch
- IT professionals looking to upgrade their security skills
- Cybersecurity professionals adopting AI-powered security tools
- Ethical hackers expanding into GenAI and automation
- AI and machine learning enthusiasts exploring cybersecurity applications
Conclusion
Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking with GenAI: Zero to Pro is a future-ready course that blends traditional cybersecurity expertise with cutting-edge Generative AI. By the end of this course, you will possess the skills, tools, and mindset to defend systems, ethically hack environments, and build AI-powered security solutions for real-world cyber challenges.
