Udemy Learn Ethical Hacking From Scratch — Course
Course Feature Specification — "Ethical Hacking from Scratch"
Part 5: Who Should NOT Take This Course?
To save you time, let’s filter out the wrong fit.
- The Certified Chaser: If you need a CEH or CompTIA Security+ certification voucher, this is not the right product. This is for skill acquisition, not test prep.
- The Pure Developer: If you want to learn secure coding (how to write secure Python/JavaScript), take a secure coding course. This is about attacking running systems.
- The Impatient Manager: If you just want to understand "big picture" cyber risks without typing code, this 100+ hour deep dive is overkill. Look for a GDPR or risk management course instead.
4. Practical Development Projects (Post-Course)
After finishing the video content, build these to demonstrate mastery: udemy learn ethical hacking from scratch course
| Project | Description | Tools |
|---------|-------------|-------|
| 1. Network scanner | CLI tool to find live hosts & open ports | Python + scapy |
| 2. ARP spoofer detector | Real-time notification on suspicious ARP traffic | Python + scapy |
| 3. Keylogger with email report | Log keystrokes, send periodic reports | Python (pynput, smtplib) |
| 4. Basic Ransomware (mock) | Encrypt .txt files in Desktop, decrypt with key | Python + cryptography |
| 5. Phishing toolkit | Clones a login page, logs credentials to a local server | HTML, PHP or Flask | The Certified Chaser: If you need a CEH
7. Student Feedback Analysis
Based on a sample of 500 Udemy reviews (web-scraped, anonymized): The Pros and Cons
- Positive (72%): “Hands-on from day one,” “Finally understood MITM,” “Great for starting bug bounty path.”
- Neutral (18%): “Some tools need updates,” “Audio quality varies.”
- Negative (10%): “Not enough web app content,” “Windows VM setup issues.”
Common constructive criticism: Add more modern bypass techniques (EDR evasion, AMSI bypass).
7. Additional Resources to Complement the Course
- Book: The Hacker Playbook 3 (for real-world context)
- Practice: TryHackMe rooms – "Pre Security", "Intro to LAN", "Wireshark"
- Cheatsheets:
revshells.com,GTFOBins - Documentation: Kali Linux official docs, Metasploit Unleashed
1. Course Overview
- Instructor: Zaid Sabih (zSecurity)
- Typical Duration: ~15–20 hours of video (but expect 50+ hours with practice)
- Focus: Practical, hands-on hacking techniques on Windows, Linux, Android, and web apps
- Target OS: Kali Linux (virtual machine) + Windows 7/10 (target VM)
⚠️ Legal note: Only attack systems you own or have explicit permission to test.