Learn Python and Ethical Hacking from Scratch

Learn

Start from scratch and build up to a high-intermediate level
Model problems, design solutions and implement them using Python
Write cross-platform programs that work on Windows, OS X, and Linux
Gain a deep understanding of how computer systems work
Acquire a strong base and use the skills you've learned to write any program even if it's not related to hacking
Understand what hacking and programming are, and why they are related
Understand what a MAC address is and how to change it
Write a Python program to change MAC addresses
Write a program that can discover all clients connected to the same network
Read, analyze, and manipulate network packets
Understand and interact with different network layers in packets such as ARP, DNS, HTTP, and more
Write a program that can redirect the flow of packets in a network (ARO spoofers)
Write a packet sniffer to filter interesting data such as usernames and passwords
Write a program to redirect DNS requests (DNS spoofers)
Write a program to replace downloads requested by any computer on the network
Analyze and modify HTTP requests and responses
Inject code into HTML pages loaded by any computer on the same network
Downgrade HTTPS to HTTP
Write custom payloads to download a file, execute a command, download & execute, download execute and report

About

This course is highly practical but doesn't neglect the theory, so we start by covering some basics for ethical hacking and Python programming, installing the required software, and then starting to program straightaway.

The course is divided into several sections, each of which aims to achieve a specific goal; the goal is usually to hack into a specific system, so we start by learning how this system works and its weaknesses. Then you'll learn how to write a Python program to exploit these weaknesses and hack the system; as we write the program, the author will teach you Python programming from scratch covering one topic at a time. Thus, by the end of the course, you will have written several ethical hacking programs by yourself (see below) via backdoors, keyloggers, credential harvesters, network hacking tools, website hacking tools; and the list goes on. You'll also have a deep understanding of how computer systems work, how to model problems, and how to design an algorithm to solve problems and implement the solution using Python.

So, by the end of the course, you'll have the programming skills to write any program even if it has nothing to do with hacking, but you'll learn to program by programming hacking tools!

All the code files are placed at github.com/PacktPublishing/Learn-Python-and-Ethical-Hacking-From-Scratch

Features

Write a remote keylogger that can register all keystrokes and send them by email
Interact with files using Python (read, write, and modify them)
Convert Python programs to binary executables that work on Windows, OS X, and Linux
Convert evil files into Trojans that work and function just like any other file type such as an image or a PDF
Write a program that can discover hidden paths in a website
Send requests to websites and analyze responses
Write a program that can map a website and discover all links, subdomains, files, and directories
Run dictionary attacks and guess login information on login pages
Write a program that can discover weaknesses in websites