🛡️ Ethical Hacking Roadmap for Beginners (By Pralin)

📚 Note: All the courses listed below are ones I’ve personally purchased on Udemy. This roadmap is tailored to help me (and maybe you!) learn ethical hacking in a structured, effective, and beginner-friendly way.

This is a step-by-step guide to help you learn ethical hacking from absolute basics to advanced concepts. It includes 53 handpicked courses categorized into levels, with estimated time, priority, and progress tracking.

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✅ Legend

• ⏳ Estimated Time — How long it might take to finish
• 🔁 Priority — When to take the course
• 📌 Notes — Optional thoughts or next steps
• ☑️ Progress — Mark when complete

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🔰 START HERE – Absolute Beginner (Fundamentals)

✅ Course Name	⏳ Time	🔁 Priority	☑️	📌 Notes
CyberSecurity Bootcamp: The Ultimate Beginner’s Course	6h	1️⃣	[ ]	Foundation
Complete Ethical Hacking Course 2025: Go From Zero to Hero	10h	1️⃣	[ ]	Great overview
Kali Linux Guide For Beginners	4h	1️⃣	[ ]	Tool setup
The Anonymity Course For Beginners	3h	1️⃣	[ ]	Stay hidden online
Windows Command Mastery for Ethical Hackers	4h	2️⃣	[ ]	CMD basics
Kali Linux for Ethical Hackers	4h	2️⃣	[ ]	Continue Kali
The Kali OS Uses In Cyber Security	3h	2️⃣	[ ]	Complement above
Ethical Hacking: Hacker Methodology	5h	2️⃣	[ ]	Mindset & flow
Network Mastery for Ethical Hackers	6h	2️⃣	[ ]	Learn protocols
Ultimate Ethical Hacking from Zero To Hero	8h	2️⃣	[ ]	Hands-on recap

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🔧 GET COMFORTABLE – Tools & Basic Attacks

✅ Course Name	⏳ Time	🔁 Priority	☑️	📌 Notes
Ethical Hacking: Pentesting Tools	4h	3️⃣	[ ]	Intro to tools
The Complete Nmap Ethical Hacking MasterClass	5h	3️⃣	[ ]	Port scanning
Wireshark Ninja	6h	3️⃣	[ ]	Packet analysis
Recon for Bug Bounty & Pentesting	5h	3️⃣	[ ]	Info gathering
Hands on Ethical Hacking 2024	6h	3️⃣	[ ]	Practice-focused
How to Hack WiFi Networks for Beginners	3h	4️⃣	[ ]	Good intro
Complete WiFi Hacking Course	6h	4️⃣	[ ]	Deep dive

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💻 SYSTEM TARGETING – Windows, Linux, Android

✅ Course Name	⏳ Time	🔁 Priority	☑️	📌 Notes
Hack Windows	4h	5️⃣	[ ]	Exploiting Win OS
Ethical Hacking: Hack Linux Systems	4h	5️⃣	[ ]	Exploiting Linux
Ethical Hacking: Hack Android	3h	5️⃣	[ ]	Android-specific
Learn Android Hacking For Beginners	5h	5️⃣	[ ]	Complements above

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🌐 WEB HACKING FUNDAMENTALS

✅ Course Name	⏳ Time	🔁 Priority	☑️	📌 Notes
Learn Ethical Hacking by Hacking Real Websites Legally	6h	6️⃣	[ ]	Legal safe labs
Web Hacking for Beginners	5h	6️⃣	[ ]	Good starting point
Ethical Hacking: SQL Injection for Beginners	3h	6️⃣	[ ]	Core skill
Ethical Hacking: File Inclusion	3h	6️⃣	[ ]	LFI/RFI
Ethical Hacking: Command Injection	3h	6️⃣	[ ]	Input flaws
Ethical Hacking: Web Enumeration	3h	6️⃣	[ ]	Footprinting

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🐍 PYTHON & SCRIPTING

✅ Course Name	⏳ Time	🔁 Priority	☑️	📌 Notes
Python Hacking	7h	7️⃣	[ ]	Real-world use
Python Hacking: Create Backdoor	4h	7️⃣	[ ]	Malware logic

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🔥 POST-EXPLOITATION & PASSWORDS

✅ Course Name	⏳ Time	🔁 Priority	☑️	📌 Notes
Ethical Hacking: Metasploit	4h	8️⃣	[ ]	Tool-based exploits
Ethical Hacking Using Metasploit Hacking OS	4h	8️⃣	[ ]	Pair with above
Ethical Hacking: Post-Exploitation	4h	8️⃣	[ ]	After exploit access
Ethical Hacking: Reverse Shells	3h	8️⃣	[ ]	Shell backdoor
Ethical Hacking: Introduction to Exploits	4h	8️⃣	[ ]	Learn CVEs
Cracking MS Office Passwords	2h	8️⃣	[ ]	Specific use
Complete Windows Password Cracking	3h	8️⃣	[ ]	Dump + crack
Ethical Hacking: Master Password Cracking	4h	8️⃣	[ ]	Hashes, brute-force

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🔍 ADVANCED & REVERSE ENGINEERING

✅ Course Name	⏳ Time	🔁 Priority	☑️	📌 Notes
Reverse Engineering & Malware Analysis in 21 Hours	21h	9️⃣	[ ]	Only when ready
Mastering x86-64 Real Assembly Language	12h	9️⃣	[ ]	Low-level ops
Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator	6h	9️⃣	[ ]	Forensics approach
Linux Security	4h	9️⃣	[ ]	Secure systems
Data Security, Recovery and Storage	4h	9️⃣	[ ]	Storage-focused

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🌐 BONUS / OPTIONAL / MISC

✅ Course Name	⏳ Time	🔁 Priority	☑️	📌 Notes
Real Ethical Hacking in 46 Hours: CSEH+CEH PRO	46h	🔄	[ ]	Use to revise
Bug Bounty - Ethical Hacking 2025	6h	🔄	[ ]	Great after web hacking
Ethical Hacking: AI Chatbots	3h	🔄	[ ]	Fun side-topic
Ethically Hack the Planet	3h	🔄	[ ]	Creative
Ethically Hack the Planet Part 2	3h	🔄	[ ]	Continuation
Certified Growth Hacking Professional	4h	🔄	[ ]	Not cybersecurity
The Cyber Security Course: End Point Protection	3h	🔄	[ ]	Only if curious
Presentation Skills 101	2h	🔄	[ ]	Helps for interviews

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📸 Screenshot Of My Course Gallery

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🚀 Final Notes

• 🎯 Follow the priority sequence for optimal learning.
• 🧠 Track your progress using checkboxes.
• ✍️ Feel free to add links or completion dates next to each course.
• 🔐 Practice on platforms like TryHackMe, HackTheBox, or PortSwigger Labs alongside.

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