Build the Linux and operating system foundations that every cybersecurity beginner needs before touching tools.

WHAT YOU'LL COVER

• Phase Introduction
• ■Welcome to the HackPath Bootcamp
• ■What Is an Operating System and Why Linux in Cybersecurity
• ■Setting Up Your Environment — VirtualBox and Ubuntu
• ■Understanding the Linux File Tree
• Files and Navigation
• ■Why File Navigation is the Foundation of Everything in Cybersecurity
• ■Navigating the File System — cd, ls, and pwd
• ■Creating, Moving, and Deleting Files
• Permissions
• ■Why Permissions Matter in Security
• ■Understanding and Using chmod and chown
• ■Users and Groups in Linux
• Reading and Interacting with the System
• ■Why Reading a System Comes First
• ■Reading and Editing Files — cat, less, nano, and basic vim
• ■Environment Variables in Linux
• ■Processes and Services — ps, kill, and systemctl
• ■Installing Packages with apt
• Logs
• ■What Logs Are and Why They Matter in Cybersecurity
• ■Where to Find System Logs
• ■How to Read and Interpret Logs
• Finalization
• ■Mini Project — Securing a Compromised Server
• ■Phase 1 Recap
• ■Phase 1 Assessment
• ■Buffer Day — Catch Up and Consolidate

Build command-line fluency, learn text manipulation, and start automating repetitive work with Bash.

WHAT YOU'LL COVER

• Phase Introduction
• ■What Is a Terminal and Why Hackers Live in It
• ■GUI vs Command Line — How Terminal Thinking Works
• Text Manipulation
• ■Why Text Manipulation Matters in Cybersecurity
• ■Searching Through Files with grep
• ■Text Processing with cut, sort, uniq, and wc
• Finding Files
• ■Why File Discovery Matters in Pentesting
• ■Finding Files with find
• ■Pipes and Redirections
• Bash Scripting
• ■What a Script Is and Why Automation Changes Everything
• ■Bash Variables and Conditions
• ■Bash Loops
• ■Bash Functions
• ■Practical Script — Automate a Simple Task
• Finalization
• ■Mini Project — Write a Basic Audit Script
• ■Phase 2 Recap

Understand how networks work, master core networking tools, and build the mental models attackers use.

WHAT YOU'LL COVER

• Phase Introduction
• ■What a Network Is and Why Everything Goes Through It in Cybersecurity
• ■How a Hacker Thinks About a Network
• Network Fundamentals
• ■Why IP Addresses Are Non-Negotiable
• ■IP Addresses, Masks, and Subnets
• ■DNS — Why Attackers Love It
• ■How DNS Really Works
• ■HTTP and HTTPS — The Foundation of the Web
• ■Ports — Why They Are the First Thing We Scan
• ■TCP vs UDP — The Difference That Changes Everything
• ■The OSI Model Without Getting Lost
• Networking Tools
• ■Why Networking Tools Are the Hacker's Eyes
• ■ping and traceroute
• ■nmap — Introduction and First Scan
• ■nmap — Advanced Scans
• ■Wireshark — Understanding What We're About to Do
• ■Wireshark — Capturing Traffic
• ■Wireshark — Reading and Analyzing HTTP Traffic
• ■netstat and ss — Inspecting Network Connections
• ■curl and wget — Talking to the Web from the Terminal
• Network Practice
• ■Capture and Analyze Real Traffic
• ■Identify Machines on a Network
• ■Understand and Interpret a Port Scan
• ■Mini Project — Map a Local Network
• Cyber Context
• ■How an Attacker Sees a Network
• ■Firewalls and IDS — Concepts and Roles
• ■VPNs and Tunnels — Why and How
• ■Final Networking Mini Project
• ■Phase 3 Assessment

Apply the foundations to recon, web vulnerabilities, CTF workflows, and the first steps of a cyber career.

WHAT YOU'LL COVER

• Phase Introduction
• ■What Ethical Hacking Really Is
• ■The Pentester's Methodology — How They Think
• Recon & OSINT
• ■Why Reconnaissance Is the Most Important Phase
• ■OSINT — What It Is and How It Works
• ■Shodan — Finding Exposed Machines
• ■theHarvester — Collecting Information
• ■Google Dorks — Finding What Search Engines Expose
• ■Passive vs Active Reconnaissance
• ■Build a Professional Recon Report
• Web Vulnerabilities
• ■Why the Web Is the Main Attack Surface
• ■How a Web Application Works
• ■OWASP Top 10 — The Vulnerabilities That Keep Coming Back
• ■SQL Injection — Understanding and Demonstration
• ■XSS — Understanding and Demonstration
• ■Directory Traversal
• ■Burp Suite — Introduction and First Use
• CTF Practice
• ■What a CTF Is and Why It Is Great Training
• ■TryHackMe — Setup and Your First Room
• ■How to Approach a Target Methodically
• ■Guided Room Walkthrough
• ■Independent Room
• ■Advanced Independent Room
• Finalization & Career
• ■Careers in Cybersecurity — SOC, Pentesting, and Bug Bounty
• ■The Roadmap After the Bootcamp
• ■Prepare Your CV and Cybersecurity Profile
• ■Final Project — Full Pentest Report
• ■HackPath Foundations Certification