In a digital world, we are more vulnerable to malicious attacks, cyber frauds, invasions of privacy, and other such bad activities.This course …
Learning Mode: Learn at ALC or at Home
Detailed Course Curriculum
Hands-on module breakdown aligned with MKCL production standards and industry requirements.
Securing Personal Devices and Operating Systems
Securing Wi-Fi, LAN Networks
Tools used for Ethical Hacking
Data and Information security
Cyber Attacks and their Types
Overview of Computer Viruses
Downloading and Installing Good Antivirus Software
Rootkits
Botnets
Ransomware
Securing Personal computers and Operating Systems
Patch Management
Patch Deployment and verification
Installing and configuring Open Source Firewall
Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System
Network Load Balancers
Setting LAB environment
VPN Configuration
Types of Cyber Attacks
Phishing and Spoofing attacks
Social Engineering
Using Network Packet Analyzers
Ethical Hacking
Foot printing
Open Source Security Scanning tools like NMAP
Using Kali Linux for exploring various Ethical Hacking Tools
Eligibility Criteria
• Basic knowledge of computers and keen desire to build skills in this field.
• Open to students, job seekers, and working professionals.
Official Certification
• Official MKCL KLiC Certificate upon successful completion of the course and evaluations.
Target Audience & Who Should Join
• Beginners or IT professionals interested in ethical hacking and penetration testing who want to learn tools like Kali Linux, Nmap, and Wireshark.
• Cybersecurity Enthusiasts interested in understanding the basics of cybersecurity, ethical hacking tools, and methods to protect data and information.
• System administrators, network engineers, and IT support personnel seeking to improve their cybersecurity knowledge and learn to secure networks, devices, and operating systems.
• General Users who want to learn about protecting their personal devices, secure their home or office networks, and prevent cyber threats.
• Individuals studying information security or related fields looking for practical exposure to cybersecurity tools and techniques.
Work-Centric Learning Approach
• Step 1: Learners are given an overview of the course and its connection to life and work
• Step 2: Learners are exposed to the specific tool(s) used in the course through the various real-life applications of the tool(s).
• Step 3: Learners are acquainted with the careers and the hierarchy of roles they can perform at workplaces after attaining increasing levels of mastery over the tool(s).
• Step 4: Learners are acquainted with the architecture of the tool or tool map so as to appreciate various parts of the tool, their functions, utility and inter-relations.
• Step 5: Learners are exposed to simple application development methodology by using the tool at the beginner’s level.
• Step 6: Learners perform the differential skills related to the use of the tool to improve the given ready-made industry-standard outputs.
• Step 7: Learners are engaged in appreciation of real-life case studies developed by the experts.
• Step 8: Learners are encouraged to proceed from appreciation to imitation of the experts.
• Step 9: After the imitation experience, they are required to improve the expert’s outputs so that they proceed from mere imitation to emulation.
• Step 10: Emulation is taken a level further from working with differential skills towards the visualization and creation of a complete output according to the requirements provided. (Long Assignments)
• Step 11: Understanding the requirements, communicating one’s own thoughts and presenting are important skills required in facing an interview for securing a work order/job. For instilling these skills, learners are presented with various subject-specific technical as well as HR-oriented questions and encouraged to answer them.
• Step 12: Finally, they develop the integral skills involving optimal methods and best practices to produce useful outputs right from scratch, publish them in their ePortfolio and thereby proceed from emulation to self-expression, from self-expression to self-confidence and from self-confidence to self-reliance and self-esteem!
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MKCL Certified Program
Admissions Open 2026
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Course Overview
Duration:60 hours
Track:IT Hardware, Networking & Cyber Security
Skill Level:Foundation
Language:English
Mode:Learn at ALC or at Home
Certificate:Official MKCL
Key Course Highlights:
Securing Personal Devices and Operating Systems
Securing Wi-Fi, LAN Networks
Tools used for Ethical Hacking
Data and Information security
Cyber Attacks and their Types
Avast antivirus
Comodo firewall
Angry IP scanner
Kali Linux OS
Virtual box software to install Kali Linux on VM
Nmap tool
Wireshark tool
To aware the learner about online frauds and best practices to keep safe
Provide good understanding of daily life cyber security skills with examples
Learner should able to implement security skills practically