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Ethics, law, authorisation and lab safety
Explain, demonstrate and verify **ethics, law, authorisation and lab safety** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Ethics, law, authorisation and lab safety60 min
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CYB-220Advanced
Certification preparation
CEH-Aligned Ethical Hacking Preparation
Instructor-led ethical-hacking theory and lab preparation aligned to CEH knowledge areas; THNF does not issue the EC-Council certification.
Part of these pathways
Course outline: enrolment opens after THNF content and assessment review.
What you will be able to do
Clear outcomes. Practical evidence.
- Review ethical-hacking domains
- Connect tools to methodology
- Practise in isolated labs
- Prepare an evidence-led study plan
Course structure
Modules and lessons
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Footprinting and reconnaissance
Explain, demonstrate and verify **footprinting and reconnaissance** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Footprinting and reconnaissance60 min
03
Scanning, enumeration and vulnerability analysis
Explain, demonstrate and verify **scanning, enumeration and vulnerability analysis** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Scanning, enumeration and vulnerability analysis60 min
04
System access concepts and credential security
Explain, demonstrate and verify **system access concepts and credential security** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- System access concepts and credential security60 min
05
Malware, persistence and defensive analysis
Explain, demonstrate and verify **malware, persistence and defensive analysis** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Malware, persistence and defensive analysis60 min
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Traffic analysis and network attack concepts
Explain, demonstrate and verify **traffic analysis and network attack concepts** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Traffic analysis and network attack concepts60 min
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Social engineering defence and awareness
Explain, demonstrate and verify **social engineering defence and awareness** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Social engineering defence and awareness60 min
08
Web server and web application security
Explain, demonstrate and verify **web server and web application security** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Web server and web application security60 min
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Wireless, mobile, IoT and operational technology
Explain, demonstrate and verify **wireless, mobile, iot and operational technology** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Wireless, mobile, IoT and operational technology60 min
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Cloud, container and API security
Explain, demonstrate and verify **cloud, container and api security** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Cloud, container and API security60 min
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Cryptography, detection and countermeasures
Explain, demonstrate and verify **cryptography, detection and countermeasures** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Cryptography, detection and countermeasures60 min
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Ethical hacking capstone and report
Explain, demonstrate and verify **ethical hacking capstone and report** using an authorised lab and a realistic Sierra Leone scenario.
- Ethical hacking capstone and report60 min
Access and progression
Know what the course requires.
The required capability matters; the learner does not have to personally own every device.
Who it is for
Aspiring developers, technical learners, career changers and practitioners seeking applied computing skills.
Hardware access
Personal 64-bit computer with 8 GB RAM and 60 GB free, or use the managed lab device at a readiness-approved THNF centre.
Software and practical access
An authorised isolated virtual lab supplied and supervised by the training team; never use production or third-party systems without written permission.
Possible progression
Authorised security-support, SOC, vulnerability-management or digital-forensics trainee; external certifications remain separately awarded.
Progression is not a guarantee of employment or external certification.Sierra Leone context
Authorised scenarios involving local SMEs, schools, NGOs, mobile-money fraud and shared devices, with safeguarding and Sierra Leonean legal and ethical boundaries.
Skills in context
Career directions and next steps
These are realistic directions that the skills can support—not promises of employment, job titles or external certification.
- Cybersecurity-support trainee
- Security-operations trainee
- Vulnerability-management assistant
Possible progression pathways
Cybersecurity