Intermediate Tutorials
Hands-on technical skills for job-ready security work
Best for learners who know basics and want hands-on technical skills. You will learn practical testing, monitoring, hardening, incident response, and security operations.
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8–10 hours
Ethical Hacking Foundations: Reconnaissance to Responsible Reporting
Learn the ethical hacking process from scope understanding and reconnaissance to vulnerability discovery, safe testing, documentation, and reporting.
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How it works
Learn → practice → test → apply
Every tutorial at this level follows the same practical structure — not random articles.
Read & understand
Chapters with examples and diagrams
Practice
Labs, commands, and scenarios
Test yourself
Quizzes and assignments
Apply on the job
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Featured intermediate tutorials
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Ethical Hacking Foundations: Reconnaissance to Responsible Reporting
Learn the ethical hacking process from scope understanding and reconnaissance to vulnerability discovery, safe testing, documentation, and reporting.
OWASP Top 10 Complete Practical Guide
Master the most common web application security risks with examples, prevention techniques, testing methods, and practical labs.
SOC Analyst Foundation: Logs, Alerts and Incident Response
Learn how SOC teams monitor systems, analyze alerts, investigate suspicious activities, and respond to incidents.
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What you'll gain
- Practice web testing, hardening, and SOC monitoring workflows
- Use SIEM, logging, and scanning in realistic scenarios
- Document findings and communicate with technical teams
- Bridge tutorials to labs, courses, and career roadmaps
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