Cyber Defence
CYBERDEFENCE
OMR Chennai · Kelambakkam junction where OMR meets the Vandalur–Kelambakkam road

Ethical Hacking Course in Kelambakkam, Chennai

Cyber Defence runs a live online, CEH-aligned ethical hacking course for Kelambakkam, Chennai — 6 months, 180 hours, fees ₹60,000 with EMI. You practise on Kali Linux, Nmap, Burp Suite and Metasploit against real lab machines, taught by CEH and CRTA certified hacker Amit Kumar.

Last updated: 6 August 2026

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Ethical hacking course in Kelambakkam — quick facts

CourseEthical Hacking Course (CEH-aligned)
Duration6 months (180 hours)
Fees₹60,000 (EMI available)
ModeLive online for Kelambakkam; optional classroom at the Hisar campus
ServingKelambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu — near Kelambakkam junction where OMR meets the Vandalur–Kelambakkam road (PIN 603103)
TrainerAmit Kumar — CEH (EC-Council), CRTA certified
CertificateCyber Defence certificate with a public verification link
PlacementResume building, mock interviews and hiring-partner referrals
EligibilityClass 12 pass and above. No programming background required.

Kelambakkam and ethical hacking — the local picture

Kelambakkam is the southern end of the corridor and the most college-heavy stretch of it, with SSN and Hindustan nearby and the Chettinad hospital and medical campus alongside a fast-growing housing belt.

What attackers actually do here: College and hospital networks hold student and health records. Staff-email phishing, unencrypted devices and fake fee-payment pages are the working pattern.

Who enrols from Kelambakkam: Engineering students from SSN and Hindustan, and healthcare IT staff supporting hospital systems.

Getting your bearings

Kelambakkam bus terminus. Nearest transit: Kelambakkam junction where OMR meets the Vandalur–Kelambakkam road.

Colleges & employers nearby

  • • SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam
  • • Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Padur
  • • Chettinad Health City

Ethical hacking syllabus for Kelambakkam learners

Six modules from lab setup to bug bounty reporting. Every technique is practised against deliberately vulnerable machines in a legal lab — never against live systems.

01. Hacking lab setup & Linux

  • Kali Linux + VirtualBox/VMware
  • Lab networking
  • Bash & Python for hackers
  • Anonymity and legal boundaries

02. Reconnaissance & scanning

  • Passive & active OSINT
  • Google dorking
  • Nmap, Masscan
  • Service & version enumeration

03. System hacking & exploitation

  • Metasploit framework
  • Password attacks & cracking
  • Privilege escalation (Linux & Windows)
  • Post-exploitation & persistence

04. Web & API hacking

  • OWASP Top 10 exploitation
  • SQLi, XSS, SSRF, IDOR
  • Burp Suite Pro workflows
  • API and JWT attacks

05. Wireless, mobile & social engineering

  • Wi-Fi attacks (WPA2/WPA3)
  • Android APK analysis
  • Phishing simulation ethics
  • Human-layer attack surface

06. Bug bounty & reporting

  • Choosing programs & scope
  • Writing an accepted report
  • Proof-of-concept discipline
  • Building a public researcher profile

Tools you will actually use

Kali LinuxNmapBurp SuiteMetasploitWiresharkOWASP ZAPNessusJohn the RipperHydraWazuh (SIEM)AutopsyAircrack-ng

Course fees for Kelambakkam, Chennai

CourseDurationFee
Cyber Security Course3–4 months · 120+ hours₹15,000
Ethical Hacking Course (CEH-aligned)6 months · 180 hours₹60,000
Digital Forensics2 months / 35 hours₹10,999
CCNA Networking2 months / 45 hours₹8,999

EMI available on all courses. No separate lab, material or certificate charges. EC-Council CEH exam vouchers are purchased from EC-Council separately — true at every institute, including ours.

Where Kelambakkam learners get hired

Security hiring sits where the campuses are. The OMR belt from Perungudi to Siruseri SIPCOT — where TCS, Cognizant, HCL, Infosys and Capgemini are among a hundred-plus firms — runs the largest SOC, GRC and application-security teams. Tidel Park and the Taramani research parks add product security, while Guindy, Ambattur and the western industrial estates bring OT and manufacturing IT roles.

Entry-level SOC and VAPT pay in Chennai typically trails Bengaluru and Hyderabad, against lower living costs. What moves a candidate fastest here is a recognised certification plus a lab portfolio they can demonstrate — Chennai panels interview practically.

We do not guarantee a package — no honest institute can. We prepare you for interviews, help build a lab portfolio, and refer you to hiring partners.

Straight answer: we have no centre in Kelambakkam

Plenty of institute pages claim a branch in every locality. Ours does not. Cyber Defence has one campus — Red Square Market, Hisar, Haryana — and everything delivered to Kelambakkam is live online: the same trainer, the same lab environment, the same certificate.

In Chennai that is usually an advantage. You keep the hours a commute would cost, you practise on the machine you will actually work on, and every live class is recorded so a missed session is not a lost module.

If a physical classroom is genuinely what keeps you disciplined, say so on the counselling call and we will tell you honestly that a local centre suits you better. We would rather lose an enrolment than mis-sell one.

If you have been scammed in Kelambakkam — do this first

Call 1930 immediately. The national cyber-crime financial-fraud helpline works across Tamil Nadu. Reporting within the first hour gives the best chance of freezing the transfer before it is withdrawn.

File the complaint at cybercrime.gov.in, then follow up at your local cyber police station — Chennai has a dedicated cyber crime unit.

Preserve everything. Keep the SMS, UPI reference numbers, caller ID, the app you installed and screenshots. Do not factory-reset the phone. Weak evidence, not weak law, is what usually stalls recovery.

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FAQ — ethical hacking course in Kelambakkam

Which is the best ethical hacking course in Kelambakkam, Chennai?

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The best ethical hacking course in Kelambakkam is one with a real lab rather than slides. Cyber Defence's CEH-aligned course runs 6 months (180 hours) and puts you on Kali Linux, Nmap, Burp Suite and Metasploit against deliberately vulnerable machines from the early weeks. It is taught live by CEH and CRTA certified ethical hacker Amit Kumar.

What are ethical hacking course fees in Kelambakkam?

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The full CEH-aligned course is ₹60,000 for 6 months, EMI available. On a tighter budget, the 3–4 months cyber security course at ₹15,000 covers the hacking fundamentals and can be upgraded later. Institutes across Chennai commonly quote ₹40,000+ for CEH training, with the EC-Council exam voucher charged separately.

Is there an ethical hacking institute near Kelambakkam?

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Several institutes advertise across Chennai, some with physical centres. Cyber Defence is honest about this: our campus is in Hisar, Haryana, and learners in Kelambakkam study through live online batches — same trainer, same labs, same certificate. The area sits near Kelambakkam junction where OMR meets the Vandalur–Kelambakkam road, but no commute is needed.

Is ethical hacking legal in India?

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Yes, when it is authorised. Testing a system you own, a lab machine, or a client system with written permission is legal. Accessing any system without permission is an offence under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The course opens with scope, authorisation and rules of engagement so learners in Kelambakkam never cross that line.

Can a beginner from Kelambakkam learn ethical hacking?

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Yes. The course assumes no prior security knowledge and starts with networking, Linux and lab setup. What separates people who learn hacking from people who watch videos about it is lab hours, not background.

Does the course cover bug bounty?

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Yes — the final module covers choosing programs, staying strictly inside scope, building a proof of concept a triager can reproduce, and writing reports that get accepted, plus building a public researcher profile.

Kelambakkam me ethical hacking course ki fees kitni hai?

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Cyber Defence ka CEH-aligned ethical hacking course ₹60,000 ka hai (6 months, 180 hours), EMI available. Kam budget hai to ₹15,000 wala cyber security course se shuru karo. Classes live online — Kelambakkam se travel nahi. WhatsApp: +91 75175 72000.

Hacking seekh kar Chennai me job milti hai kya?

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Haan, lekin practice ke saath. Entry-level SOC and VAPT pay in Chennai typically trails Bengaluru and Hyderabad, against lower living costs. What moves a candidate fastest here is a recognised certification plus a lab portfolio they can demonstrate — Chennai panels interview practically. Course me resume, mock interview aur referral support milta hai, par asli farq lab par ki gayi practice se aata hai.

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