Cyber Defence
Manali, Himachal Pradesh · Live online from Hisar

Ethical Hacking Course in Manali

Cyber Defence runs a CEH-aligned ethical hacking course for Manali, Himachal Pradesh — 6 months, 180 hours, fees ₹60,000 with EMI. You practise on Kali Linux, Nmap, Burp Suite and Metasploit against real lab machines, covering web and wireless exploitation and bug bounty reporting, taught live by CEH and CRTA certified Amit Kumar.

Last updated: 6 August 2026

Course at a glance

CourseFeeWhat it covers
Cyber Security Course₹15,0003–4 months · 120+ hours · networking, Linux, VAPT basics, SIEM, incident response
Ethical Hacking Course (CEH-aligned)₹60,0006 months · 180 hours · Kali Linux, Metasploit, Burp Suite, web & wireless exploitation, bug bounty
Digital Forensics₹10,9992 months · 35 hours · evidence handling, disk and memory basics, reporting
CCNA Networking₹8,9992 months · 45 hours · the networking base every security role assumes

EMI available on all courses. No separate lab, material or certificate charges. EC-Council CEH exam vouchers are purchased from EC-Council directly, as at every institute.

Why this matters in Manali

Almost purely tourism. Hotels, homestays, cafes, adventure operators at Solang, Atal Tunnel day trips, taxi unions and snow-gear rental, with apple orchards and orchard stays alongside. The money arrives in the summer holidays and the December-January snow window. In between it is genuinely thin, and a bad monsoon with landslides can remove a chunk of the season outright.

OTA-dependent to a fault. A large share of properties take most of their bookings through MakeMyTrip, Booking and Goibibo and surrender commission on every one; the few with a working direct channel keep noticeably more per room-night. Cafes and adventure operators live on Instagram. Mobile data degrades badly in exactly the weeks that matter most.

What that means for security: The demand is 'homestay near Old Manali', 'Manali package from Delhi 3 nights', 'Solang Valley activities price', 'Manali honeymoon resort' and 'cab to Atal Tunnel from Manali'. Guests plan from Delhi, Punjab and Gujarat weeks in advance, so the booking is effectively decided before anyone reaches the hill. Off-season is when that content should be written.

A direct-booking site that loads in under two seconds on a phone: honest photographs, season-wise room and package pricing, an advance-payment link, and a cancellation policy that accounts for road closures. Adventure operators need one page per activity with safety notes, age limits and pickup points. Nothing should depend on a fast connection at the guest's end.

Sectors most exposed here

Hotels, resorts and homestaysAdventure tourism and gear rentalTaxi unions and tour transportCafes and tourist retailApple orchards and orchard stays

Local reference points

Mall Road, Manali · Old Manali · Hadimba Temple · Solang Valley

Business languages: Hindi, Kullvi, Punjabi, English

Syllabus

6 months (180 hours). Every module ends with a hands-on lab you complete on your own laptop from Manali — 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 use hands-on

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

What the roles pay

RoleTypical salary
SOC Analyst (Tier 1)₹4–8 LPA
VAPT Engineer / Penetration Tester₹6–12 LPA
Cyber Security Analyst₹5–10 LPA
Incident Response Analyst₹6–11 LPA
Application Security Engineer₹8–16 LPA

Bands reflect entry-level to two-years-experience hiring across India and vary with skill, city and employer. We do not guarantee a package — we prepare you for interviews and refer you to hiring partners.

Been scammed in Manali? Do this first

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

File at cybercrime.gov.in and keep the acknowledgement number, then follow up at your local cyber police station.

Preserve everything. SMS, UPI reference numbers, caller ID, the app you were asked to install, screenshots. Do not factory-reset the phone — that destroys the evidence.

Straight answer: we have no office in Manali

Cyber Defence has one campus — Red Square Market, Hisar, Haryana 125001 — and serves Manali through live online batches: the same trainer, the same labs, the same verifiable certificate. Plenty of institutes list an address in every city they want to rank in. We would rather tell you the truth.

We publish no star ratings or review counts, because we have no verified review corpus and inventing one is fraud. Ask us to connect you with a past student instead.

We do not guarantee placement. We prepare you properly and we refer you — the interview is yours to win.

Ethical Hacking Course in Manali — FAQs

What does cyber security look like specifically in Manali?

Almost purely tourism. Hotels, homestays, cafes, adventure operators at Solang, Atal Tunnel day trips, taxi unions and snow-gear rental, with apple orchards and orchard stays alongside. The money arrives in the summer holidays and the December-January snow window. In between it is genuinely thin, and a bad monsoon with landslides can remove a chunk of the season outright. OTA-dependent to a fault. A large share of properties take most of their bookings through MakeMyTrip, Booking and Goibibo and surrender commission on every one; the few with a working direct channel keep noticeably more per room-night. Cafes and adventure operators live on Instagram. Mobile data degrades badly in exactly the weeks that matter most. Mall Road, Manali, Old Manali, Hadimba Temple are the local reference points. The sectors most exposed here are hotels, resorts and homestays, adventure tourism and gear rental, taxi unions and tour transport, cafes and tourist retail — and the attacks that actually land are social, not exotic: business email compromise on supplier payments, UPI collect-request fraud, and ransomware arriving through one unpatched machine.

What are ethical hacking course fees in Manali?

The full CEH-aligned course is ₹60,000 for six months (180 hours), EMI available. On a tighter budget the 3–4 month cyber security course at ₹15,000 covers the hacking fundamentals and can be upgraded later. The EC-Council CEH exam voucher is bought from EC-Council separately — that is true at every institute, and anyone implying otherwise is hiding a cost.

Is ethical hacking legal in India?

Yes, when authorised. Testing systems you own, purpose-built lab machines, or a client's systems under written permission is legal. Unauthorised access to any computer resource is an offence under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 — up to three years imprisonment and/or fine — with further liability under Section 43 for damage or data theft. Intent to learn is not a defence.

Can a beginner in Manali learn ethical hacking?

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 hacking is lab hours — expect about six months of consistent practice to be job-ready.

Does the course cover bug bounty?

Yes, as the final module: choosing programs, staying strictly inside scope, building a proof of concept a triager can reproduce in a minute, and writing reports that actually get accepted. Realistically bug bounty is weekend income alongside a job, not a replacement for one early on.

Manali me ethical hacking course kaise join karein?

Course ₹60,000 ka hai (6 mahine, 180 ghante), EMI available, aur classes live online hain — Manali se travel nahi karna padta. Kam budget me shuru karna ho to ₹15,000 wala cyber security course lo. Free counselling call ke liye WhatsApp: +91 75175 72000.

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