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Results for "penetration testing"

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    Microsoft

    Cybersecurity Tools and Technologies

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Security Testing, System Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Exploitation techniques, Microsoft Azure, Firewall, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    194 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    EC-Council

    Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Network Security, Threat Modeling, Mobile Security, Cloud Security, Public Key Infrastructure, Vulnerability Assessments, Cryptography, Security Controls, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Authorization (Computing), Security Awareness, Cloud Computing, Encryption, Malware Protection, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Identity and Access Management, Cyber Attacks, Data Integrity

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    756 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Security Assessment, Public Key Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling, Cryptography, Exploitation techniques, Security Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Encryption, Technical Writing, Test Tools, Human Factors (Security)

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Advanced Penetration Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Application Security, Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Cloud Security, Wireless Networks, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Preview
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    Board Infinity

    Kali Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Monitoring, Penetration Testing, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Network Troubleshooting, Cybersecurity, Linux, Software Installation, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Network Analysis

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    224 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Johns Hopkins University

    Introduction to Ethical Hacking

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Metasploit, Public Key Infrastructure, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cryptography, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Mobile Security, Cyber Operations, Security Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, Operating Systems, Encryption

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    University of California, Davis

    Secure Coding Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Secure Coding, Cryptography, Exploit development, Authentications, Encryption, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Application Security, Security Controls, Vulnerability Management, Security Testing, Software Design, C and C++, Authorization (Computing), Java, Programming Principles, Cybersecurity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    600 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    LearnKartS

    Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Penetration Testing, Cyber Attacks, Threat Detection, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Application Security, Security Awareness, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Servers

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    192 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Hands-On Web App Pentesting

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Web Applications, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Application Security, Web Servers, Content Management Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Databases

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: New
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    Infosec

    ChatGPT for Offensive Security

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, ChatGPT, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Responsible AI, Penetration Testing, Threat Modeling, Cyber Operations, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Scanning, Generative AI, Scripting

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free
    Free
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    Coursera

    Vulnerability Scanning with Nmap: Network Scanning

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Operating Systems

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    74 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Web Application Security Testing with OWASP ZAP

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability Scanning, Proxy Servers, Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Scraping, Web Applications

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    288 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular penetration testing courses

  • Cybersecurity Tools and Technologies: Microsoft
  • Cybersecurity Attack and Defense Fundamentals: EC-Council
  • Introduction to Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: Johns Hopkins University
  • Advanced Penetration Techniques: Packt
  • Kali Linux: Board Infinity
  • Introduction to Ethical Hacking: Johns Hopkins University
  • Secure Coding Practices: University of California, Davis
  • Ethical Hacking Fundamentals: LearnKartS
  • Hands-On Web App Pentesting: Packt
  • ChatGPT for Offensive Security: Infosec

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