Penetration Testing, Threat Hunting, and Cryptography
Completed by Kimberly Vandervest
March 16, 2026
17 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
In-demand penetration and threat hunting skills, supported by hands-on practice that employers are looking for on a resume.
Hands-on experience applying the principles of penetration testing using tools, such as OWASP ZAP and SNYK.
How to create penetration testing reports and integrate AI to perform advanced threat hunting and threat intelligence.
Use cryptography and cryptanalysis techniques like encryption and hashing to ensure data integrity and confidentiality.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Security Testing
- Category: Cryptography
- Category: Vulnerability Assessments
- Category: Cybersecurity
- Category: Cyber Threat Hunting
- Category: AI Integrations
- Category: MITRE ATT&CK Framework
- Category: Brute-force attacks
- Category: Exploitation techniques
- Category: Application Security
- Category: Vulnerability Scanning
- Category: Threat Detection
