Pentesting Fundamentals for Beginners
Completed by Memoona Shahid
December 20, 2025
10 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Recall common security tools, ethical hacking techniques, and web application vulnerabilities.
Explain the process of correct reporting procedures in ethical hacking and describe threats and vulnerabilities in this context.
Apply knowledge to identify and exploit appropriate vulnerabilities in web applications.
Analyze threats and vulnerabilities to prioritize risks during penetration testing.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Penetration Testing
- Category: Vulnerability Assessments
- Category: Security Testing
- Category: Technical Documentation
- Category: Test Tools
- Category: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
- Category: Cyber Security Assessment
- Category: Software Documentation
- Category: Vulnerability Scanning
- Category: Metasploit
- Category: Command-Line Interface
- Category: Exploitation techniques
