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Pen Testing Courses

Pen testing courses can help you learn vulnerability assessment, network security, and ethical hacking techniques. You can build skills in penetration testing methodologies, risk analysis, and incident response strategies. Many courses introduce tools like Metasploit, Wireshark, and Burp Suite, that support identifying and exploiting security weaknesses in systems and applications. By engaging with these tools, you can practice practical work that enhance your ability to secure networks and protect sensitive data.


Popular Pen Testing Courses and Certifications


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    Google Cloud

    Datastream: PostgreSQL Replication to BigQuery

    Skills you'll gain: Data Validation, Google Cloud Platform, PostgreSQL, Data Import/Export, Data Maintenance, Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Data Migration

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Assessment, Incident Response, Firewall, Exploitation techniques, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Vulnerability Assessments, Malware Protection, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Authentications, Linux Commands

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    SmartBear API Hub Development: Design, Test & Deploy

    Skills you'll gain: API Design, API Gateway, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Documentation, Restful API, Server Side, Test Automation, Cloud API, Software Testing, Interactive Design, Software Design, JSON, Collaboration, Debugging, Version Control

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Minnesota

    Causal Inference Project Ideation

    Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Research Design, A/B Testing, Business Analysis, Analytical Skills, Complex Problem Solving, Statistical Inference, Business Priorities, Data Ethics, Prioritization, Project Planning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Jordan University of Science and Technology

    عـــلـم المنـــاعة للجميـــع

    Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Physiology, Pathology, Clinical Practices, Infectious Diseases, Hematology, Anatomy, Microbiology, Oncology, Biology, Laboratory Testing, Molecular Biology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Serverless Computing, Application Lifecycle Management, DevOps, Amazon Web Services, AWS CloudFormation, Continuous Integration, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Continuous Delivery, Cloud Development, Containerization, Cloud Applications, Cloud Security, IT Automation, System Monitoring, Event Monitoring

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security

    Skills you'll gain: Software-Defined Networking, Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Wide Area Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Network Security, Network Performance Management, Network Infrastructure, Firewall, Network Routing, Encryption, Real Time Data

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: DevSecOps

    Skills you'll gain: DevSecOps, Secure Coding, Cloud-Native Computing, Software Architecture, Security Engineering, Software Design, Microsoft Azure, Cybersecurity, DevOps, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Web Applications, Azure DevOps, Containerization, API Design, Docker (Software), Software Engineering, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Dependency Analysis, Git (Version Control System)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    XHTML Practical - Case Study on XYZ Bank

    Skills you'll gain: Usability, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Front-End Web Development, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Semantic Web, Web Design and Development, Javascript, Web Design, Debugging, Web Applications, Usability Testing, Web Development, Development Testing

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Machine Learning, Big Data, and Deep Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Keras (Neural Network Library), Deep Learning, Tensorflow, A/B Testing, Big Data, Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Machine Learning Software, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Artificial Intelligence, Supervised Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Dimensionality Reduction, Reinforcement Learning

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Codio

    Data Analysis in Python

    Skills you'll gain: Matplotlib, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Data Cleansing, Probability & Statistics, Data Manipulation, Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Pandas (Python Package), Data Science, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Scripting, Computational Logic

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    Networking and Migration in Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Cloud Computing Architecture, General Networking, Firewall, Network Security, Cloud Management, IT Automation, Data Migration, Virtual Machines, Microsoft SQL Servers, Performance Tuning, Scalability, Solution Architecture, Disaster Recovery

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Datastream: PostgreSQL Replication to BigQuery: Google Cloud
  • Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners: Packt
  • SmartBear API Hub Development: Design, Test & Deploy: Coursera
  • Causal Inference Project Ideation: University of Minnesota
  • عـــلـم المنـــاعة للجميـــع: Jordan University of Science and Technology
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional: Packt
  • SD-WAN: Optimizing Network Performance & Security: Coursera
  • Cyber Security: DevSecOps: Macquarie University
  • XHTML Practical - Case Study on XYZ Bank: EDUCBA
  • Advanced Machine Learning, Big Data, and Deep Learning: Packt

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