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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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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking the Network

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Exploitation techniques, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Cryptographic Protocols, Network Protocols, General Networking, Computer Networking, Command-Line Interface, Network Analysis, Proxy Servers

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Gemini for end-to-end SDLC

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Gemini, Test Script Development, Software Development Life Cycle, Google Cloud Platform, Development Testing, Application Development, Test Case, Query Languages, Debugging

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    6 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    Learning Mindsets & Skills

    Skills you'll gain: Education and Training, Teaching, Growth Mindedness, Learning Theory, Human Learning, Student Engagement, Cultural Diversity, Experimentation, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Psychological Evaluations, Discussion Facilitation

    3.9
    Rating, 3.9 out of 5 stars
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    58 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Beginners Overview of Swagger Editor

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Software Documentation, API Design, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Technical Documentation, Restful API, JSON, YAML, Software Design

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    35 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Infosec

    Writing Secure Code in C++

    Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Computer Programming Tools, C and C++, Application Security, System Programming, C++ (Programming Language), C (Programming Language), Software Development Tools, Exploit development, Debugging, Interoperability, Unix, Embedded Systems, Vulnerability Assessments, Unix Commands, File I/O, Operating Systems, Data Security, Linux, Microsoft Windows

    2.8
    Rating, 2.8 out of 5 stars
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    33 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Wetland Science & Management: Fundamentals to Conservation

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Monitoring, Hydrology, Environmental Engineering and Restoration, Water Resource Management, Land Management, Natural Resource Management, Water Resources, Water Quality, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Science, Biology, Research Reports, Environment and Resource Management, Environment, Geographic Information Systems, Laboratory Testing, Geospatial Information and Technology, Technical Documentation, Microbiology

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    14 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    ANOVA and Experimental Design

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Experimentation, Research Design, Statistical Analysis, Data Ethics, Statistical Modeling, Data Science, A/B Testing, Data Analysis, Quantitative Research, Regression Analysis, Statistical Inference, Probability & Statistics, Sample Size Determination, Linear Algebra, Calculus

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    19 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Learn & Secure

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Analysis, Exploitation techniques, Linux, Virtual Machines, Operating Systems

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    29 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Spring Boot Web Development with Java

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Apache Maven, Spring Boot, Model View Controller, Unit Testing, Microservices, Application Development, Spring Framework, Redis, Restful API, YAML, Java, Java Programming, MongoDB, Application Deployment, NoSQL, Ajax, Hibernate (Java), Data Persistence, Software Testing

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    59 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Microsoft

    Performance Optimization and Scalability

    Skills you'll gain: Load Balancing, Scalability, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Microsoft Copilot, Application Design, Performance Testing, Systems Architecture, Application Performance Management, Distributed Computing, Database Management, Middleware, SQL

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    11 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    28DIGITAL

    Quantitative Formal Modeling and Worst-Case Performance Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Mathematical Modeling, Systems Analysis, Performance Testing, Embedded Systems, Graph Theory, Technical Documentation, Model Evaluation, Algorithms

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    44 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Vanderbilt University

    AI Agents in Java with Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI Agents, Java, Agentic systems, AI Workflows, Generative AI, LLM Application, Tool Calling, OpenAI API, Application Development, Prompt Engineering, Debugging

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    25 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Security & Ethical Hacking: Attacking the Network: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Gemini for end-to-end SDLC: Google Cloud
  • Learning Mindsets & Skills: High Tech High Graduate School of Education
  • Beginners Overview of Swagger Editor: Coursera
  • Writing Secure Code in C++: Infosec
  • Wetland Science & Management: Fundamentals to Conservation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • ANOVA and Experimental Design: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Learn & Secure: EDUCBA
  • Spring Boot Web Development with Java: EDUCBA
  • Performance Optimization and Scalability: Microsoft

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