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.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Nutritional Assessment, Health Assessment, Preventative Care, Diagnostic Tests, Physiology, Biochemistry, Laboratory Testing, Nutrition and Diet, Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Biology, Systems Analysis, Molecular Biology
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, GitHub Copilot, AI Workflows, Generative AI, AI Integrations, API Design, AI Security, Software Development, Database Design, Automation
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Exploitation techniques, Threat Modeling, Cyber Security Assessment, Cybersecurity, Operating System Administration, Operating Systems, Hardening, Computer Security, Malware Protection, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Controls, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Memory Management, Data Persistence, Computer Architecture
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: electromagnetics, Electronics, Wireless Networks, Performance Tuning, Network Planning And Design, Process Optimization, Design, Analysis, Mathematical Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Edureka
Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Development, Prometheus (Software), Grafana, Program Development, Software Architecture
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: C and C++, C++ (Programming Language), Development Environment, Performance Tuning, Test Tools, System Programming, Docker (Software), Computer Architecture, Containerization, Development Testing, Programming Principles, Software Development Tools, Hardware Architecture, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Debugging, Memory Management, Software-Defined Networking, Scripting
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Test Tools, Java Programming, Verification And Validation, Java, Test Case, Test Automation, Programming Principles, Code Reusability
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Glasgow
Skills you'll gain: Program Development, Web Design and Development, Web Development Tools, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Javascript, Interactive Design, Computational Thinking, JavaScript Frameworks, Integrated Development Environments, Development Testing, Computer Programming Tools, Software Design, Programming Principles, Scalability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, AI Integrations, Cloud Deployment, Application Deployment, Serverless Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Context Management, Cloud Services, Software Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

O.P. Jindal Global University
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Programming, Statistical Analysis, Probability Distribution, Data Visualization, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, R (Software), R Programming, Probability & Statistics, Statistics, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Visualization, Statistical Inference, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Probability, Big Data
Build toward a degree
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, AI Workflows, AI Integrations, Generative Model Architectures, Context Engineering, Software Architecture, CI/CD, Model Evaluation, Software Development, Code Reusability, Continuous Integration, Application Development, Unit Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Salesforce Object Query Language (SOQL), Salesforce Development, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Systems Integration, Salesforce, Restful API, Web Services, Integration Testing, Data Integration, Software Development Tools, Application Programming Interface (API), Real Time Data, Development Environment, Postman API Platform, Data Import/Export, Event-Driven Programming, Authentications, Web Components
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months