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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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    Arizona State University

    Design of Experiments

    Skills you'll gain: Experimentation, Sample Size Determination, Research Design, Regression Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Modeling, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Design Strategies, Sampling (Statistics), Probability & Statistics, Mathematical Modeling, Analysis, Model Evaluation, Data Transformation, Descriptive Statistics, Probability Distribution, Variance Analysis, Data Analysis

    4.7
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    379 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    Privacy and Standardisation

    Skills you'll gain: Technical Standard, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Case Law, Medical Privacy, Court Systems, Telecommunications, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Legal Research, Data Ethics, IT Security Architecture, Technology Roadmaps, European History, International Relations, Interoperability, Data Governance, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Emerging Technologies

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    382 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Immunology: Complement, MHC I and II, T Cells, and Cytokines

    Skills you'll gain: Immunology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cell Biology, Biology, Biochemistry

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    497 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University at Buffalo

    Blockchain Platforms

    Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Emerging Technologies, Distributed Computing, Microsoft Azure, FinTech, Cloud Computing Architecture, Interoperability, Cryptography, Scalability, Data Storage, Information Privacy

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    1.1K reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado System

    Hacking and Patching

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Application Security, Secure Coding, Exploitation techniques, Software Design Patterns, Vulnerability Assessments, Amazon Web Services, SQL, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language)

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    277 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California, Irvine

    iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs

    Skills you'll gain: Swift Programming, Objective-C (Programming Language), iOS Development, Core Data (Software), Apple iOS, Video Game Development, Game Design, Model View Controller, JSON, User Interface (UI) Design, UI Components, Mobile Development, OAuth, Responsive Web Design, Prototyping, Animation and Game Design, Apple Xcode, Human Computer Interaction, UI/UX Strategy, Usability Testing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    710 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow

    Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Security, Cloud Computing, Data Integrity, Performance Tuning, CI/CD, Data Processing, Debugging, Real Time Data, System Monitoring, Data Storage Technologies, Unit Testing, Containerization, Interoperability, File I/O, Data Transformation

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    125 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    SAS

    SAS Statistical Business Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Logistic Regression, SAS (Software), Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, Predictive Analytics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Statistical Modeling, Regression Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Big Data, Plot (Graphics), Data Analysis, Model Deployment, Statistical Inference, Statistical Machine Learning, Feature Engineering

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    228 reviews

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Data Engineering, Big Data and ML on Google Cloud 日本語版

    Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Data Pipelines, Data Lakes, Data Import/Export, Feature Engineering, Model Deployment, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Tensorflow, Data Infrastructure, Serverless Computing, Apache Airflow, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, Apache Spark, Dashboard, Data Migration, Big Data, Data Governance

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    290 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    Prompt Engineering Generative AI for Marketing & Advertising

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, A/B Testing, Copywriting, Advertising, Marketing, ChatGPT, Content Creation, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Analytics, Customer Insights, Social Media Content

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    105 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Effective Programming in Scala

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Data Validation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Build Tools, Programming Principles, Development Environment, Distributed Computing, Business Logic, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Data Structures, Data Modeling

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    177 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California, Davis

    SQL Problem Solving

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Data Quality, Complex Problem Solving, Data Visualization, JSON, Query Languages, Business Metrics, Business Reporting, Data Cleansing, Data Presentation, Forecasting, Data Analysis, Predictive Analytics, Debugging

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    16 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Design of Experiments: Arizona State University
  • Privacy and Standardisation: 28DIGITAL
  • Fundamentals of Immunology: Complement, MHC I and II, T Cells, and Cytokines: Rice University
  • Blockchain Platforms: University at Buffalo
  • Hacking and Patching: University of Colorado System
  • iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs: University of California, Irvine
  • Serverless Data Processing with Dataflow: Google Cloud
  • SAS Statistical Business Analyst: SAS
  • Data Engineering, Big Data and ML on Google Cloud 日本語版: Google Cloud
  • Prompt Engineering Generative AI for Marketing & Advertising: Coursera

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