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Ethical Hacking Courses

Ethical hacking courses can help you learn penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and risk management techniques. You can build skills in network security, incident response, and ethical guidelines for cybersecurity practices. Many courses introduce tools like Metasploit, Wireshark, and Nmap, that support identifying security weaknesses and testing defenses in real-time scenarios. By engaging with these tools, you’ll gain practical experience in protecting systems and understanding the mindset of potential attackers.

Popular Ethical Hacking Courses and Certifications


  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Advanced Neural Network Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Autoencoders, Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Reinforcement Learning, Generative AI, Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), Generative Model Architectures, Unsupervised Learning, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Markov Model

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Leadership

    Skills you'll gain: Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Business Ethics, Emotional Intelligence, Organizational Leadership, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Recognizing Others, Leadership, Trustworthiness, Leadership Development, Waterfall Methodology, Initiative and Leadership, Motivational Skills, Team Motivation, Decisiveness, Strategic Decision-Making, Project Management Life Cycle, Self-Motivation, People Development

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    26 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002)

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Security Testing, Hardening, Test Script Development, Brute-force attacks, Business Logic, Cloud Security, Network Analysis, Programming Principles, API Testing, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Cloud Computing, Wireless Networks, Data Persistence, Application Programming Interface (API), Data Security

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    22 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

  • T

    The University of Sydney

    محو الأمية المعلوماتية والرقمية لتحقيق النجاح في الجامعة

    Skills you'll gain: Information Management, Critical Thinking, digital literacy, Research, Professionalism, Personal Integrity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Communication, Digital Communications

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Y

    Yad Vashem

    Chosen Issues in Holocaust History

    Skills you'll gain: Art History, European History, Social Studies, World History, Social Justice, Culture, Public History, Political Sciences, Psychology, Policy Analysis, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    32 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • F

    Fractal Analytics

    Generative AI in User Research and Design Thinking

    Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Innovation, Design Thinking, User Research, AI powered creativity, Design Research, Generative AI, Competitive Analysis, User Experience Design, Journey Mapping, AI literacy, Human Centered Design, Data Ethics, Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Problem Solving, Data Collection, Data Synthesis, Critical Thinking

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    16 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Beyond the Basics: Expand Your Copilot for Sales Expertise

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Forecasting, Revenue Forecasting, Responsible AI, Sales Pipelines, Data Ethics, Sales Strategy, Sales, Sales Enablement, Sales Management, AI Enablement, Microsoft 365, AI Integrations

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, LLM Application, Model Deployment, Responsible AI, Application Deployment, Application Development, Large Language Modeling, Hugging Face, Data Ethics, Generative AI, AI Security, Application Security, Continuous Monitoring

    4
    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    29 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    GenAI for Talent Acquisition: Smarter Candidate Screening

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Google Gemini, Talent Acquisition, Recruitment, Talent Recruitment, Generative AI Agents, Prompt Engineering Tools, Generative AI, Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Power Automate/Flow, ChatGPT, Data Ethics, Workflow Management, Business Workflow Analysis, Business Process Automation, AI Integrations, Automation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    10 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Pearson

    The Pearson Complete Course for CISM Certification: Unit 1

    Skills you'll gain: Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Enterprise Security, Compliance Management, Regulatory Requirements, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Business Metrics, Accountability Frameworks, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Metric, Ethical Standards And Conduct

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Negociar con sentido: ¿Competir, colaborar o ceder?

    Skills you'll gain: Negotiation, Game Theory, Conflict Management, Influencing, Communication, Decision Making, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Decision-Making, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Cultural Responsiveness, Cultural Diversity, Cultural Sensitivity, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Leeds

    How to Get Into AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, AI literacy, digital literacy, Machine Learning

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
    ·
    13 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular ethical hacking courses

  • Advanced Neural Network Techniques: Johns Hopkins University
  • Leadership : University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Packt
  • محو الأمية المعلوماتية والرقمية لتحقيق النجاح في الجامعة: The University of Sydney
  • Chosen Issues in Holocaust History: Yad Vashem
  • Generative AI in User Research and Design Thinking: Fractal Analytics
  • Beyond the Basics: Expand Your Copilot for Sales Expertise: Microsoft
  • Building Production-Ready Apps with Large Language Models: Coursera
  • GenAI for Talent Acquisition: Smarter Candidate Screening: Coursera
  • The Pearson Complete Course for CISM Certification: Unit 1: Pearson

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