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.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Healthcare Ethics, Responsible AI, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Computer Security Awareness Training, Cybersecurity, Diversity Awareness, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Medical Privacy, Information Privacy, Machine Learning, Media and Communications, Automation, Cultural Diversity, Personally Identifiable Information, Workplace inclusivity, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Emerging Technologies
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Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months
Lund University
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Social Justice, Algorithms, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Malware Protection, Cyber Security Assessment, Threat Detection, Penetration Testing, Threat Management, Exploitation techniques, Infrastructure Security, Network Security, Information Systems Security
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Python Programming, Cyber Operations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Network Security, Network Protocols, Debugging
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

Skills you'll gain: General Networking, TCP/IP, Network Security, Penetration Testing, Wireless Networks, Exploitation techniques, Linux, Vulnerability Scanning, Linux Commands, Encryption, Network Analysis, Command-Line Interface, Virtual Machines
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Malware Protection, Network Monitoring, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Security, Network Protocols, Network Analysis, Scripting, Remote Access Systems, Python Programming, Command-Line Interface
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Application Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Secure Coding, Exploitation techniques, Software Design Patterns, Vulnerability Assessments, Amazon Web Services, SQL, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Mobile Security, Network Security, Cybersecurity, Cryptography, Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Vulnerability Assessments, Wireless Networks, Encryption, Secure Coding, Application Security, Threat Modeling, Web Applications, Cloud Security, Internet Of Things
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Mobile Security, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Applications, Wireless Networks, Encryption, Network Protocols, Authentications
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Packt
Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Cybersecurity, Exploitation techniques, Test Tools, User Requirements Documents, Authorization (Computing), Technical Documentation, Computing Platforms, Requirements Analysis, Command-Line Interface, Technical Communication
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Compliance Management, Risk Mitigation, OpenAI, Mitigation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Prompt Engineering, Auditing, Risk Management Framework, Performance Metric
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks