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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


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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Computing, Ethics, and Society

    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

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    Lund University

    Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, Social Justice, Algorithms, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, Governance, Law, Regulation, and Compliance

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 3

    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

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    Packt

    Advanced Exploitation and Scripting Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Scripting, Scripting Languages, Python Programming, Cyber Operations, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Network Security, Network Protocols, Debugging

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners

    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

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    Packt

    Hacking WEP/WPA/WPA2 Wi-Fi Networks Using Kali Linux

    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

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    Packt

    Exploit Development, Malware, & Defensive Strategies

    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

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    University of Colorado System

    Hacking and Patching

    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)

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Advanced Network Attacks, Web Hacking, and Cryptography

    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

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Advanced Cybersecurity Techniques

    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

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    Packt

    Practical Pentesting

    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

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    Coursera

    Responsible AI: Transparency & Ethics

    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

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

  • Computing, Ethics, and Society: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges: Lund University
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 3: Pearson
  • Advanced Exploitation and Scripting Techniques: Packt
  • Practical Cyber Hacking Skills for Beginners: Packt
  • Hacking WEP/WPA/WPA2 Wi-Fi Networks Using Kali Linux: Packt
  • Exploit Development, Malware, & Defensive Strategies: Packt
  • Hacking and Patching: University of Colorado System
  • Advanced Network Attacks, Web Hacking, and Cryptography: Packt
  • Advanced Cybersecurity Techniques: Johns Hopkins University

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