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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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    Coursera

    Automation with Drools: Knowledge-Based Decision Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Business Logic, Application Deployment, Decision Support Systems, Business Process Automation, Business Intelligence Software, Workflow Management, Test Case, Systems Development, Verification And Validation, Automation, Computer Programming, Docker (Software), Data Modeling, Complex Problem Solving, Development Testing, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    SkillUp

    Advanced GenAI Development Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, OpenAI, API Design, Software Development, Back-End Web Development, Database Design, Automation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Simplilearn

    Generative AI for Code Generation Training

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Software Development Tools, Prompt Engineering, Code Review, Software Development, Application Development, Automation, Unit Testing, Software Documentation, Maintainability, Responsible AI, Test Case, Natural Language Processing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free
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    Amazon Web Services

    Introduction to Building with AWS Databases V01.01.00

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Database Design, Database Systems, Data Migration, Databases, Solution Design

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tencent Cloud

    Tencent Cloud Developer Associate

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Development, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Applications, Serverless Computing, Cloud Computing, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Services, Application Development, Microservices, Distributed Computing, Application Programming Interface (API), Mobile Development Tools, Data Migration, Artificial Intelligence

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    Serverless Data Processing Dataflow em Português Brasileiro

    Skills you'll gain: Dataflow, Data Pipelines, Apache Kafka, Serverless Computing, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Security, Real Time Data, Data Security, Debugging, Data Processing, Google Cloud Platform, Data Integrity, CI/CD, Extract, Transform, Load, Performance Tuning, Maintainability, Pandas (Python Package), Data Transformation, SQL, Unit Testing

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Packt

    Database Management and Core Application Development

    Skills you'll gain: ASP.NET, Database Development, Database Management, Object-Relational Mapping, Back-End Web Development, Full-Stack Web Development, C# (Programming Language), Database Design, Authorization (Computing), Model View Controller, Authentications, Data Modeling, Data Migration, Data Mapping, Business Logic, Software Design Patterns, Maintainability, Data Validation

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pearson

    Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 5

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Authentications, Web Applications, Penetration Testing, Application Security, Security Controls, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Programming Interface (API), Exploitation techniques, Web Servers, Cloud Security, SQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    The Pearson Complete Course for CISM Certification: Unit 5

    Skills you'll gain: IT Management, Information Assurance, Test Planning

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google Cloud

    Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud - Deutsch

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics, Google Cloud Platform, Governance, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Scenario Testing, Emerging Technologies, Decision Making

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Accelerate Migration from Control-M to Apache Airflow with DAGify

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Airflow, Data Migration, Data Pipelines, Cloud Development, Development Environment

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Google Cloud

    Cost Optimization and Data Tiering with BigLake and Cloud Storage

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Storage, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Management, Data Lakes, Data Import/Export, Data Storage, Data Storage Technologies, Data Migration

    Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Automation with Drools: Knowledge-Based Decision Systems: Coursera
  • Advanced GenAI Development Practices: SkillUp
  • Generative AI for Code Generation Training : Simplilearn
  • Introduction to Building with AWS Databases V01.01.00: Amazon Web Services
  • Tencent Cloud Developer Associate: Tencent Cloud
  • Serverless Data Processing Dataflow em Português Brasileiro: Google Cloud
  • Database Management and Core Application Development: Packt
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 5: Pearson
  • The Pearson Complete Course for CISM Certification: Unit 5: Pearson
  • Responsible AI: Applying AI Principles with Google Cloud - Deutsch: Google Cloud

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