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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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    IBM

    Generative AI: Impact, Considerations, and Ethical Issues

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Generative Model Architectures, Generative AI, Business Ethics, AI literacy, Legal Risk, Socioeconomics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Corporate Sustainability, Social Impact, Information Privacy, Accountability, Data Quality

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    Sage Publications

    Foundations of Ethical Selling and Strategic Preparation

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Prospecting, Sales Process, Customer Acquisition Management, Sales, Prospecting and Qualification, Account Strategy, Sales Strategy, Customer Analysis, Lead Generation, Value Propositions, General Sales Practices, Selling Techniques, Sales Management, Customer Insights, Business Research, Customer Relationship Management, Strategic Marketing, Negotiation, Planning, Ethical Standards And Conduct

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    University of Michigan

    Participatory AI for Social Impact

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Social Impact, Community Development, Community Outreach, AI literacy, Design Thinking, Case Studies, Human Centered Design, Scenario Testing

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs

    Skills you'll gain: Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Incident Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Management, Security Awareness, Data Ethics, Data Security, Technical Communication, AI Workflows, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Ethical Decision Making for Success in the Tech Industry

    Skills you'll gain: Courage, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Decision Making, Business Ethics, Leadership Studies, Professionalism, Engineering Management, Personal Integrity, Leadership

    Build toward a degree

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    Lund University

    Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI literacy, Social Impact, Algorithms, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, Governance, Robotics

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Virginia

    Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business

    Skills you'll gain: Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Balance Sheet, Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis, Design Thinking, Accounting, Innovation, Journey Mapping, Process Design, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy, Leadership Development, Corporate Sustainability, Stakeholder Engagement, Professional Development, Business Ethics, Organizational Leadership, Finance, HR Tech

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    LearnQuest

    Mitigate AI Risk and Ensure Ethical Operations

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Operational Risk, Compliance Management, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Risk Control, Risk Management Framework, Risk Analysis, Data Ethics, Risk Mitigation, Continuous Monitoring, Risk Management, Risk Modeling, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Governance, Regulatory Requirements, Auditing, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Edureka

    Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Security Testing, Exploitation techniques, Application Security, Patch Management, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Engineering, Cyber Governance, Risk Management Framework, Linux Administration, Dashboard Creation, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Linux, Linux Commands, Linux Servers

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    British Standards Institution

    AI Literacy in the Workplace

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI literacy, Prompt Engineering, AI Enablement, Personally Identifiable Information, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data Security, Risk Analysis

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    Kennesaw State University

    Ethical AI Use

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI literacy, Case Studies, Generative AI, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    AI For Everyone

    Skills you'll gain: AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Enablement, Applied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, AI literacy, Machine Learning, Data Science, AI Integrations, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks

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

  • Generative AI: Impact, Considerations, and Ethical Issues: IBM
  • Foundations of Ethical Selling and Strategic Preparation: Sage Publications
  • Participatory AI for Social Impact: University of Michigan
  • Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs: Google
  • Ethical Decision Making for Success in the Tech Industry: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Artificial Intelligence: Ethics & Societal Challenges: Lund University
  • Entrepreneurship: Growing Your Business: University of Virginia
  • Mitigate AI Risk and Ensure Ethical Operations: LearnQuest
  • Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Scanning: Edureka
  • AI Literacy in the Workplace: British Standards Institution

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