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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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    Northeastern University

    Ethics and Governance in the Age of Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative Model Architectures, Generative AI, AI Workflows, Data Ethics, Model Evaluation, Data Governance, AI literacy, Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Organizational Strategy, Social Impact, Benchmarking, Emerging Technologies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Ethical Governance & Risk in Agentic AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Case Studies, Governance, Compliance Management, Agentic systems, Program Implementation, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Accountability Frameworks, Risk Analysis, Risk Management Framework, Regulatory Requirements, Business Ethics, Risk Management, Accountability

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    Northeastern University

    Responsible and Ethical AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Governance, Dependency Analysis, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Machine Learning, AI literacy, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Integrity, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personally Identifiable Information, Information Privacy, Data Quality, Risk Management Framework, Model Evaluation, Data Security

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    Eindhoven University of Technology

    Ethics, Technology and Engineering

    Skills you'll gain: Ethical Standards And Conduct, Engineering Design Process, Business Ethics, Engineering Practices, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Risk Management Framework, Social Impact

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Python Hacking: Apply, Implement & Analyze

    Skills you'll gain: Encryption, Cybersecurity, Cryptography, File I/O, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Debugging, Data Mapping, Software Testing, Data Structures

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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, Security Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Application Programming Interface (API), Exploitation techniques, Web Servers, Cloud Security

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 6

    Skills you'll gain: Mobile Security, Wireless Networks, Network Security, Application Security, Internet Of Things, Endpoint Security, Cybersecurity, Information Systems Security, Infrastructure Security, Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Encryption

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Simplilearn

    Ethics of Generative AI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Ethical Standards And Conduct, Information Privacy, Personally Identifiable Information, AI literacy, Case Studies, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, Model Evaluation, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Socioeconomics, Social Studies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Trustworthy AI: Managing Bias, Ethics, and Accountability

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Business Ethics, Machine Learning, AI literacy, Accountability, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Ethical Standards And Conduct, Risk Analysis, Case Studies, Risk Mitigation, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Decision Making, Workforce Management

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Summarize and Evaluate Ethical AI Insights

    Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, AI literacy, Responsible AI, Data Synthesis, Personally Identifiable Information, LLM Application, Information Privacy, Large Language Modeling, Qualitative Research, Data Integrity, Performance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Performance Measurement, Variance Analysis, Gap Analysis, Market Opportunities, Business Development, Business Strategy, Business Planning

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Artificial Intelligence Ethics in Action

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Analytical Skills, Analysis, Game Theory, Generative AI, Predictive Modeling

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Pearson

    Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 7

    Skills you'll gain: Cryptography, Encryption, Cloud Security, Cryptographic Protocols, Cyber Security Assessment, Data Encryption Standard, Cloud Computing, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), Data Security, Key Management, Public Key Infrastructure

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Ethics and Governance in the Age of Generative AI: Northeastern University
  • Ethical Governance & Risk in Agentic AI: Coursera
  • Responsible and Ethical AI: Northeastern University
  • Ethics, Technology and Engineering: Eindhoven University of Technology
  • Python Hacking: Apply, Implement & Analyze: EDUCBA
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 5: Pearson
  • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH): Unit 6: Pearson
  • Ethics of Generative AI: Simplilearn
  • Trustworthy AI: Managing Bias, Ethics, and Accountability: Johns Hopkins University
  • Summarize and Evaluate Ethical AI Insights: Coursera

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