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.

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Electric Power Systems, Materials science, Chemistry, Electrical Safety, Energy and Utilities, Performance Testing, Sustainable Technologies, Electronics, Manufacturing Processes
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Software Design Documents, System Design and Implementation, Internet Of Things, Technical Documentation, Technical Communication, Mobile Development, Test Case, System Testing, Software Development, Wireless Networks, Embedded Systems, Systems Integration
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Usability, Usability Testing, Web Design, Web Development Tools, Test Tools, Web Development, Customer Service
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, SQL, Data Visualization Software, Database Design, AWS SageMaker, Unsupervised Learning, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Dashboard, Feature Engineering, Database Management, Exploratory Data Analysis, A/B Testing, Tableau Software, Pandas (Python Package), Matplotlib, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Machine Learning
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Software Engineering, Object Oriented Design, Unified Modeling Language, Software Development Tools, System Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Agile Methodology, Software Development Methodologies, Software Development Life Cycle, Functional Requirement, Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Systems Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Apache Maven, Model View Controller, Unit Testing, Spring Boot, Restful API, Software Testing, Object-Relational Mapping, Java, Full-Stack Web Development, Back-End Web Development, Integration Testing, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, Data Store, Application Security
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

EIT Digital
Skills you'll gain: Semantic Web, Query Languages, Data Management, Data Integration, Data Access, Data Sharing, Data Mining, Data Transformation, Interoperability, Web Services, Data Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: JSON, Javascript, Ajax, Web Development Tools, Unit Testing, Development Testing, Event-Driven Programming, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Data Validation, Data Structures, Performance Tuning, Network Protocols
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Visual Studio, GitHub, Code Review, Integrated Development Environments, Program Development, Software Documentation, Maintainability, Computer Programming Tools, Test Automation, Web Development Tools, Software Technical Review, Technical Documentation, Test Case, Debugging, React.js
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Visual Studio, Software Development Tools, GitHub, Debugging, UI Components, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Installation, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: OpenAI, Large Language Modeling, Real Time Data, Performance Testing, LLM Application, Data Manipulation, Generative AI, Python Programming, Customer Analysis, Data Analysis, Machine Learning, JSON
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Azure, Cloud Services, Relational Databases, Databases, Cloud Storage, Analytics, Data Storage, Microsoft SQL Servers, Power BI, NoSQL, Cloud Computing, Data Warehousing, SQL, Test Planning, Test Tools
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks