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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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    LearnQuest

    A Practical Introduction to Test-Driven Development

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Test Script Development, Test Automation, Test Case, Development Testing, Software Testing, User Story, Mockups, Python Programming, Requirements Analysis

    ★ 3.8 (30) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Packt

    Reporting and Advanced Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Technical Communication, Scripting, Technical Writing, Programming Principles, Automation, Data Security

    ★ 4.6 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Packt

    Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Selenium (Software), Version Control, GitHub, Jenkins, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Test Automation, Test Script Development, Web Development Tools, Browser Compatibility, Test Execution Engine, Test Data, Java, File I/O, Data Access

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    LearnQuest

    Java Testing: An Introduction to TDD

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Test Script Development, Development Testing, Software Testing, Testability, Java, Test Case

    ★ 3.6 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Usability Testing with Hotjar

    Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Test Tools, Test Planning, User Research, Interactive Data Visualization, Product Development, Web Analytics and SEO, User Accounts, Data Integration

    ★ 4.3 (31) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Codio

    Software Testing for Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Cucumber (Software), Postman API Platform, Software Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Selenium (Software), Test Driven Development (TDD), Performance Stress Testing, API Testing, Unit Testing, Performance Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), Javascript

    ★ 4.2 (15) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Unit Testing in React.js: Create a Unit Test Suite

    Skills you'll gain: Test Script Development, Unit Testing, Test Case, Development Testing, Test Tools, React.js, API Testing, Software Testing, Web Development Tools, Javascript

    ★ 4.3 (7) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Building API Test Automation Framework Using Rest Assured

    Skills you'll gain: API Testing, Test Automation, Test Script Development, Test Tools, Application Programming Interface (API), Restful API, Software Testing, Code Reusability, Configuration Management, Java Programming, Maintainability

    ★ 4.3 (31) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Simulation of Covid-19 Testing Process Using R Simmer

    Skills you'll gain: Simulations, Plot (Graphics), Statistical Visualization, R (Software), R Programming, Statistical Programming, Statistical Methods, Process Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Process Analysis, Data Analysis

    ★ 5 (6) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    LearnQuest

    Parameterized and Dynamic Testing in JUnit

    Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Unit Testing, Test Case, Test Data, Test Script Development, Test Automation, Software Testing

    ★ 4.4 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Optimizing Enterprise Test Suites with Worksoft Certify

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Script Development, Test Execution Engine, Continuous Integration, Software Testing, Regression Testing, Code Reusability, Data Governance, CI/CD, Maintainability, Test Data, Scalability, SAP Applications

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Category: New
    New
    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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    Coursera

    Data-Driven Testing with Cypress: Fixtures & Mocks

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Script Development, Test Data, Test Case, Test Tools, JSON, API Testing, Development Testing, Scenario Testing

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular pen testing courses

  • A Practical Introduction to Test-Driven Development: LearnQuest
  • Reporting and Advanced Practices: Packt
  • Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing: Packt
  • Java Testing: An Introduction to TDD: LearnQuest
  • Usability Testing with Hotjar: Coursera
  • Software Testing for Developers: Codio
  • Unit Testing in React.js: Create a Unit Test Suite: Coursera
  • Building API Test Automation Framework Using Rest Assured: Coursera
  • Simulation of Covid-19 Testing Process Using R Simmer: Coursera
  • Parameterized and Dynamic Testing in JUnit: LearnQuest

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