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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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    IBM

    Capstone Project: Applying UI/UX Design in the Real World

    Skills you'll gain: User Research, Design Thinking, UI/UX Research, Usability Testing, Wireframing, Mockups, User Experience Design, User Interface (UI) Design, Prototyping, Figma (Design Software), User Flows, Persona Development, Scalability

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    28DIGITAL

    Capstone: Autonomous Runway Detection for IoT

    Skills you'll gain: Real-Time Operating Systems, Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, System Requirements, Software Engineering, System Testing, Software Development, Verification And Validation, Cloud Infrastructure, Integration Testing, Performance Testing, Systems Integration, System Implementation, Requirements Analysis, Innovation, Algorithms

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Front-End Development Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, React.js, Front-End Web Development, Mockups, Web Design and Development, Web Development, Web Components, Figma (Design Software), Code Review, Application Deployment, Web Analytics and SEO, Database Development, Software Development, GitHub, Development Testing

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Elasticsearch Operations and Cloud Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Deployment, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Management, System Monitoring, Network Monitoring, Application Performance Management, Scalability, Cloud Computing, Performance Tuning, Security Testing, Data Maintenance

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    L&T EduTech

    Pile foundation

    Skills you'll gain: Building Codes, Construction, Structural Engineering, Construction Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Civil Engineering, Structural Analysis, Engineering Design Process, Engineering Calculations, Engineering Analysis

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional

    Skills you'll gain: Amazon CloudWatch, CI/CD, Application Deployment, Cloud Deployment, Serverless Computing, Application Lifecycle Management, DevOps, Amazon Web Services, AWS CloudFormation, Continuous Integration, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Delivery, Containerization, Cloud Applications, Cloud Security, System Monitoring

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    Data Architect Capstone Project

    Skills you'll gain: Data Migration, Data Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Data Management, Data Infrastructure, Data Pipelines, Data Integrity, Data Storage

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Security Architecture

    Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Software-Defined Networking, Application Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Network Architecture, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Secure Coding, Cloud Security, Scenario Testing, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessments

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Tencent Cloud

    Tencent Cloud Solutions Architect Professional

    Skills you'll gain: Cloud Computing Architecture, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Serverless Computing, Solution Architecture, Private Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Migration, Big Data, Cloud Security, Systems Architecture, Microservices, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Scalability, Artificial Intelligence, DevOps, Disaster Recovery

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    Advanced · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Deploying a Fault-Tolerant Microsoft Active Directory Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Active Directory, Windows Servers, Firewall, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Networking, Virtual Machines, Servers, System Testing, Network Security, SQL

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    Coursera

    Advanced Appium: Scalable Mobile Test Automation

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Jenkins, Mobile Development, Test Execution Engine, Testability, Application Frameworks, Test Case, Regression Testing, Continuous Integration, Debugging, Scalability, CI/CD, Test Engineering, Maintainability, Automation, Continuous Deployment, Cross Platform Development, Containerization

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Python Pyramid - Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: Authentications, Application Frameworks, Web Applications, Web Development, Test Script Development, Maintainability, Network Routing, Test Case, Unit Testing, Authorization (Computing), Identity and Access Management, Functional Testing, Integration Testing, Application Security, Configuration Management

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    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Capstone Project: Applying UI/UX Design in the Real World : IBM
  • Capstone: Autonomous Runway Detection for IoT: 28DIGITAL
  • Front-End Development Capstone Project: IBM
  • Advanced Elasticsearch Operations and Cloud Deployment: Packt
  • Pile foundation: L&T EduTech
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional: Packt
  • Data Architect Capstone Project: SkillUp
  • Advanced Security Architecture: Packt
  • Tencent Cloud Solutions Architect Professional: Tencent Cloud
  • Deploying a Fault-Tolerant Microsoft Active Directory Environment: Google Cloud

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