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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


  • A

    Arizona State University

    Semiconductor Packaging Manufacturing

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Process Controls, Process Control, Quality Assurance, Semiconductors, Process Validation, Production Process, Verification And Validation, Manufacturing Operations, Manufacturing Processes, Manufacturing and Production, Manufacturing Standards, Process Improvement, Process Analysis, Product Testing, Process Flow Diagrams, Electronics Engineering, Electronics, Reliability, Performance Testing

    ★ 4.7 (70) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • C

    California Institute of the Arts

    Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Prototyping, Software Design Documents, Video Game Development, Ideation, Conceptual Design, Software Visualization, Usability Testing, Graphic and Visual Design, Peer Review

    ★ 4.7 (295) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of Colorado Boulder

    FPGA Capstone: Building FPGA Projects

    Skills you'll gain: Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Laboratory Experience, Laboratory Reports, Embedded Software, Electronic Hardware, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Laboratory Testing, Engineering Documentation, Electronic Systems, Debugging, System Design and Implementation, Program Development, Software Design, Software Development, Functional Design, Simulation and Simulation Software, Development Environment, Eclipse (Software)

    ★ 4.3 (25) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • É

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage

    Skills you'll gain: Water Quality, Sanitation, Water Resources, Water Resource Management, Laboratory Testing, Microbiology, Sterilization, Environmental Engineering, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Infectious Diseases, Governance, Epidemiology, Economics, Chemistry

    ★ 4.8 (1.1K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Microsoft

    Getting started with generative AI in Azure

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Generative Model Architectures, AI Security, Data Ethics, Fine-tuning, LLM Application, AI literacy, AI Integrations, Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Back-End Web Development, Application Design, Deep Learning, Model Evaluation

    ★ 4.5 (13) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • G

    Georgia Institute of Technology

    Sound and Sonification Design for Interactive Learning Tools

    Skills you'll gain: Prototyping, Interactive Design, Usability, Music, Interaction Design, Multimedia, Design, Musical Composition, Music Theory, Design Elements And Principles, Design Research, Usability Testing, Conceptual Design, Design Strategies, Human Centered Design, User Research, Ideation, Simulations

    ★ 4 (27) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • L

    LearnQuest

    Test-Driven Development Overview

    Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Maintainability, Test Automation, Software Testing, Test Case, Program Development, Debugging, Software Development, Python Programming, Agile Methodology

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

  • C

    Codio

    Angular for Front End Engineers

    Skills you'll gain: Angular, Test Driven Development (TDD), Web Components, Unit Testing, Development Testing, HTML and CSS, Web Development, Software Testing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Development Tools, Web Applications, Front-End Web Development, JavaScript Frameworks, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Development Environment, UI Components, Application Frameworks, Application Development, Javascript, Data Persistence

    ★ 4.3 (41) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • P

    Packt

    Networking Fundamentals and Physical Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Network Troubleshooting, OSI Models, Network Model, TCP/IP, Networking Hardware, Local Area Networks, Network Protocols, Network Planning And Design, General Networking, Network Architecture, Network Infrastructure, Hardware Troubleshooting, Network Switches, Test Equipment, Test Tools

    ★ 4.8 (47) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Data, Privacy and AI Security

    Skills you'll gain: Information Privacy, Data Security, Security Testing, Threat Detection, Responsible AI, Data Governance, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Data Management, Cyber Attacks, Cloud Security, Cyber Security Strategy, Cybersecurity, Data Loss Prevention, Data Integrity, Security Management, Security Controls, Security Awareness, Cyber Operations, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Data Science

    ★ 4.4 (34) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • U

    University of California, Davis

    Healthcare Data Models

    Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Data Validation, Data Quality, Data Cleansing, Data Modeling, Health Informatics, Data Transformation, Health Systems, Data Warehousing, Star Schema, Data Analysis, Analytics, Interoperability, Database Systems, Relational Databases

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

  • M

    Macquarie University

    Cyber Security: Essentials for AI

    Skills you'll gain: Data Security, Security Testing, Threat Detection, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Risk, Cyber Security Strategy, AI Integrations, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Threat Hunting, Data Management, Cybersecurity, Cyber Governance, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Security Management, Security Awareness, Security Strategy, AI Product Strategy, Security Software, Generative AI

    ★ 4.6 (40) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Semiconductor Packaging Manufacturing : Arizona State University
  • Game Design Document: Define the Art & Concepts: California Institute of the Arts
  • FPGA Capstone: Building FPGA Projects: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Getting started with generative AI in Azure: Microsoft
  • Sound and Sonification Design for Interactive Learning Tools: Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Test-Driven Development Overview: LearnQuest
  • Angular for Front End Engineers: Codio
  • Networking Fundamentals and Physical Networks: Packt
  • Cyber Security: Data, Privacy and AI Security: Macquarie University

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