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.

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Test Case, Debugging, Software Testing, Test Script Development, Development Testing, Test Automation, Quality Assurance
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Selenium (Software), Software Testing, Security Testing, Test Automation, Performance Testing, Functional Testing, Test Script Development, Mobile Development Tools, Test Tools, Test Execution Engine, Performance Stress Testing, Test Planning, Application Security
★ 3.7 (111) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, UI/UX Research, User Research, Prototyping, Design Research, Test Planning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Management, Security Testing, Cybersecurity, Linux, Technical Documentation
★ 4.8 (72) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Software Design Documents, Software Documentation, Usability, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Test Tools, UI/UX Research, User Experience, User Research, Human Centered Design, Design Software
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Data Security, Application Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Loss Prevention, Security Controls, Web Applications, Web Servers, Information Privacy, SQL
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Test Case, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Quality Assurance, White-Box Testing
★ 4.6 (27) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Behavior-Driven Development, Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Unit Testing, Test Script Development, Test Case, Automation, Software Design Patterns, Maintainability, Python Programming, Code Reusability
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Test Script Development, Verification And Validation, Test Tools, Test Case, Development Testing, Scenario Testing, Automation, Software Development, Debugging
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Technical Communication, Scripting, Technical Writing, IT Automation, Scripting Languages, Programming Principles, Automation, Data Security
★ 4.6 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Gherkin (Scripting Language), Software Testing, Testability, Test Case, White-Box Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Coverage, Test Engineering, Functional Testing, Test Automation, JUnit, Requirements Analysis, Java Programming
★ 3.8 (117) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Web Services, Application Programming Interface (API), Test Tools, Software Testing, Service Oriented Architecture, Test Execution Engine
★ 4.9 (10) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks