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AI Powered Ethical Hacking

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AI Powered Ethical Hacking

Q: What makes this course stand out from any other AI Ethical Hacking Course?

This course takes a practical, demonstration-led approach to using AI as a security copilot across reconnaissance, web application testing, exploitation, privilege escalation, and security analysis. It also emphasizes human validation, helping you use AI effectively without blindly trusting its output.

Instructor: LearnKartS

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

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5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Recommended experience

5 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

AI-assisted reconnaissance with Nmap to identify attack surfaces, prioritize findings, and validate results.
Web application security testing with Burp Suite and AI to investigate HTTP traffic and validate vulnerabilities.
Controlled exploitation and Linux privilege-escalation testing with AI to investigate potential attack paths.
AI-assisted security analysis and reporting to create structured findings backed by validated technical evidence.

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There are 5 modules in this course

AI is transforming how Ethical Hackers analyze security results, investigate potential vulnerabilities, and report findings. In this AI Powered Ethical Hacking course, you'll learn to integrate AI into key security testing workflows while validating recommendations with technical evidence.

You'll start by exploring how AI supports Ethical Hacking, reconnaissance, and attack-surface analysis. Next, you’ll analyze Nmap scan results with AI and work with Burp Suite to analyze HTTP requests and responses and investigate potential web application vulnerabilities. Then, you'll explore AI-assisted controlled exploitation with Metasploit and investigate Linux privilege-escalation paths. Finally, you’ll learn how to analyze technical evidence, validate security findings, assess impact & generate structured security reports with AI. Learn through demos, and interactive activities, not just theory. With 70% demonstration-led learning and 30% foundational learning, you'll see how AI supports web application testing, exploitation, privilege-escalation analysis, and security reporting with human judgment guiding every step. Enroll now to build practical AI-powered Ethical Hacking skills & strengthen your approach to AI-assisted security testing.

Explore how AI supports ethical hacking reconnaissance through Nmap scan analysis, attack surface identification, and ShellGPT. Learn to prioritize potential security risks and validate AI-generated findings against technical evidence.

What's included

8 videos1 assignment2 plugins

8 videosTotal 51 minutes

Why Use AI in Ethical Hacking?3 minutes
Understand AI-Assisted Reconnaissance7 minutes
Demo: Analyze Nmap Scan Results with AI8 minutes
Demo: Identify the Attack Surface from Nmap Results5 minutes
Demo: Use ShellGPT for AI-Assisted Reconnaissance8 minutes
Prioritize Reconnaissance Findings with AI6 minutes
Demo: Perform AI-Assisted Reconnaissance with Nmap8 minutes
Demo: Validate AI Reconnaissance Findings6 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Knowledge Check: AI-Assisted Reconnaissance & Ethical Hacking10 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 10 minutes

Interactive Activity : Build Your Reconnaissance Priority Board5 minutes
Interactive Activity : Can You Trust the AI Security Report?5 minutes

Understand common web application vulnerabilities and explore how Burp Suite and AI support HTTP traffic analysis and security investigations. Learn to evaluate potential vulnerabilities and verify AI-generated findings using technical evidence.

What's included

6 videos1 assignment3 plugins

6 videosTotal 41 minutes

Why Use AI for Web Security Testing?3 minutes
Understand Web Application Security Testing7 minutes
Demo: Analyze HTTP Traffic in Burp Suite with AI9 minutes
Demo: Investigate Web Vulnerabilities with AI10 minutes
Demo: Investigate Web Applications with Burp Suite and AI7 minutes
Demo: Validate Web Vulnerabilities with Burp Suite and AI5 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Knowledge Check: AI-Assisted Web Application Security Testing10 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 25 minutes

Understand Common Web Application Vulnerabilities10 minutes
Interactive Activity : Investigate Suspicious Web Traffic5 minutes
Interactive Activity : Build a Web Vulnerability Evidence Report10 minutes

Explore controlled exploitation, proof-of-concept testing, and how AI supports exploitation path analysis using tools such as Metasploit. Understand Linux privilege escalation, evidence collection, and responsible security testing within authorized environments.

What's included

7 videos1 assignment3 plugins

7 videosTotal 46 minutes

Why Use AI for Exploitation?3 minutes
Understand Controlled Exploitation and Proof of Concept7 minutes
Demo: Analyze Exploitation Paths with AI7 minutes
Demo: Perform Exploitation with Metasploit and AI8 minutes
Understand Privilege Escalation7 minutes
Demo: Analyze Linux Privilege Escalation with AI7 minutes
Demo: Investigate Privilege Escalation with AI8 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Knowledge Check: AI-Assisted Exploitation & Privilege Escalation10 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Capture Evidence of Exploitation10 minutes
Interactive Activity : Build an Exploitation Evidence Trail5 minutes
Interactive Activity : Investigate a Privilege Escalation Scenario5 minutes

Learn how AI supports security evidence analysis, vulnerability assessment, and structured security reporting. Explore how to validate findings against technical evidence and communicate security risks through clear, actionable reports.

What's included

5 videos1 assignment3 plugins

5 videosTotal 27 minutes

Why Use AI for Security Analysis?3 minutes
Understand Security Findings7 minutes
Demo: Analyze Security Evidence with AI5 minutes
Demo: Create Security Findings for Reporting with AI6 minutes
Demo: Generate Security Reports with AI6 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 10 minutes

Knowledge Check: AI-Assisted Security Analysis & Reporting10 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 20 minutes

Interactive Activity : Turn Security Evidence into Findings5 minutes
Verify Security Findings Against Evidence10 minutes
Interactive Activity : Fix the AI-Generated Security Report5 minutes

Reinforce your understanding of AI-assisted ethical hacking concepts, access bonus learning resources, and complete the final Course Assessment. Reflect on your learning journey and identify opportunities to further develop your cybersecurity knowledge and skills.

What's included

1 reading1 assignment1 plugin

Instructor

LearnKartS

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Frequently asked questions

This course is for beginners to intermediate Ethical Hackers who want to bring AI into their existing Ethical Hacking skills and learn how it can support testing, analysis, and decision-making.

You’ll find this course easier to follow if you already know the basics of Ethical Hacking, networking, and security testing. Some experience with Nmap, Burp Suite, and Kali Linux will also help during the practical demonstrations. If needed, you can first build these fundamentals through the Ethical Hacking Fundamentals course on Coursera.

The course introduces you to tools such as Kali Linux, Nmap, WhatWeb, Shodan, ShellGPT, Burp Suite Community Edition, Metasploitable 2.

Yes. Around 70% of the course is focused on practical demonstrations and interactive activities, while 30% covers key concepts and reading materials. This structure will give you an insight into how standard artificial intelligence can support Ethical Hacking, security analysis, decision making and validation in practice.

You’ll learn how to use AI for reconnaissance and enumeration, analyze and investigate web application security issues, and support controlled exploitation and privilege-escalation analysis. You’ll also learn to critically validate AI-generated security recommendations and findings and use AI to support security analysis and reporting.

To access course materials, assignments, and earn a Certificate, you'll need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. Eligible learners may also have the option to start with a Free Trial. Some courses may also offer a Full Course, No Certificate option. This lets you access course materials, submit required assessments, and receive a final grade, but you won't be able to earn or purchase a Certificate.