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    Results for "penetration testing"

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      IBM

      Penetration Testing, Threat Hunting, and Cryptography

      Skills you'll gain: Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Modeling, Penetration Testing, Threat Detection, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cryptography, Security Testing, Application Security, Encryption, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Scanning, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability Assessments, Exploitation techniques, Test Planning

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Data Ethics, Virtual Machines, Linux, Technical Documentation

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      63 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google

      Secure Against Network Intrusions

      Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cybersecurity, Network Protocols

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EC-Council

      Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE)

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Threat Modeling, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Threat Detection, Security Awareness, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Cyber Attacks, Application Security, Web Applications, Mobile Security, Internet Of Things, Authentications, Encryption, Wireless Networks

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      571 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Cybersecurity Analyst

      Skills you'll gain: Operating System Administration, Cyber Threat Hunting, Incident Response, IT Service Management, Identity and Access Management, Cloud Computing, Governance Risk Management and Compliance, Information Technology Infrastructure Library, Endpoint Security, Malware Protection, Penetration Testing, Computer Security Incident Management, Linux Commands, Database Management, Network Security, Networking Hardware, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Interviewing Skills, Cyber Security Assessment

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      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      27K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      IBM Ethical Hacking with Open Source Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Detection, Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Threat Management, Linux Administration, Incident Response, Vulnerability Scanning, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Network Monitoring, Bash (Scripting Language), Network Troubleshooting, Anomaly Detection, Cyber Attacks, Computer Security, Network Analysis

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      85 reviews

      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      IBM

      Exploitation and Penetration Testing with Metasploit

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploit development, Network Security, Vulnerability, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Information Systems Security, Software Installation, Virtual Machines

      3.8
      Rating, 3.8 out of 5 stars
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      11 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Free Trial
      Status: AI skills
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      Microsoft

      Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst

      Skills you'll gain: Threat Modeling, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Penetration Testing, Azure Active Directory, Network Security, Computer Systems, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Security Testing, Encryption, Cybersecurity, System Testing, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Threat Management, Cloud Computing, Authentications, Active Directory, Operating Systems, Data Management, Computer Security Incident Management

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      2.8K reviews

      Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Microsoft

      Cybersecurity Tools and Technologies

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Security Testing, System Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Network Security, Exploitation techniques, Microsoft Azure, Firewall, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      190 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Infosec

      Python for Cybersecurity

      Skills you'll gain: MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Threat Hunting, Threat Detection, Threat Modeling, Exploit development, Cybersecurity, Network Security, System Monitoring, Cyber Operations, Continuous Monitoring, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Exploitation techniques, Scripting, IT Automation, Network Monitoring, Command-Line Interface, Persistence, Python Programming, Data Access, Computer Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      530 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Certified Ethical Hacking (v12)

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Network Security, Threat Modeling, Cryptography, Threat Management, Virtual Machines

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      264 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Genomic Data Science

      Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Unix Commands, Biostatistics, Exploratory Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Unix, Data Science, Data Management, Statistical Methods, Molecular Biology, Command-Line Interface, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Linux Commands, Data Analysis Software, Statistical Modeling, Data Structures, R Programming, Computational Thinking, Jupyter, Python Programming

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      6.7K reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Penetration Testing, Threat Hunting, and Cryptography: IBM
    • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera Project Network
    • Secure Against Network Intrusions: Google
    • Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE): EC-Council
    • IBM Cybersecurity Analyst: IBM
    • IBM Ethical Hacking with Open Source Tools: IBM
    • Exploitation and Penetration Testing with Metasploit: IBM
    • Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst: Microsoft
    • Cybersecurity Tools and Technologies: Microsoft
    • Python for Cybersecurity: Infosec

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