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Results for "penetration testing"

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    EDUCBA

    Advanced Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Malware Protection, Mobile Security, Cyber Operations, Scripting, Android (Operating System), Command-Line Interface, Authentications, Network Analysis, Automation, Virtual Environment

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Nmap for Penetration Testing: From Beginner to Advanced

    Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, TCP/IP, Vulnerability Scanning, General Networking, Network Protocols, Cyber Security Assessment, Network Security, Network Administration, Vulnerability Assessments, Firewall, Network Analysis, Scripting, System Configuration

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Minnesota

    Introduction to Software Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, JUnit, Verification And Validation, Unit Testing, Test Case, Test Automation, Development Testing, Test Planning, Code Coverage, Software Quality Assurance, Functional Testing, Testability, Integration Testing, Test Data, Issue Tracking

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Web Application Security Testing with OWASP ZAP

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability Scanning, Proxy Servers, Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Scraping, Web Applications

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    EDUCBA

    Kali Linux: Ethical Hacking & Pentesting

    Skills you'll gain: Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Metasploit, Penetration Testing, Malware Protection, Exploitation techniques, Database Management, Security Testing, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Scanning, Hardening, Threat Detection, Data Import/Export, Public Key Infrastructure, MySQL, Linux, Linux Administration

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Hacking and Patching

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Application Security, Vulnerability Scanning, Secure Coding, Exploitation techniques, Software Design Patterns, Vulnerability Assessments, Amazon Web Services, SQL, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Operating Systems, C (Programming Language)

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Ethical Hacking Capstone Project: Breach, Response, AI

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity, Hardening, Risk Analysis

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    EDUCBA

    Ethical Hacking with Metasploit, SQL & Crypto

    Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Exploitation techniques, Penetration Testing, Database Management, Cryptography, Data Import/Export, Public Key Infrastructure, MySQL, Vulnerability Scanning, Encryption, Vulnerability Assessments, Cybersecurity, Data Encryption Standard, SQL, PostgreSQL, Command-Line Interface

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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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    EDUCBA

    Python Hacking: Apply, Implement & Analyze

    Skills you'll gain: Encryption, Secure Coding, File Management, Cryptography, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Debugging, Scripting, Data Structures

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Analyze & Defend

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Malware Protection, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Exploitation techniques, Cybersecurity, Threat Detection, Email Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Human Factors (Security), Network Analysis

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    EDUCBA

    Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Learn & Secure

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Hardening, Cybersecurity, Exploit development, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Analysis, Linux, System Configuration, Virtual Machines, Operating Systems

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Advanced Penetration Testing with Kali Linux: EDUCBA
  • Nmap for Penetration Testing: From Beginner to Advanced: Packt
  • Introduction to Software Testing: University of Minnesota
  • Web Application Security Testing with OWASP ZAP: Coursera Project Network
  • Kali Linux: Ethical Hacking & Pentesting: EDUCBA
  • Hacking and Patching: University of Colorado System
  • Ethical Hacking Capstone Project: Breach, Response, AI: IBM
  • Ethical Hacking with Metasploit, SQL & Crypto: EDUCBA
  • Secure Against Network Intrusions: Google
  • Python Hacking: Apply, Implement & Analyze: EDUCBA

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