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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

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      61 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      Packt

      Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Selenium (Software), Version Control, GitHub, Jenkins, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Test Automation, Browser Compatibility, Test Data, Java, SQL, MySQL

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Cypress UI automation testing for absolute beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Tools, Software Testing, Automation, Node.JS, Configuration Management

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      40 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
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      American Psychological Association

      Intro to Null Hypothesis Significance Testing with z-test

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Sample Size Determination, Probability & Statistics, Probability Distribution, Statistical Methods, Quantitative Research, Statistical Inference, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Probability, Data Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      J

      Johns Hopkins University

      Introduction to Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Cyber Security Assessment, Public Key Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Threat Modeling, Cryptography, Exploitation techniques, Security Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Encryption, Technical Writing, Test Tools, Human Factors (Security)

      3.3
      Rating, 3.3 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      Unit Testing in Java

      Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, JUnit, Test Case, Test Driven Development (TDD), Code Coverage, Software Testing, Software Development, Software Engineering, Java Programming, Java

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      24 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • C

      Coursera Project Network

      API Testing a real web application via Postman

      Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, OAuth, Application Programming Interface (API), Performance Testing, Security Testing, Software Testing, Restful API, Authentications, Web Development Tools, Application Security

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Reporting and Advanced Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Technical Communication, Scripting, Technical Writing, Automation, Technical Consulting, Security Controls

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      8 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Usability Testing with Hotjar

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Test Tools, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Test Planning, User Research, Product Development, Web Analytics and SEO

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      31 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Project Network

      Use Python Unit Test to Demonstrate TDD

      Skills you'll gain: Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Development Testing, Test Case, Software Testing, Python Programming, File Systems

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      9 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Packt

      Intermediate Ethical Hacking Techniques

      Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, Firewall, Network Security, Wireless Networks, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation, Virtual Machines, SQL

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      6 reviews

      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

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      287 reviews

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

    • Metasploit for Beginners: Ethical Penetration Testing: Coursera Project Network
    • Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing: Packt
    • Cypress UI automation testing for absolute beginners: Coursera Project Network
    • Intro to Null Hypothesis Significance Testing with z-test: American Psychological Association
    • Introduction to Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: Johns Hopkins University
    • Unit Testing in Java: Coursera Project Network
    • API Testing a real web application via Postman: Coursera Project Network
    • Reporting and Advanced Practices: Packt
    • Usability Testing with Hotjar: Coursera Project Network
    • Use Python Unit Test to Demonstrate TDD: Coursera Project Network

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