About this Program

The role of ethical hacker and penetration tester has emerged as one of the most important in the information security industry. Discovering, exploiting and helping to remediate security vulnerabilities internally before attackers can weaponize them can save companies millions of dollars and prevent the exposure of highly sensitive information.

In this three-course certificate program, we’ll cover the foundations of ethical hacking, including reconnaissance, rules of engagement, exploitation and remediation. You’ll discover how to perform password, wireless, web, mobile and cloud-based application attacks. You’ll have opportunities to apply your new skills and protect your organization’s valuable information with the latest industry tools, techniques and knowledge in a tailored, virtual environment comprised of real-world systems and software stacks.

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DESIGNED FOR

Information management and security professionals and other technology professionals interested in entering the ethical hacking or penetration testing field.

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• How to scope, execute and report findings and recommendations for a penetration test
• The underlying foundations and concepts of the real-world technologies you're targeting
• Threat modeling techniques to identify system and application vulnerabilities
• Hacking techniques to bypass security controls at different layers of the technology stack
• How to calibrate your penetration testing skillset to broader situations, such as enterprise networks and cloud environments

GET HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

• Practice various real-world hacking techniques using a virtual server environment
• Participate in a capture-the-flag capstone challenge 

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