The Complete Ethical Hacking Course
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This specialization features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the specialization. Develop practical cybersecurity skills by learning how ethical hackers identify, analyze, and report security vulnerabilities. This specialization helps you build penetration testing knowledge, use industry tools, and understand secure approaches for assessing modern applications. Begin your journey by creating an ethical hacking lab with Kali Linux, virtual machines, and essential Linux concepts. You will then explore web technologies, databases, and common vulnerabilities through hands-on security testing. Progress through practical scenarios covering web application security, API testing, reconnaissance, and bug bounty workflows. Using tools such as Burp Suite, SQLMap, and Postman, you will practice identifying vulnerabilities and documenting security findings professionally. This specialization is designed for aspiring ethical hackers, cybersecurity learners, developers, and IT professionals. Basic computer knowledge is helpful, but no prior hacking experience is required. The specialization suits Beginner to Intermediate learners. By the end of this specialization, you will be able to build testing environments, identify security vulnerabilities, perform ethical assessments, and create professional penetration testing reports.
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What you'll learn
- build testing environments using Kali Linux and virtual machines
- identify security vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs
- perform ethical assessments and document findings professionally
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