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      LearnQuest

      Generative AI for Penetration Testing: Red Team

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Metasploit, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Generative AI, Cyber Operations, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Automation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Leeds

      Foundations of Software Testing and Validation

      Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Software Testing, Software Quality Assurance, Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Test Planning, Verification And Validation, Acceptance Testing, System Testing, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Usability Testing, Integration Testing, Performance Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, Software Development

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      389 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Northeastern University

      User Experience Design and Testing Part 2

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Design Thinking, User Interface (UI) Design, Usability Testing, Prototyping, Wireframing, Software Testing, Information Architecture, No-Code Development, Quality Assurance

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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Playwright Python and Pytest for Web Automation Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Continuous Integration, Test Automation, Authentications, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Application Programming Interface (API), Browser Compatibility, Test Case, GitHub, User Interface (UI), Debugging

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      Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 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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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      800 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Postman API Platform, Application Programming Interface (API), Software Testing, Restful API, Development Environment, Collaborative Software, Web Applications, JSON, Data Import/Export, Authentications

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      20 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced

      Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Test Tools, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Development Tools, Application Security, Web Servers, Network Protocols, Web Applications, Proxy Servers, Automation

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Infosec

      CISSP Domain 6: Security Assessment and Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Continuous Monitoring, Cyber Security Assessment, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Vulnerability Scanning, Security Controls, Threat Detection, Threat Modeling, Endpoint Detection and Response

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Hands-On Web App Pentesting

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Web Applications, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Application Security, Web Servers, Content Management Systems, Application Programming Interface (API), Databases

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Pentesting Fundamentals for Beginners

      Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Scanning, Penetration Testing, MITRE ATT&CK Framework, Metasploit, Vulnerability Assessments, Security Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Virtual Machines, Technical Documentation, Microsoft Windows, Windows PowerShell, Linux Commands, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Open-Source QA: Cypress, JMeter & xUnit Testing

      Skills you'll gain: JUnit, Test Automation, Unit Testing, Software Testing, Continuous Integration, Performance Testing, Selenium (Software), Quality Assurance, Integration Testing, Test Case, IT Automation, CI/CD, Scripting, Application Performance Management, Debugging, Java, Network Performance Management

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      The Complete Pentesting and Privilege Escalation Course

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Exploitation techniques, Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Assessments, Vulnerability Scanning, Linux, Operating System Administration, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Cryptography, File Management, Virtual Environment, Microsoft Windows, Scripting

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Generative AI for Penetration Testing: Red Team: LearnQuest
    • Foundations of Software Testing and Validation: University of Leeds
    • User Experience Design and Testing Part 2: Northeastern University
    • Playwright Python and Pytest for Web Automation Testing: Packt
    • Introduction to Software Testing: University of Minnesota
    • Postman Tutorial: Getting Started with API Testing: Packt
    • Burp Suite Unfiltered - Go from a Beginner to Advanced: Packt
    • CISSP Domain 6: Security Assessment and Testing: Infosec
    • Hands-On Web App Pentesting: Packt
    • Pentesting Fundamentals for Beginners: Packt

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