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      Board Infinity

      Essential Testing Techniques in Software Development

      Skills you'll gain: Test Case, Software Testing, Integration Testing, Software Development Life Cycle, System Testing, Acceptance Testing, Maintainability, Regression Testing, Test Planning, Software Quality Assurance, Unit Testing, Functional Testing, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Minnesota

      Introduction to Automated Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Regression Testing, Software Testing, Unit Testing, Test Tools, System Testing, Code Coverage, Security Testing, Verification And Validation, Test Case, Test Data, Debugging, Automation, Functional Requirement, Application Security

      4.2
      Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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      82 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Point of Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Tests, Epidemiology, Laboratory Testing, Patient Evaluation, Microbiology, Clinical Practices, Public Health, Health Technology, Medical Devices, Preventative Care, Patient Treatment, Molecular Biology

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      21 reviews

      Beginner · 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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      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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      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

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      Packt

      Software Security Testing

      Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Business Logic, Development Testing, Secure Coding, Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Test Case, Identity and Access Management, Authentications, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Validation, Network Protocols, Authorization (Computing), Web Applications

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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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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      Packt

      Digital Forensics for Pentesters - Hands-On Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Network Security, Network Analysis, Cyber Security Assessment, Virtual Machines, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Open Source Technology, Malware Protection, Linux, Microsoft Windows

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      12 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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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

      Test, Learn, Evolve: Usability Testing in Figma

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Figma (Design Software), User Experience Design, User Centered Design, UI/UX Research, User Research, Prototyping, Test Planning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Board Infinity

      Advanced Usability and Accessibility Practices

      Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, User Research, Usability, Surveys, UI/UX Research, Software Testing, Human Computer Interaction, Survey Creation, User Experience Design, Software Quality (SQA/SQC), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Essential Testing Techniques in Software Development: Board Infinity
    • Introduction to Automated Analysis: University of Minnesota
    • Point of Care Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections: Johns Hopkins University
    • Nmap for Penetration Testing: From Beginner to Advanced: Packt
    • Open-Source QA: Cypress, JMeter & xUnit Testing: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Introduction to Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking: Johns Hopkins University
    • Software Security Testing: Packt
    • Intermediate Ethical Hacking Techniques: Packt
    • Digital Forensics for Pentesters - Hands-On Learning: Packt
    • Reporting and Advanced Practices: Packt

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