Coursera – IBM Ethical Hacking with Open Source Tools Professional Certificate 2025-6

IBM Ethical Hacking with Open Source Tools Professional Certificate, Information security jobs are projected to grow 32% by 2032 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics). With ethical hacking now a key component of an effective cybersecurity strategy, skilled ethical hackers are in high demand! This program gives you the job-ready skills using key tools successful ethical hackers use in just 2 months. Ethical hacking is authorized testing of computer systems to find security weaknesses before attackers can exploit them. Ethical hackers run penetration tests, assess vulnerabilities, and recommend fixes to help protect organizations from cyber threats. This program builds your knowledge and hands-on experience of popular open source cybersecurity tools: Kali Linux, Wireshark, Metasploit, and OpenVAS. You’ll explore ethical and legal fundamentals and then look at each tool’s capabilities to build comprehensive skills for identifying, analyzing, and tackling security vulnerabilities. Guided by IBM’s cybersecurity experts, you’ll learn to conduct controlled penetration tests, analyze network traffic for suspicious activity, execute ethical exploitation techniques, and implement effective incident response strategies. Plus, you’ll complete real-world hands-on labs and projects you can add to your portfolio to showcase your skills to potential employers. Throughout the program, you’ll build valuable hands-on experience in practical labs projects that simulate real-world cybersecurity scenarios. Perfect for your portfolio and great for showcasing your experience in interviews.

What you’ll learn

• Analyze the roles and responsibilities of ethical hackers, including the distinctions between black hat, white hat, and gray hat hackers

• Execute simulated attacks using the Metasploit framework to exploit vulnerabilities, maintain access, and develop mitigation strategies

• Utilize Kali Linux tools to perform information gathering, vulnerability analysis, & exploitation in controlled environments for penetration testing

• Apply responsible disclosure processes to ethically document and report security vulnerabilities in accordance with legal & organizational standards

Specificatoin of IBM Ethical Hacking with Open Source Tools Professional Certificate

• Publisher : Coursera
• Teacher : IBM Skills Network Team
• Language : English
• Level : Intermediate
• Number of Course : 5
• Duration : 4 weeks to complete at 10 hours a week

Content of IBM Ethical Hacking with Open Source Tools Professional Certificate

Requirements

• IT and cybersecurity fundamentals knowledge required.

• A desktop or laptop computer capable of running Kali Linux and cybersecurity tools

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Subtitle : English

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Download Links

Course 1 – Introduction to Ethical Hacking Principles

Download – 225 MB

Course 2 – Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux

Download – 424 MB

Course 3 – Exploitation and Penetration Testing with Metasploit 

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Course 4 – Network Traffic Analysis with Wireshark

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Course 5 – Incident Response and Defense with OpenVAS

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File size

650 MB