Coursera – Introduction to Ethical Hacking Specialization 2024-11

Introduction to Ethical Hacking Specialization. This comprehensive specialization takes you into the world of ethical hacking to gain the skills you need to improve cybersecurity. By completing this course, you will be introduced to penetration testing methodologies, techniques, and the MITRE ATT&CK framework. This specialization helps graduate students hone their ethical hacking skills and prepare them to evaluate and improve security practices. By the end of this course, you will be able to conduct comprehensive security assessments and understand hacker behavior. By learning penetration testing methodologies, identifying vulnerabilities, and understanding hacker behavior, you will be able to effectively improve the security of systems and networks. This course includes hands-on labs, applied projects, and advanced cybersecurity topics.

What you will learn in this course:

• Application of ethical hacking methods and frameworks, including PTES
• Identify and exploit vulnerabilities in mobile devices, networks, and web applications through hands-on labs
• Understand cryptography and public key infrastructure (PKI) to improve security practices and combat cryptographic attacks.
• Create comprehensive penetration testing reports and executive summaries to effectively communicate findings to stakeholders

This course is suitable for people who:

• Graduate students looking to develop their ethical hacking skills.
• Are interested in increasing their knowledge in the field of cybersecurity.
• They want to have a deep understanding of hacker behavior and methods for countering cyberattacks.