Offensive Security Courses and Certifications

EDUCBA

Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Learn & Secure

32 ratings at Coursera

Learn ethical hacking with Kali Linux: build a virtual lab, run footprinting, Google hacking, WHOIS and DNS reconnaissance, and scan networks with Nmap and ZenMap.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Infosec

Establishing Command-and-Control and Finding Credentials

27 ratings at Coursera

Learn to use Python for offensive operations: establish command-and-control channels between a target and attacker infrastructure, then harvest user credentials and sensitive system data.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt Career Certificate

The Complete Ethical Hacking Course

25 ratings at Coursera

Build a Kali Linux hacking lab, then find and document web, API, and network vulnerabilities using Burp Suite, SQLMap, and Postman.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

EDUCBA

Ethical Hacking with Metasploit, SQL & Crypto

21 ratings at Coursera

Exploit systems with Metasploit's msfconsole, automate SQL injection using sqlmap, and apply password cracking, hashing, digital signatures, and secure database handling in Kali Linux.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Ethical Hacking Capstone Project: Breach, Response, AI

20 ratings at Coursera

Attack and defend the same systems: exploit targets with Nmap and Metasploit, escalate privileges, then hunt IOCs with OpenVAS and MITRE ATT&CK and report findings.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Advanced Network Attacks, Web Hacking, and Cryptography

20 ratings at Coursera

Exploit and defend modern attack surfaces: session hijacking, firewall and IDS evasion, XSS and SQL injection with SQLMap, Wi-Fi, mobile, IoT and cloud, plus cryptography.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Analyze & Apply

18 ratings at Coursera

Practice hands-on exploitation with Kali Linux: build Android payloads, crack Windows and Linux password hashes, generate wordlists, test WEP/WPA/WPA2 wireless security, and maintain payload persistence.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Introduction to Ethical Hacking and Recon Techniques

16 ratings at Coursera

Learn ethical hacking foundations: cyber kill chain and MITRE ATT&CK, footprinting and subdomain enumeration, Google Dorks and Shodan searches, and stealth, ACK and OS-detection scans with nmap.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Ethical Hacking with Kali Linux: Analyze & Defend

16 ratings at Coursera

Perform reconnaissance in Kali Linux with Nmap, WHOIS, DNS enumeration and OSINT tools, then evaluate phishing, malware types, rootkits, backdoors and persistence techniques.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Ethical Hacking: Meterpreter, DNS & ICMP Attacks

16 ratings at Coursera

Study attacker techniques and defenses: build backdoors and escalate privileges with Meterpreter, run ARP, DNS, DHCP and ICMP spoofing and MITM, and mitigate DoS/DDoS.

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

EDUCBA

Advanced Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

14 ratings at Coursera

Build a penetration testing lab and run advanced Nmap scans, custom Python scanners, exploits against SMTP, Samba and NFS, social engineering, and automated attack handlers.

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Ethical Hacking Foundations and HTML Injection

13 ratings at Coursera

Set up a Kali Linux lab in VirtualBox, then crack WEP/WPA2, sniff traffic with Wireshark and nMap, exploit systems with Metasploit, and test HTML injection.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

The OSINT Handbook: Mastering Open Source Intelligence

13 ratings at Coursera

Gather intelligence from publicly available sources using Recon-ng, Maltego, and Shodan, protect your anonymity, and apply OSINT findings to threat detection and cyber defense.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

Advanced Exploitation and Scripting Techniques

13 ratings at Coursera

Advance ethical hacking skills: run MITM attacks with MITMf and BEEF, then write Python backdoors, keyloggers, and brute-force tools that bypass antivirus and spoof emails.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Packt

System Hacking, Malware Threats, and Network Attacks

11 ratings at Coursera

Enumerate systems via SMB, SNMP, and LDAP, then crack passwords, escalate privileges, analyze APTs and fileless malware, and counter sniffing, social engineering, and DoS attacks.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course