Offensive Security Courses and Certifications

Penetration Testing, Threat Hunting, and Cryptography

2546 ratings at Coursera

Work through penetration testing phases from reconnaissance to reporting, hunt threats with CTI frameworks and SIEM, and apply AES, RSA, hashing, and cryptanalysis techniques.

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

Basic to Advance Kali Linux Web Penetration Testing

17 ratings

Understand the tools and the methodologies used to get an overview of Web Penetration Testing using Kali Linux.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

IIT Kharagpur;  NPTEL

Ethical Hacking

6 ratings

Learn ethical hacking through hands-on demonstrations of vulnerability assessment, system and web attacks, network attacks, and defensive remedies.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Start Kali Linux, Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing!

14054 ratings at Udemy

Learn the basics of ethical hacking, penetration testing, web testing and wifi hacking in kali linux!

• Udemy
• 4 hours 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Career Certificate

Introduction to Ethical Hacking

24 ratings at Coursera

Develop ethical hacking skills across three courses: penetration testing methodologies, the MITRE ATT&CK framework, and conducting security evaluations that reveal hacker behaviors.

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

Introduction to Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking

10 ratings at Coursera

Conduct penetration tests with PTES methodology, write test reports and executive summaries, explore one-way hashes and PKI, and run information gathering and spear phishing campaigns.

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

Cisco

Network Security

741 ratings at Coursera

Secure a network from both sides: configure NAT, ACLs, and AAA, deploy web application firewalls and NSM tools, then exploit TCP/IP weaknesses with MITM, spoofing, and DoS.

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

Advanced Cybersecurity Techniques

Exploit mobile devices, DNS, networks, web apps and Wi-Fi in ethical hacking labs, using the MITRE ATT&CK framework, OWASP Top Ten and WEP/WPA attack techniques.

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

Advanced Cybersecurity Topics

Attack and defend systems at the deepest level: rootkits and kernel hooking, buffer overflows, race conditions, ROP, and privilege escalation mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 8 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Irfan Shakeel

The Complete Open Source Intelligence Training Course

9 ratings

Practical OSINT training covering search engines, Tor and the deep web, aircraft and people searches, document metadata, and image investigation.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 26 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

EC-Council

Ethical Hacking Essentials (EHE)

620 ratings at Coursera

Learn ethical hacking and penetration testing fundamentals: password cracking, social engineering, network sniffing and DoS, web application and SQL injection attacks, wireless, mobile, IoT/OT and cloud countermeasures.

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

Hacking and Patching

280 ratings at Coursera

Hack web apps through command and SQL injection, then patch them with input validation and SQL parameter binding, and pen-test systems using Nessus, Kali Linux, and Metasploit.

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

Proactive Computer Security

268 ratings at Coursera

Test your own defenses: deploy deterrents and honeypots, follow a penetration testing methodology with common pen testing tools, and exploit OWASP Top 20 controls.

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

Learn Network Hacking From Scratch (WiFi & Wired)

8052 ratings at Udemy

Learn how to hack both WiFi and wired networks like black hat hackers, and learn how to secure them from these attacks.

• Udemy
• 7 hours 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

The Complete Social Engineering, Phishing, OSINT & Malware

7681 ratings at Udemy

Learn how hackers hack Windows, Linux & Android by using Social Engineering and protect yourself from phishing attacks

• Udemy
• 3 hours 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course