Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing
Free Intermediate course · 12 lessons · 4 weeks · Certificate on completion
Think like an attacker, legally. Recon, web exploitation, and reporting that helps teams fix issues. Across 12 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- Ethics, scope, and the law
- Reconnaissance and OSINT
- Scanning and enumeration
- Web vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
- Exploitation fundamentals
- Password and auth attacks
Skills you'll pick up
- Ethics, scope, and the law
- Reconnaissance and OSINT
- Scanning and enumeration
- Web vulnerabilities (OWASP Top
- Exploitation fundamentals
- Password and auth attacks
Tools covered
- Ethical Hacking
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Ethics, scope, and the law
Module 1 of Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Reconnaissance and OSINT
Module 2 of Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Scanning and enumeration
Module 3 of Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Web vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
Module 4 of Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing. 3 lessons · 3h
Lessons in this course
- Ethics, scope, and the law
- Reconnaissance and OSINT
- Scanning and enumeration
- Web vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)
- Exploitation fundamentals
- Password and auth attacks
- Post-exploitation basics
- Writing a pentest report
- Ethical Hacking: Deep dive 9
- Ethical Hacking: Deep dive 10
- Ethical Hacking: Deep dive 11
- Ethical Hacking: Deep dive 12
Instructor
Yusuf Rahman — Offensive Security Consultant
Yusuf Rahman is a Offensive Security Consultant with years of hands-on experience teaching Ethical Hacking to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $120,000 per year · median India salary ₹17,00,000 per year · 107,066 open roles worldwide
- Ethical Hacking Specialist
- Senior Ethical Hacking Lead
- Ethical Hacking Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing take?
12 lessons, typically completed in 4 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.