Dale Meredith
Pluralsight Author
Dale Meredith has been a Certified Ethical Hacker/Instructor EC-Council for the past 15 years, and Microsoft Certified Trainer for over 20 years. Dale also has an additional 7 years of senior IT management experience and worked as a CTO for a popular ISP provider. Dale's expertise is in explaining difficult concepts and ensuring his students have an actionable knowledge of the course material. Straddling the line of fun and function, Dale's instruction is memorable and entertaining. Dale's knowledge and understanding of current trends in technology and applications have led to many opportunities, such as: training various Inc 500 companies, universities, and Divisions of the Department of Homeland Security for the United States government.
Along with authoring for Pluralsight, consulting, and IT classroom training, you can catch Dale on stage speaking at IT conferences, helping IT teams keep their companies safe, relevant, and "breach" aware. Outside of the professional sphere, Dale spends quite a bit of his time giving back by speaking at adult and youth non-profit community gatherings and posting on his 'Dale Dumbs IT Down' social media sites. Dale uses these speaking engagements and social media sites to 'Dumb Down IT' concepts with the intent to help everyone be safe and smart with their technology and personal devices.
Dale also specializes in Active Directory, Exchange Server, IIS, PowerShell, SharePoint, System Center/Desktop Deployment, and Private Cloud
Topics Authored
Security Professional
Business Professional
IT Ops
Courses Authored
74
Total Ratings
5692
Avg Course Ratings
4.5
Courses by Dale
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Course
Ethical Hacking: Updates and New Exploits
Beginner
38m
Jun 26, 2025
Course
Web App Pen Testing with Metasploit
Intermediate
24m
Mar 26, 2025
Course
Post-exploitation and Lateral Movements for CompTIA Pentest+
Beginner
1h 28m
Mar 05, 2025
Course
Attacks and Exploits: Specialized Attacks for CompTIA Pentest+
Beginner
2h 26m
Feb 06, 2025
Course
Attacks and Exploits: Network and Application Attacks for CompTIA Pentest+
Beginner
1h 28m
Jan 22, 2025
Course
Scanning and Reconnaissance with Metasploit
Intermediate
35m
Oct 22, 2024
Course
Exploitation and Post-exploitation with Metasploit
Intermediate
31m
Oct 09, 2024
Course
Physical Security for The Hacker
Intermediate
28m
Aug 21, 2024
(12)
Course
OpenAI: Prompt Engineering for Cyber Security
Beginner
18m
Jan 23, 2024
(33)
Course
Generative AI Techniques for Social Engineering
Intermediate
36m
Jan 12, 2024
(21)
Course
Exam Review Tips and Tricks for CySA+
Beginner
28m
Jun 07, 2023
(20)
Course
Security Operations for CySA+
Beginner
1h 39m
Jun 07, 2023
(54)
Course
Incident Response and Management for CySA+
Beginner
1h 1m
Jun 07, 2023
(21)
Course
Reporting and Communication for CySA+
Beginner
58m
Jun 07, 2023
(16)
Course
Vulnerability Management for CySA+
Beginner
1h 31m
Jun 07, 2023
(21)
Course
Ethical Hacking: System Hacking
Intermediate
4h 34m
Dec 07, 2022
(80)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking IoT and OT
Intermediate
2h 12m
Nov 22, 2022
(51)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Cryptography
Intermediate
1h 58m
Nov 22, 2022
(56)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking Mobile Platforms
Intermediate
2h 22m
Nov 22, 2022
(59)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Enumeration
Intermediate
2h 34m
Nov 22, 2022
(77)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Vulnerability Analysis
Intermediate
1h 25m
Nov 22, 2022
(71)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Exam Review and Tips
Intermediate
16m
Nov 22, 2022
(16)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking Wireless Networks
Intermediate
3h 36m
Nov 22, 2022
(51)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Sniffing
Intermediate
3h 7m
Nov 22, 2022
(49)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Reconnaissance/Footprinting
Beginner
4h 18m
Nov 22, 2022
(131)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Scanning Networks
Intermediate
2h 54m
Nov 22, 2022
(95)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Understanding Ethical Hacking
Beginner
2h 39m
Nov 22, 2022
(271)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Malware Threats
Intermediate
5h 2m
Nov 22, 2022
(70)
Course
Password and Wireless Attacks with Kali Linux
Beginner
53m
Oct 07, 2022
(37)
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Course
Ethical Hacking: Updates and New Exploits
Beginner
38m
Jun 26, 2025
Course
Web App Pen Testing with Metasploit
Intermediate
24m
Mar 26, 2025
Course
Post-exploitation and Lateral Movements for CompTIA Pentest+
Beginner
1h 28m
Mar 05, 2025
Course
Attacks and Exploits: Specialized Attacks for CompTIA Pentest+
Beginner
2h 26m
Feb 06, 2025
Course
Attacks and Exploits: Network and Application Attacks for CompTIA Pentest+
Beginner
1h 28m
Jan 22, 2025
Course
Scanning and Reconnaissance with Metasploit
Intermediate
35m
Oct 22, 2024
Course
Exploitation and Post-exploitation with Metasploit
Intermediate
31m
Oct 09, 2024
Course
Physical Security for The Hacker
Intermediate
28m
Aug 21, 2024
(12)
Course
OpenAI: Prompt Engineering for Cyber Security
Beginner
18m
Jan 23, 2024
(33)
Course
Generative AI Techniques for Social Engineering
Intermediate
36m
Jan 12, 2024
(21)
Course
Exam Review Tips and Tricks for CySA+
Beginner
28m
Jun 07, 2023
(20)
Course
Security Operations for CySA+
Beginner
1h 39m
Jun 07, 2023
(54)
Course
Incident Response and Management for CySA+
Beginner
1h 1m
Jun 07, 2023
(21)
Course
Reporting and Communication for CySA+
Beginner
58m
Jun 07, 2023
(16)
Course
Vulnerability Management for CySA+
Beginner
1h 31m
Jun 07, 2023
(21)
Course
Ethical Hacking: System Hacking
Intermediate
4h 34m
Dec 07, 2022
(80)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking IoT and OT
Intermediate
2h 12m
Nov 22, 2022
(51)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Cryptography
Intermediate
1h 58m
Nov 22, 2022
(56)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking Mobile Platforms
Intermediate
2h 22m
Nov 22, 2022
(59)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Enumeration
Intermediate
2h 34m
Nov 22, 2022
(77)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Vulnerability Analysis
Intermediate
1h 25m
Nov 22, 2022
(71)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Exam Review and Tips
Intermediate
16m
Nov 22, 2022
(16)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking Wireless Networks
Intermediate
3h 36m
Nov 22, 2022
(51)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Sniffing
Intermediate
3h 7m
Nov 22, 2022
(49)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Reconnaissance/Footprinting
Beginner
4h 18m
Nov 22, 2022
(131)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Scanning Networks
Intermediate
2h 54m
Nov 22, 2022
(95)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Understanding Ethical Hacking
Beginner
2h 39m
Nov 22, 2022
(271)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Malware Threats
Intermediate
5h 2m
Nov 22, 2022
(70)
Course
Password and Wireless Attacks with Kali Linux
Beginner
53m
Oct 07, 2022
(37)
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You're Compromising Your Company's Security. Here's How.RETIRED
Beginner
1h 1m
Jul 31, 2025(11)
Course
Building a Cybersecurity Home Lab EnvironmentRETIRED
Intermediate
2h 2m
Jul 31, 2025(68)
Course
Anthropic: Prompt Engineering for Cyber SecurityRETIRED
Beginner
20m
Jun 30, 2025
Course
Assessing Red Team Post Exploitation ActivityRETIRED
Intermediate
1h 3m
Mar 19, 2024(18)
Course
Selecting the Right Tool(s) for Your Red Team OperationRETIRED
Intermediate
1h 30m
Mar 19, 2024(26)
Course
Compliance and Assessment for CompTIA CySA+RETIRED
Intermediate
1h 22m
Jul 17, 2023(26)
Course
Security Operations and Monitoring for CompTIA CySA+RETIRED
Intermediate
2h 5m
Jul 17, 2023(31)
Course
Threat and Vulnerability Management for CompTIA CySA+RETIRED
Intermediate
3h 14m
Jul 17, 2023(49)
Course
Security Solutions for Infrastructure Management for CompTIA CySA+RETIRED
Intermediate
1h 20m
Jul 17, 2023(26)
Course
Software and Systems Security for CompTIA CySA+RETIRED
Intermediate
2h 23m
Jul 17, 2023(172)
Course
Security Analysis for CompTIA CySA+RETIRED
Intermediate
2h 36m
Jul 17, 2023(43)
Course
Cloud and Automation for CompTIA CySA+RETIRED
Intermediate
57m
Jul 17, 2023(24)
Course
Incident Response and Recovery for CompTIA CySA+RETIRED
Intermediate
3h 35m
Jul 17, 2023(22)
Course
Preparing for and Executing Incident RecoveryRETIRED
Beginner
3h 24m
Feb 01, 2023(13)
Course
Assessing and Mitigating Security RisksRETIRED
Beginner
3h 14m
Feb 01, 2023(19)
Course
Testing Applications for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Intermediate
1h 11m
Apr 29, 2022(24)
Course
Results and Reporting for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Intermediate
1h 16m
Apr 29, 2022(21)
Course
Exploiting Host-based Vulnerabilities for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Intermediate
2h 20m
Apr 29, 2022(29)
Course
Performing Non-Technical Tests for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Intermediate
1h 25m
Apr 29, 2022(35)
Course
Laying the Foundation for Penetration Testing for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Beginner
4h 36m
Apr 29, 2022(58)
Course
Penetrating Networks for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Beginner
2h 7m
Apr 29, 2022(58)
Course
Conducting Active Reconnaissance for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Beginner
3h 47m
Apr 29, 2022(39)
Course
Conducting Passive Reconnaissance for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Beginner
3h 1m
Apr 29, 2022(37)
Course
Post-Exploit Tasks for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Intermediate
1h 18m
Apr 29, 2022(21)
Course
Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification for CompTIA PenTest+RETIRED
Beginner
1h 25m
Apr 29, 2022(38)
Course
Ethical Hacking: SniffingRETIRED
Beginner
2h 21m
Feb 10, 2022(98)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Penetration TestingRETIRED
Beginner
4h 43m
Feb 10, 2022(65)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Understanding Ethical HackingRETIRED
Beginner
7h 37m
Feb 10, 2022(1291)
Course
Ethical Hacking: System HackingRETIRED
Beginner
3h 55m
Feb 10, 2022(169)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking Wireless NetworksRETIRED
Beginner
3h 15m
Feb 10, 2022(159)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking Mobile PlatformsRETIRED
Beginner
4h 56m
Feb 10, 2022(137)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Reconnaissance/FootprintingRETIRED
Beginner
3h 42m
Feb 10, 2022(363)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Hacking the Internet of Things (IoT)RETIRED
Beginner
2h 44m
Feb 10, 2022(37)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Vulnerability AnalysisRETIRED
Intermediate
3h 14m
Feb 10, 2022(36)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Scanning NetworksRETIRED
Beginner
3h 50m
Feb 10, 2022(299)
Course
Ethical Hacking: Malware ThreatsRETIRED
Beginner
3h 46m
Feb 10, 2022(182)
Course
Ethical Hacking: EnumerationRETIRED
Beginner
3h 12m
Feb 10, 2022(188)
Course
Ethical Hacking: CryptographyRETIRED
Beginner
2h 28m
Feb 10, 2022(48)
Course
Implementing Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials EditionRETIRED
Beginner
3h 42m
Apr 09, 2021(68)
Course
Secure Software DevelopmentRETIRED
Beginner
3h 13m
Dec 14, 2020(169)
Course
Enterprise Security: Policies, Practices, and ProceduresRETIRED
Beginner
2h 38m
Nov 24, 2020(45)
Course
The Issues of Identity and Access Management (IAM)RETIRED
Beginner
2h 55m
Nov 24, 2020(58)
Course
Performing and Analyzing Network ReconnaissanceRETIRED
Beginner
7h 24m
Nov 24, 2020(26)
Course
Implementing and Performing Vulnerability ManagementRETIRED
Beginner
3h 19m
Nov 24, 2020(13)
Course
Performing Incident Response and HandlingRETIRED
Beginner
5h 19m
Nov 24, 2020(21)