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Pluralsight's penetration testing training helps you understand how apps are attacked so you can learn how to defend them. Learn pentesting frameworks, pre-engagement, footprinting, and the most effective ways to identify a network's weaknesses and vulnerabilities.

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Reconnaissance with Sn1per
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Reconnaissance with Sn1per
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
19m
Technical Weakness Identification with Nikto 2
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Technical Weakness Identification with Nikto 2
Lee Allen
Intermediate
21m
Getting Started with OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) for Web Application Penetration Testing
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Getting Started with OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) for Web Application Penetration Testing
Mike Woolard
Beginner
1h 55m
Information and Cyber Security GRC: Commission and Manage Penetration Tests
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Information and Cyber Security GRC: Commission and Manage Penetration Tests
Mike Woolard
Intermediate
1h 11m
Planning and Scoping for CompTIA Pentest+
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Planning and Scoping for CompTIA Pentest+
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
1h 46m
Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning for CompTIA Pentest+
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Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning for CompTIA Pentest+
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
2h 46m
Reporting and Communication for CompTIA Pentest+
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Reporting and Communication for CompTIA Pentest+
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
1h 7m
Leverage PowerShell Tools for Pen Testing
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Leverage PowerShell Tools for Pen Testing
Rishalin Pillay
Intermediate
1h 28m
Pen Testing with Bash
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Pen Testing with Bash
Malek Mohammad
Advanced
58m
Tools and Code Analysis for CompTIA Pentest+
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Tools and Code Analysis for CompTIA Pentest+
Rishalin Pillay
Intermediate
2h 1m
Pen Testing: Planning, Scoping, and Recon
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Pen Testing: Planning, Scoping, and Recon
Alexander Tushinsky
Intermediate
1h 13m
Burp Suite Installation and Basic Functionality
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Burp Suite Installation and Basic Functionality
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
1h 2m
Scan Web Applications with Bash
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Scan Web Applications with Bash
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
47m
Credential Access with THC Hydra
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Credential Access with THC Hydra
Lee Allen
Intermediate
26m
Collection with PowerSploit
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Collection with PowerSploit
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
28m
Privilege Escalation with UACMe
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Privilege Escalation with UACMe
Malek Mohammad
Intermediate
9m
Defense Evasion with ProxyChains
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Defense Evasion with ProxyChains
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
20m
Pen Testing: Reporting
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Pen Testing: Reporting
Gavin Johnson-Lynn
Intermediate
1h 6m
Web App Pen Testing: Reconnaissance
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Web App Pen Testing: Reconnaissance
Tim Tomes
Intermediate
1h 14m
Information Security Program for CISM®
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Information Security Program for CISM®
Kevin Henry
Intermediate
2h 48m
Initial Access with sqlmap
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Initial Access with sqlmap
Casey Dunham
Intermediate
23m
Attacks and Exploits: Specialized Attacks and Post Exploitation for CompTIA Pentest+
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Attacks and Exploits: Specialized Attacks and Post Exploitation for CompTIA Pentest+
Matthew Lloyd Davies
Intermediate
2h 39m
Specialized Attacks: OT and ICS
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Specialized Attacks: OT and ICS
Matthew Lloyd Davies
Intermediate
1h 12m
Secure Software Testing for CSSLP®
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Secure Software Testing for CSSLP®
Kevin Henry
Beginner
1h 23m
Network Pen Testing with Python
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Network Pen Testing with Python
Cristian Pascariu
Intermediate
1h 24m
Exam Review and Tips for CompTIA Pentest+
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Exam Review and Tips for CompTIA Pentest+
Ricardo Reimao
Beginner
44m
Investigate Network Targets with Nexpose
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Investigate Network Targets with Nexpose
Kevin Cardwell
Intermediate
1h 42m
Performing Network Vulnerability Scanning with Nexpose
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Performing Network Vulnerability Scanning with Nexpose
Kevin Cardwell
Intermediate
2h 13m
Technical Information Gathering with Maltego CE 4
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Technical Information Gathering with Maltego CE 4
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
25m
Technical Information Gathering with theHarvester
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Technical Information Gathering with theHarvester
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
20m

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