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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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Web Application Penetration Testing Fundamentals
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Web Application Penetration Testing Fundamentals
Mike Woolard
Intermediate
2h 37m
Advanced Web Application Penetration Testing with Burp Suite
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Advanced Web Application Penetration Testing with Burp Suite
Dr. Sunny Wear
Advanced
1h 48m
Penetration Testing of Identity, Authentication and Authorization Mechanism
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Penetration Testing of Identity, Authentication and Authorization Mechanism
Prasad Salvi
Intermediate
56m
Expanded
Wireless Network Penetration Testing Advanced Techniques
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Wireless Network Penetration Testing Advanced Techniques
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
1h 23m
Expanded
Wireless Network Penetration Testing
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Wireless Network Penetration Testing
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
1h 13m
Penetration Testing: The Big Picture
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Penetration Testing: The Big Picture
Keith Watson
Beginner
2h 22m
Web Application Penetration Testing: Session Management Testing
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Web Application Penetration Testing: Session Management Testing
Clark Voss
Intermediate
2h 45s
Web Application Penetration Testing with Burp Suite
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Web Application Penetration Testing with Burp Suite
Dr. Sunny Wear
Intermediate
2h 26m
Web Application Penetration Testing: Input Validation
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Web Application Penetration Testing: Input Validation
Dawid Czagan
Intermediate
49m
Web Application Penetration Testing: Weak Cryptography
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Web Application Penetration Testing: Weak Cryptography
Dawid Czagan
Intermediate
51m
Web Application Penetration Testing: Client-side Testing
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Web Application Penetration Testing: Client-side Testing
Prasad Salvi
Intermediate
1h 7m
Web Application Penetration Testing: Information Gathering
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Web Application Penetration Testing: Information Gathering
Malek Mohammad
Intermediate
1h 1m
Web Application Penetration Testing: Insecure Error Handling
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Web Application Penetration Testing: Insecure Error Handling
Dawid Czagan
Intermediate
48m
Malware Analysis Fundamentals
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Malware Analysis Fundamentals
Tyler Hudak
Beginner
3h 20m
Expanded
Planning, Deploying, and Maintaining QRadar
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Planning, Deploying, and Maintaining QRadar
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
2h 51m
Performing Malware Analysis on Malicious Documents
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Performing Malware Analysis on Malicious Documents
Tyler Hudak
Intermediate
2h 59m
Incident Detection and Investigation with QRadar 7
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Incident Detection and Investigation with QRadar 7
Ricardo Reimao
Beginner
3h 34m
Web Application Penetration Testing: Configuration and Deployment Management Testing
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Web Application Penetration Testing: Configuration and Deployment Management Testing
Lee Allen
Intermediate
2h 10m
Penetration Testing with Red, Blue, and Purple Teams: Executive Briefing
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Penetration Testing with Red, Blue, and Purple Teams: Executive Briefing
John Elliott
Beginner
20m
Expanded
OPSEC for Penetration Testers
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OPSEC for Penetration Testers
Peter Mosmans
Intermediate
1h 57m
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
Metasploit: Getting Started
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Metasploit: Getting Started
Keith Watson
Beginner
2h 5m
Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities for CompTIA Security+
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Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities for CompTIA Security+
Christopher Rees
Beginner
5h 8m
PCI DSS: Detection, Assurance, and Management
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PCI DSS: Detection, Assurance, and Management
Jacob Ansari
Intermediate
3h 35m
Credential Access with THC Hydra
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Credential Access with THC Hydra
Lee Allen
Intermediate
27m
Collection with PowerSploit
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Collection with PowerSploit
Ricardo Reimao
Intermediate
28m
Approaching Automated Security Testing in DevSecOps
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Approaching Automated Security Testing in DevSecOps
Peter Mosmans
Intermediate
47m
Developing and Implementing Vulnerability Management Programs
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Developing and Implementing Vulnerability Management Programs
Prashant Pandey
Advanced
1h 20m
Initial Access with sqlmap
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Initial Access with sqlmap
Casey Dunham
Intermediate
23m
Secure Coding: Preventing Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
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Secure Coding: Preventing Insufficient Logging and Monitoring
Peter Mosmans
Intermediate
1h 23m

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