Ethical Hacking Capstone Project: Breach, Response, AI
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Taught by IBM Skills Network Team
Information TechnologyComputer Science
About the course
Ready to put your ethical hacking skills to the test and power your cybersecurity career forward? This hands-on course is ideal for aspiring cybersecurity analysts, ethical hackers, and IT professionals who want to be able to demonstrate their real-world skills in offensive and defensive security to employers. During this course, you’ll start on the Red Team, using industry-standard tools such as Kali Linux, Nmap, and Metasploit to conduct reconnaissance, exploitation, privilege escalation,
The dissent
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“Intermediate course, not advanced course as advertised. It's okay if you have no cybersecurity background. The AI part is really underwhelming. Overall, okay”
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