Exploitation and Penetration Testing with Metasploit
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Taught by IBM Skills Network Team
Information TechnologyComputer Science
About the course
Metasploit is one of the best-known and most used cybersecurity technologies for penetration testing (Cyber Security News). This short course gives you the job-ready skills in exploitation techniques and penetration testing using Metasploit employers are looking for. During the course, you’ll explore Metasploit’s core functionalities, gaining valuable hands-on experience in exercises that cover real-world exploitation scenarios, including network, system, and web application attacks. Plus, yo
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“A lot of theoretical knowledge with almost no practical examples. Final grading may have version mismatch from the actual course as it is not part of Coursera. I give up on this course.”
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