This course is ideal for aspiring penetration testers, ethical hackers, cybersecurity professionals, and IT security enthusiasts who want to develop advanced offensive and defensive skills. It is also suitable for learners aiming to gain practical experience with scripting, privilege escalation, and real-world red and blue team operations.

The course duration is approximately 13 hours. Learners can progress at their own pace, completing lab exercises and practice scenarios to reinforce advanced cybersecurity techniques.

The course covers advanced Bash, PowerShell, and Python scripting, Mimikatz, WINPEAS, LinPEAS, Rogue Potato for token impersonation, keylogging, file and process manipulation, reverse and bind shells, Metasploit payloads, and reverse engineering techniques. It also explores the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, incident response, YARA rule creation, and red/blue team engagements in controlled lab environments.

By focusing on hands-on labs and capstone scenarios, the course enables learners to apply advanced techniques in safe, real-world contexts. Students gain experience in automating post-exploitation workflows, exploiting system and web vulnerabilities, escalating privileges, detecting and mitigating threats, and performing both offensive and defensive operations, preparing them for professional cybersecurity challenges.

Yes, you can preview the first video and view the syllabus before you enroll. You must purchase the course to access content not included in the preview.

If you decide to enroll in the course before the session start date, you will have access to all of the lecture videos and readings for the course. You’ll be able to submit assignments once the session starts.

Once you enroll and your session begins, you will have access to all videos and other resources, including reading items and the course discussion forum. You’ll be able to view and submit practice assessments, and complete required graded assignments to earn a grade and a Course Certificate.

If you complete the course successfully, your electronic Course Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Course Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.

This course is currently available only to learners who have paid or received financial aid, when available.