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    Packt

    Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing

    Skills you'll gain: Git (Version Control System), Selenium (Software), Version Control, GitHub, Jenkins, Continuous Integration, CI/CD, Test Automation, Browser Compatibility, Test Data, Java, SQL, MySQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    SkillUp

    Practice Exam for Scrum.org PSPO I Certification

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Product Development, Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Product Management, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Backlogs, User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    10 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Codio

    Software Testing for Developers

    Skills you'll gain: Jest (JavaScript Testing Framework), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Cucumber (Software), Postman API Platform, Software Testing, Behavior-Driven Development, Test Tools, Selenium (Software), Test Driven Development (TDD), Unit Testing, Acceptance Testing, Performance Testing, Functional Testing, Test Automation, Usability Testing, Application Programming Interface (API), User Interface (UI), Test Case, API Design, Javascript

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    15 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnQuest

    Generative AI for Penetration Testing: Red Team

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Metasploit, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Generative AI, Cyber Operations, Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Automation

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Nanjing University

    软件测试 (Software Testing)

    Skills you'll gain: Software Testing, Functional Testing, System Testing, Performance Testing, Debugging, Unit Testing, Test Automation, Test Case, Integration Testing, Selenium (Software), Mobile Development

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    35 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Web Hacker's Toolbox - Tools Used by Successful Hackers

    Skills you'll gain: Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Application Security, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Data Security, Web Applications, SQL

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Packt

    Advanced Penetration Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Cyber Security Assessment, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Application Security, Network Security, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Cloud Security, Wireless Networks, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Packt

    Reporting and Advanced Practices

    Skills you'll gain: Exploit development, Penetration Testing, Technical Communication, Scripting, Technical Writing, Automation, Technical Consulting, Security Controls

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    9 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera Project Network

    Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG

    Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Test Case, Selenium (Software), Software Testing, Maintainability, Test Data, Debugging, Configuration Management

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    157 reviews

    Advanced · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Project Network

    Create Your First Automation Script Using Selenium and Java

    Skills you'll gain: Selenium (Software), Test Automation, Eclipse (Software), Software Testing, UI Components, Integrated Development Environments, Web Applications, Java Programming, Functional Testing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    357 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera Project Network

    Web Application Security Testing with OWASP ZAP

    Skills you'll gain: Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Vulnerability Scanning, Proxy Servers, Security Testing, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Scraping, Web Applications

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    288 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Packt

    Intermediate Ethical Hacking Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: Metasploit, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, Exploitation techniques, Vulnerability Assessments, Web Applications, Cybersecurity, Firewall, Network Security, Wireless Networks, Command-Line Interface, Software Installation, Virtual Machines, SQL

    4.1
    Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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    7 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular pen testing courses

  • Selenium Integration with CI/CD & Advanced Testing: Packt
  • Practice Exam for Scrum.org PSPO I Certification: SkillUp
  • Software Testing for Developers: Codio
  • Generative AI for Penetration Testing: Red Team: LearnQuest
  • 软件测试 (Software Testing): Nanjing University
  • Web Hacker's Toolbox - Tools Used by Successful Hackers: Packt
  • Advanced Penetration Techniques: Packt
  • Reporting and Advanced Practices: Packt
  • Building Test Automation Framework using Selenium and TestNG: Coursera Project Network
  • Create Your First Automation Script Using Selenium and Java: Coursera Project Network

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