Practical Pentesting

Updated in May 2025. This course now features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This hands-on course guides you through the real-world practice of penetration testing, providing an end-to-end look at what it takes to become a skilled ethical hacker. You'll learn the full lifecycle of a pentest—from the initial client engagement and legal preparations to exploitation, documentation, and final reporting. Whether you're an …