How to Learn Penetration Testing - 24 Bootcamps to Get You Started

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By: The SwitchUp Team
Last Updated: January 10, 2020

Penetration testing, sometimes called ethical hacking, is intentionally attempting to compromise an organization’s IT security with the goal of improving it. Penetration testers are given permission to look for vulnerabilities and perform simulated cyberattacks on an organization before reporting their findings to the company. With the rising frequency and cost of corporate data breaches, cybersecurity specialists who know penetration testing are becoming more important.

Information security is one of the fastest-growing occupational fields: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 32% growth in this field between 2018 and 2028—much faster than the average expected growth of 5% across all occupations. According to PayScale, an average penetration tester earns $83,000 per year, while a more experienced professional in the top 10% of the pay range can earn upwards of $135,000.

Both immersive bootcamps and individual courses are available for people interested in information security and penetration testing. To make it easier to compare them side by side, each listing includes information about the specific content of each course. SwitchUp also collects and shows student reviews of each course, ranging from one to five stars.

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Arizona State University (ASU) Bootcamps offer 24-week, part-time courses in cybersecurity or financial technology and 18-week, part-time courses in Digital Marketing. The cybersecurity curriculum offers hands-on training in networking, systems, web technologies, databases and defensive and offensive cybersecurity. The fintech curriculum covers Python programming, financial libraries, machine learning algorithms, Ethereum, blockchain and more. The digital marketing curriculum covers highly relevant skills, training you in marketing strategy fundamentals, optimizing campaigns and websites, digital advertising and automation...
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At GeeksHubs Academy we are transforming the future of technology education by valuing talent and today we have more than 1,000 online and onsite students.
Locations: Online
Courses: Full-Time, Web Development Boot Camp, Part-Time, Cybersecurity Boot Camp, Part-Time, Data Analytics Boot Camp, +2 More
Subjects: Adobe XD, Cryptography, CSS, Cyber Security, Data Analytics +26 More

The Ohio State University College of Engineering offers a 12-week, full-time web development boot camp, and 24-week, part-time web development, cybersecurity, data analytics, and UX/UI boot camps held online. The full stack curriculum includes HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Express.js, Node.js, databases, MongoDB, MySQL, and Git, with in-person and online options. The cybersecurity curriculum offers hands-on training in networking, systems, web technologies, databases, and defensive and offensive cybersecurity. The UX/UI program provides hands-on training in...
Locations: Online
Courses: Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity Bootcamp, Data Analytics Bootcamp, +2 More
Subjects: AWS, Azure, Big Data, Bootstrap, Cloud Computing +23 More

Santa Clara University offers four, 28-week bootcamps: Cybersecurity, Full Stack Web Development, Cloud Computing, and Data Science. Students can choose between the Master learning track, which includes 2-hour, live mentor-led sessions twice per week, or the Specialist learning track, which includes a 1-hour, live mentor led session once a week. Receive access to all online course materials for 12 months. All bootcamp graduates receive a certificate of completion issued by Santa Clara University. Students can...

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