Become The Next Penelope Garcia With This Online Ethical Hacking Course

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TL;DR: The informative Ultimate Ethical Hacking A to Z Certification Bundle is on sale for $39, saving you 97%.

In the wild world of hacking, there are good guys and bad guys. The villains (also known as black hat hackers) break into systems to steal your information. The ethical hackers (also known as white hat hackers) are like Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds. You know, cyber superheroes who stop the bad guys in their tracks.

Whether you aspire to be just like Garcia (honestly, who doesn't?) or just despise the black hat hackers and want to put them in their place, you can get up to speed with this Ultimate Ethical Hacking A to Z Certification Bundle.

This eight-course, 161-hour online learning bundle will start with an in-depth overview of ethical hacking, from the basics to more advanced techniques. This includes things like bug bounty programs, phishing, cross-site scripting, and vulnerability scanning. You'll also dive into all the different tools and programs hackers use, like Metasploit, Keylogger, Wire Shark, Python, and Kali Linux.

Don't worry if none of that makes sense yet. By the end of all eight courses, you'll have some serious white hat hacking knowledge under your belt and be on your way to a career with the BAU.

Typically this course bundle costs $1,649, but it's on sale now and you can enroll for just $39.

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