Information Technology
Professional Diploma in Penetration Testing
- Duration
- 40 hours
- Format
- Live & recorded sessions · Arabic
- Starts
US$199
CertificateAbout this programme
This course provides participants with the practical knowledge and structured methodology required to perform ethical penetration testing and vulnerability assessment in government and institutional environments. The course focuses on legal and ethical boundaries, scope definition, rules of engagement, safe testing practices, tool usage, evidence collection, result verification, vulnerability prioritization, and professional reporting. Participants will work inside a controlled and isolated lab environment designed for training purposes only. Through practical exercises, they will learn how to scan networks and services, identify open ports, perform service enumeration, assess vulnerabilities, verify findings, prioritize risks, and prepare a concise vulnerability assessment report with technical evidence and remediation recommendations. The course is suitable for IT teams, cybersecurity teams, infrastructure engineers, network administrators, system administrators, technical support teams, and professionals who want to improve their ability to identify weaknesses before they are exploited. All practical exercises are conducted only within authorized lab environments. The tools and techniques covered in this course must not be used against any system, network, or service without formal authorization.
What You Will Learn
- Understand the core principles of ethical penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.
- Define testing scope, rules of engagement, and legal boundaries before performing any security test.
- Use tools such as Kali Linux and Nmap to scan networks and services safely and systematically.
- Perform service enumeration and analyze exposed services from a security perspective.
- Conduct vulnerability assessment in a controlled and isolated training environment.
- Distinguish between valid findings and false positives through result verification.
- Prioritize vulnerabilities based on severity, impact, and likelihood of exploitation.
- Prepare a Mini Vulnerability Assessment Report that includes evidence, analysis, severity, and recommendations.
- Present findings clearly to both technical and management audiences.
- Apply ethical and legal best practices when using cybersecurity tools.
Your instructor
Walid Nasri
Cybersecurity, Fintech, Banking Technology & IT Infrastructure Trainer
I am a cybersecurity and fintech technology professional with more than 20 years of experience in IT infrastructure, banking technology, digital payments, cybersecurity, and secure system design. I have delivered training and consulting in cybersecurity fundamentals, ethical hacking, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, secure coding, incident response, network administration, systems administration, and fintech technologies. My work combines hands-on technical experience with real operational environments, especially in banking, payment systems, ATMs, EFT Switch environments, data centers, servers, networks, virtualization, and information security governance. I focus on practical training that helps learners understand not only the tools and techniques, but also the real risks, business impact, and correct professional methodology behind each topic. I also support organizations in security auditing, policy development, incident handling planning, secure infrastructure design, and technical documentation, with strong attention to international standards and best practices such as ISO 27001, NIST, OWASP, and PCI-DSS.
Live sessions
20 · SessionsAll times shown in London time
Professional Diploma · Live & recorded sessions
Professional Diploma in Penetration Testing
40 hours · Starts