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Ethical Hacking

Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Complete Hands-on: is it worth it?

by Muharrem AYDIN, OAK Academy Team · All Levels · IT & Software

Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing (Pentest+), Bug Bounty, Metasploit , Free Hacking Tools as Nmap for ethical hacker

Worth it on sale — 68/100

Good, but with a weak spot (see the breakdown). Only buy at a discounted sale price. Updated 0 months ago — actively maintained.

Rating4.3 / 5adjusted 4.32
Reviews2,296
Students17,842
Video19h 47m266 lectures, 18 sections
Avg lecture4.5 min
Last updatedOct 2026

Score breakdown

Adjusted rating (4.32; raw 4.3 from 2,296 reviews)26 / 50
Review volume (social proof)17 / 25
Freshness (last updated Oct 2026)25 / 25
Total68 / 100

How it compares in Ethical Hacking

Ranks #5 of 10 popular Ethical Hacking courses we track by score. Its rating of 4.3 is below the Ethical Hacking median of 4.5.

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Tracked history

DateRatingReviewsStudentsVideoUpdated
2026-10-104.32,29617,84219h 47mOct 2026

Tracking since 2026-10-10. Snapshots are taken every few days.

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