Earn your certificate in two steps, and then keep practicing
Step 1: Complete the Cisco Networking Academy Ethical Hacker course
Become proficient in the art of scoping, executing, and reporting on vulnerability assessments, while recommending mitigation strategies.
Pass the final course exam to complete the first step toward your certificate.
Your next mission, if you choose to accept it—navigate to Cisco U. and select at least one Capture the Flag challenge.
Step 2: Pass at least one Cisco U. Capture the Flag challenge to earn the certificate
Cisco U. Capture the Flag challenges test the ethical hacking skills you learned in the course by setting up scenarios you’ll most likely see in real life.
You’ll need to pass one challenge to complete your Cisco Certificate in Ethical Hacking - but you don’t have to stop there.
Challenges are fun, quick, and we update them every 90 days, so you can keep completing new challenges and accrue more ethical hacker badges—one per challenge.
Take the required Cisco Networking Academy training
Ethical Hacker course
Become proficient in the art of scoping, executing, and reporting on vulnerability assessments, while recommending mitigation strategies. Follow an engaging gamified narrative throughout the course and get lots of practice with hands-on labs inspired by real-world scenarios.
Lock in your certificate by completing a challenge in Cisco U.
Leave no stone unturned in this latest Capture the Flag challenge. Learn how to conduct a full-scale search for vulnerabilities—the weak links in the attack chain and the paths into your system. Dive into the shadowy depths of insecure web applications, follow the recon-to-root process to simulate real-world attack scenarios, and uncover the potential paths into your system so they can be removed to prevent attacks.
Keep your momentum going with a community of experts and like-minded peers. They’re here for you and would love nothing more than to help you hang that certificate and polish your badges.
