Inside Cisco’s Ethical Hacker Certificate

Inside Cisco’s Ethical Hacker Certificate

From The Cisco Learning Network by The Cisco Learning Network

August 5, 2025 · 48 min

About this episode

This episode discusses Cisco's new Certificate in Ethical Hacking and its role in cybersecurity education.

Learn how Ethical Hackers think. Cisco’s new Certificate in Ethical Hacking is designed to teach just that, combining offensive security techniques with immersive Capture the Flag challenges that help learners validate their knowledge in real-world scenarios. In this episode, Jozef Janitor, Product Manager with Cisco Networking Academy, joins Business Architecture Manager Garet Marling and Cisco U. Product Manager Kate Dignan to discuss the Ethical Hacker program with Cisco Learning Network Community Manager Tanner Swift. Together, they break down how this certificate fits into a learner’s cybersecurity journey, what to expect from Cisco U., and how hands-on challenges like Capture the Flag: Operation SMB Exploit can help prepare you for a career in offensive security. • Cisco Certificate in Ethical Hacking: https://www.netacad.com/courses/ethical-hacker?courseLang=en-US • Capture the Flag: Operation SMB Exploit: https://u.cisco.com/challenges/capture-flag-operation-smb-exploit-26593 • Cisco Learning Network: https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/s/certification/ethical-hacker

People in this episode

Host: Tanner Swift

Guests: Jozef Janitor, Garet Marling, Kate Dignan

Topics covered

  • Ethical Hacking
  • Cybersecurity
  • Offensive Security
  • Capture the Flag
  • Cisco Certification

Keywords

  • Ethical Hacking
  • Cisco
  • Capture the Flag
  • Cybersecurity
  • Offensive Security
  • Certification

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cisco Networking Academy, Cisco U., Cisco Learning Network

Products: Cisco Certificate in Ethical Hacking

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