Course Information
As organizations strive to safeguard themselves and their customers from privacy or security breaches, the ability to conduct penetration testing is an emerging and increasingly valuable skill set. This course introduces you to general concepts and methodologies related to penetration testing, guiding you through a simulated pen test for a fictional company. It proves beneficial for individuals pursuing the CompTIA PenTest+ certification, assessed in exam PT0-002. PenTest+ aligns with ISO 17024 standards and holds approval from the US DoD to meet directive 8140/8570.01-M requirements.
- Penetration Tester
- Vulnerability Tester
- Security Analyst (II)
- Vulnerability Assessment Analyst
- Network Security Operations
- Application Security Vulnerability
- Plan and scope penetration tests
- Conduct passive reconnaissance
- Perform non-technical tests to gather information
- Conduct active reconnaissance
- Analyze vulnerabilities
- Penetrate networks
- Exploit host-based vulnerabilities
- Test applications
- Complete post-exploit tasks
- Analyze and report penetration test results
