CompTIA Pentest+
CompTIA PenTest+ validates your ability to identify, mitigate, and report system vulnerabilities. Covering all stages of penetration testing across attack surfaces like cloud, web apps, APIs, and IoT, it emphasizes hands-on skills such as vulnerability management and lateral movement. This certification equips you with the expertise to advance your career as a penetration tester or security consultant.
- 4 weeks
- 40 lessons
Upon course completion students will be able to:
- Planning and Scoping Penetration Tests: Define the scope, goals, and timelines for penetration tests, ensuring that all stakeholders are informed and aligned.
- Conducting Reconnaissance and Gathering Intelligence: Use various techniques to gather information about a target organization’s security posture, including network topology, system configurations, and potential vulnerabilities.
- Performing Vulnerability Scanning and Exploitation: Identify and exploit vulnerabilities in systems, applications, and networks to gain unauthorized access or disrupt operations.
- Conducting Password Cracking and Sniffing: Use tools to crack password hashes or intercept passwords in transit, allowing unauthorized access to systems and data.
- Testing Web Applications and APIs: Identify vulnerabilities in web applications and APIs, such as SQL injection or cross-site scripting (XSS), and exploit them to gain unauthorized access or steal sensitive data.
- Assessing Wireless Network Security: Identify vulnerabilities in wireless networks, such as weak encryption or authentication protocols, and exploit them to gain unauthorized access.
- Performing Post-Exploitation and Pivoting Techniques: Maintain access to a compromised system, escalate privileges, and move laterally within a network to gain further access and control.
- Reporting and Communicating Findings: Document and communicate the results of penetration tests, including vulnerabilities, exploitation techniques, and recommendations for remediation and mitigation.