Course description
The Official CompTIA PenTest+ course is designed for cybersecurity practitioners who want to develop penetration testing skills to enable them to identify information-system vulnerabilities and effective remediation techniques for those vulnerabilities. These materials focus on the knowledge, ability, and skills necessary to perform tasks on systems as well as management skills used to plan, scope, and manage weaknesses, not just exploit them, as well as prepare candidates to take the CompTIA PenTest+ certification exam.
Required knowledge
To ensure your success in this course, you should have:
- Intermediate knowledge of information security concepts, including but not limited to identity and access management (IAM), cryptographic concepts and implementations, computer networking concepts and implementations, and common security technologies.
- Practical experience in securing various computing environments, including small to medium businesses, as well as enterprise environments.
- You can obtain this level of skills and knowledge by taking the official CompTIA® Security+® (Exam SY0-501) course or by obtaining the appropriate industry certification.
Target audience
CompTIA PenTest+ is for cybersecurity professionals tasked with penetration testing and vulnerability management.
- Penetration Tester
- Vulnerability Tester
- Security Analyst (II)
- Vulnerability Assessment Analyst
- Network Security Operations
- Application Security Vulnerability
Course content
- Planning and Scoping Penetration Tests
- Conducting Passive Reconnaissance
- Performing Non-Technical Tests
- Conducting Active Reconnaissance
- Analyzing Vulnerabilities
- Penetrating Networks
- Exploiting Host-Based Vulnerabilities
- Testing Applications
- Completing Post-Exploit Tasks
- Analyzing and Reporting Pen Test Results
e-Learning / self-study
You will get access to the CompTIA CertMaster Learn online platform for 1 year.
- Lessons cover all exam objectives with integrated videos
- Hundreds of practice questions test your knowledge
- Performance-based questions apply what you’ve learned in a scenario
- Flashcards ensure you know the terminology and acronyms required for the exam
- The Learning Plan keeps you on track with your studies
Certification
The exam fee is not included in the price of the course.
Materials
The Official CompTIA Pentest+ Student Guide
Objectives
As organizations scramble to protect themselves and their customers against privacy or security breaches, the ability to conduct penetration testing is an emerging skill set that is becoming ever more valuable to the
organizations seeking protection, and ever more lucrative for those who possess these skills. In this course, you will be introduced to general concepts and methodologies related to pen testing, and you will work your way through a simulated pen test for a fictitious company
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