Certified Penetration Tester (CPT)

Exam Code: CPT-002

A penetration test subjects a system or a range of systems to real life security tests. The benefit of a complete penetration suite compared to a normal vulnerability scan system is to reach beyond a vulnerability scan test and discover different weaknesses and perform a much more detailed analysis. The user can perform specified attacks in high detail depending on his specific choices and needs. This is normally done via the many advanced techniques and utilities of a security consultant.

The Certified Penetration Tester (CPT)^® certification is for security personnel whose job duties involve assessing target networks and systems to find security vulnerabilities. Certification objectives include penetration-testing methodologies, the legal issues surrounding penetration testing and how to properly conduct a penetration test as well as best practice technical and non-technical techniques specific to conduct a penetration test.

Penetration testing is the job that most IT ‘techies’ aspire to, and means you get to work with some cutting edge technologies, and technically excellent colleagues. The job can also have a large degree of diversity to it, and can be technically challenging, due to the level of technical skills that must be maintained.

Course Outline

Module Information – 1

Module 1 – Foundation
Module 2 – Penetration Testing Method
Module 3 – Vulnerability Assessment
Module 4 – Penetration Testing Types
Module 5 – Penetration Testing Manual and Automated
Module 6 – Penetration Testing Tools

Module Information – 2

Module 7 – Infrastructure Penetration Testing
Module 8 – Penetration Testers
Module 9 – Report Writing
Module 10 – Ethical Hacking
Module 11 – Information Gathering
Module 12 – Exploitation

Module Information – 3

Module 13 – Password Attacks
Module 14 – Bypassing Antivirus Applications
Module 15 – Social Engineering
Module 16 – Wireless Attacks
Module 17 – Mobile Hacking

Target Audience

The CPT™ certification is the most advanced penetration testing training in Information Security industry for IT managers, security consultants, security analysts, IT professionals, network engineers and anyone having prior ethical hacking knowledge.