CompTIA PenTest+

Course code: C01075

This course is intended for:

Candidates who wish to gain the expertise required to plan, scope and manage weaknesses, not just exploit them. CompTIA PenTest+ forms part of the CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway.

You will learn the following skills:

• Planning and Scoping: Includes updated techniques emphasizing governance, risk and compliance concepts, scoping and organizational/customer requirements, and demonstrating an ethical hacking mindset.
• Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning: Includes updated skills on performing vulnerability scanning and passive/active reconnaissance, vulnerability management, as well as analyzing the results of the reconnaissance exercise.
• Attacks and Exploits: Includes updated approaches to expanded attack surfaces, researching social engineering techniques, performing network attacks, wireless attacks, application-based attacks and attacks on cloud technologies, and performing post-exploitation techniques.
• Reporting and Communication: Expanded to focus on the importance of reporting and communication in an increased regulatory environment during the pen testing process through analyzing findings and recommending appropriate remediation within a report.
• Tools and Code Analysis: Includes updated concepts of identifying scripts in various software deployments, analyzing a script or code sample, and explaining use cases of various tools used during the phases of a penetration test–scripting or coding is not required.

Possible career options include:

• Cloud Penetration Tester
• Network Security Operations
• Penetration Tester
• Web App Penetration Tester
• Cloud Security Specialist
• Network Security Specialist
• Vulnerability Analyst
• Security Consultant
• Threat Intelligence Analyst

Modules and topics covered:

CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002)

CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Scoping & Engagement
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Professionalism & Integrity
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Passive Reconnaissance
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Active Reconnaissance
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Vulnerability Scanning
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Network Attacks & Exploits
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Wireless Attacks
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Application-based Attacks
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Attacks on Cloud Technologies
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Attacks on Specialized Systems
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Social Engineering Attacks
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Post-Exploitation Techniques
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Written Reports
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Communication & Post-Report Activities
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Analyzing Tool & Script Output
CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Penetration Testing Tools