CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Training (COMPENT) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Lesson 1: Planning and Scoping

  • Planning and Scoping Compare and contrast governance, risk, and compliance concept
  • Explain the importance of scoping and organizational/customer requirements
  • Given a scenario, demonstrate an ethical hacking mindset by maintaining professionalism and integrity

Lesson 2: Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning

  • Given a scenario, perform passive reconnaissance
  • Given a scenario, perform active reconnaissance
  • Given a scenario, analyse the results of a reconnaissance exercise
  • Given a scenario, perform vulnerability scanning

Lesson 3: Attacks and Exploits

  • Given a scenario, research attack vectors and perform network attacks
  • Given a scenario, research attack vectors and perform wireless attacks
  • Given a scenario, research attack vectors and perform application-based attacks
  • Given a scenario, research attack vectors and perform attacks on cloud technologies
  • Explain common attacks and vulnerabilities against specialised systems
  • Given a scenario, perform a social engineering or physical attack
  • Given a scenario, perform post-exploitation techniques

Lesson 4: Reporting and Communication

  • Compare and contrast important components of written reports
  • Given a scenario, analyse the findings and recommend the appropriate remediation within a report
  • Explain the importance of communication during the penetration testing process
  • Explain post-report delivery activities

Lesson 5: Tools and Code Analysis

  • Tools and Code Analysis
  • Given a scenario, analyse a script or code sample for use in a penetration test
  • Explain use cases of the following tools during the phases of a penetration test