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Certified Penetration Testing Engineer

Network exploitation and pen test lifecycle.
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Penetration Testing Methodologies & Scoping

Overview

Topics:

  • PTES, OSSTMM frameworks

  • Scoping, scheduling

  • Authorization documents

  • Test boundaries & constraints

  • Engagement planning

Assignment:
Write engagement scope for a small company.

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Network Penetration Testing Techniques

Topics:

  • Enumeration (SMB, SNMP, LDAP)

  • Password spraying & brute-force

  • Pivoting & tunneling basics

  • Exploiting common services (SSH, RDP, FTP)

Activity:
Analyze sample network map & propose attack path.

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Post Exploitation Techniques

Topics:

  • Privilege escalation (Linux/Windows)

  • Pass-the-hash, token impersonation

  • Persistence mechanisms

  • Credential extraction

Case Study:
Gaining privilege escalation on a misconfigured Windows host.

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Penetration Test Reporting & Deliverables

Topics:

  • Technical vs executive reporting

  • Remediation guidance

  • Severity scoring

  • Evidence attaching standards

Assessment:
Simulated pen-test summary report.

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