Course Details
Penetration Testing Training Course
Become a Skilled Penetration Tester with Hands-On Training
Our Penetration Testing Training Course is designed for cyber security professionals, IT personnel, and those looking to enter the cyber security field. Whether you are new to the industry or an experienced professional seeking to enhance your penetration testing expertise, this intensive five-day, instructor-led course provides the essential knowledge, tools, and techniques to identify, exploit, and mitigate security vulnerabilities.
- Duration: 40 hours (5 days)
- Format: Face-to-face, hands-on, instructor-led training
- Suitable for: IT and cyber security professionals, penetration testers, and those entering the field.
What you will learn
This course is structured to build practical skills and theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates are fully prepared to conduct comprehensive penetration tests. The training covers key cyber security areas, including network security, web application testing, operating system security, and risk assessment.
- Understanding common computer security models
- Threat modelling techniques and principles
- Data classification and risk assessment
- Using industry frameworks such as CVE, CVSS, and CWE
- Working with OWASP and the Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS)
- TCP/IP and UDP and how they are attacked, manipulated and secured.
- Secure communications and cryptography
- Network manipulation and capture
- Wireless communications
- Common protocols (FTP, SMTP etc)
- File permissions
- System processes
- Fundamentals of Databases and SQL
- Cloud computing
- OSINT and passive reconnaissance
- Active port scanning and fingerprinting
- Attack surface identification
- Threat intelligence
- Linux OS security and build review
- Windows OS fundamentals and build review
- Privilege escalation
- Cloud service assessment (GCP, AWS and Azure)
- Benchmarking
- Web (OWASP Top 10)
- Desktop (Thick Client)
- API
- Mobile
- DevSecOps
- CI/CD pipelines
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Code repositories
- Hardware considerations
- Physical locks
- Forensic fundamentals
- Scoping
- Legislation
- Mitigating risks
- Record keeping
- Analysing results
- Reporting
- Post engagement data handling.
This course is structured to build practical skills and theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates are fully prepared to conduct comprehensive penetration tests. The training covers key cyber security areas, including network security, web application testing, operating system security, and risk assessment.
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