
COMPTIA PENTEST+ IN IT
COMPTIA PENTEST+ IS FOR CYBERSECURITY PROFESSIONALS TASKED WITH PENETRATION TESTING AND VULNERABILITY MANAGEMENT
WHY IS IT DIFFERENT?
COMPTIA PENTEST+ IS THE ONLY PENETRATION TESTING EXAM TAKEN AT A PEARSON VUE TESTING CENTER WITH BOTH HANDS-ON, PERFORMANCE-BASED QUESTIONS AND MULTIPLE-CHOICE, TO ENSURE EACH CANDIDATE POSSESSES THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND ABILITY TO PERFORM TASKS ON SYSTEMS. PENTEST+ EXAM ALSO INCLUDES MANAGEMENT SKILLS USED TO PLAN, SCOPE, AND MANAGE WEAKNESSES, NOT JUST EXPLOIT THEM.
PENTEST+ IS UNIQUE BECAUSE OUR CERTIFICATION REQUIRES A CANDIDATE TO DEMONSTRATE THE HANDS-ON ABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE TO TEST DEVICES IN NEW ENVIRONMENTS SUCH AS THE CLOUD AND MOBILE, IN ADDITION TO TRADITIONAL DESKTOPS AND SERVERS.
COURSE SPECIFICATION
QUALIFICATION STRUCTURE
COMPTIA PENTEST+ ASSESSES THE MOST UP-TO-DATE PENETRATION TESTING, AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE RESILIENCY OF THE NETWORK AGAINST ATTACKS.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE THE INTERMEDIATE SKILLS REQUIRED TO CUSTOMIZE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORKS TO EFFECTIVELY COLLABORATE ON AND REPORT FINDINGS.
CANDIDATES WILL ALSO HAVE THE BEST PRACTICES TO COMMUNICATE RECOMMENDED STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL STATE OF IT SECURITY.
COMPTIA PENTEST+ IS COMPLIANT WITH ISO 17024 STANDARDS AND APPROVED BY THE US DOD TO MEET DIRECTIVE 8140/8570.01-M REQUIREMENTS. REGULATORS AND GOVERNMENT RELY ON ANSI ACCREDITATION, BECAUSE IT PROVIDES CONFIDENCE AND TRUST IN THE OUTPUTS OF AN ACCREDITED PROGRAM. OVER 2.3 MILLION COMPTIA ISO/ANSI-ACCREDITED EXAMS HAVE BEEN DELIVERED SINCE JANUARY 1, 2011.
SKILLS VALIDATE WITH COMPTIA PENTEST+
PLANNING & SCOPING
EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING AND KEY ASPECTS OF COMPLIANCE-BASED ASSESSMENTS
INFORMATION GATHERING & VULNERABILITY IDENTIFICATION
GATHER INFORMATION TO PREPARE FOR EXPLOITATION THEN PERFORM A VULNERABILITY SCAN AND ANALYZE RESULTS.
ATTACKS & EXPLOITS
EXPLOIT NETWORK, WIRELESS, APPLICATION, AND RF-BASED VULNERABILITIES, SUMMARIZE PHYSICAL SECURITY ATTACKS, AND PERFORM POST-EXPLOITATION TECHNIQUES
PENETRATION TESTING TOOLS
CONDUCT INFORMATION GATHERING EXERCISES WITH VARIOUS TOOLS AND ANALYZE OUTPUT AND BASIC SCRIPTS (LIMITED TO: BASH, PYTHON, RUBY, POWERSHELL)
REPORTING & COMMUNICATION
UTILIZE REPORT WRITING AND HANDLING BEST PRACTICES EXPLAINING RECOMMENDED MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR DISCOVERED VULNERABILITIES
COURSE IMAGE
JOBS THAT USE PENTEST+
- PENETRATION TESTER
- VULNERABILITY TESTER
- SECURITY ANALYST (II)
- VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT ANALYST
- NETWORK SECURITY OPERATIONS
- APPLICATION SECURITY VULNERABILITY
ENTRY CRITERIA
NETWORK+, SECURITY+ OR EQUIVALENT KNOWLEDGE. MINIMUM OF 3-4 YEARS OF HANDS-ON INFORMATION SECURITY OR RELATED EXPERIENCE. WHILE THERE IS NO REQUIRED PREREQUISITE, PENTEST+ IS INTENDED TO FOLLOW COMPTIA SECURITY+ OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE AND HAS A TECHNICAL, HANDS-ON FOCUS
EXAM DETAILS
- EXAM CODE PT0-001
- LAUNCH DATE JULY 31, 2018
- EXAM DESCRIPTION THE COMPTIA PENTEST+ CERTIFICATION VERIFIES THAT SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED TO PLAN AND SCOPE AN ASSESSMENT, UNDERSTAND LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS, PERFORM VULNERABILITY SCANNING AND PENETRATION TESTING, ANALYZE DATA, AND EFFECTIVELY REPORT AND COMMUNICATE RESULTS.
- NUMBER OF QUESTIONS MAXIMUM OF 85 QUESTIONS
- TYPE OF QUESTIONS PERFORMANCE-BASED AND MULTIPLE CHOICE
- LENGTH OF TEST 165 MINUTES
- PASSING SCORE 750 (ON A SCALE OF 100-900)
- RECOMMENDED EXPERIENCE NETWORK+, SECURITY+ OR EQUIVALENT KNOWLEDGE. MINIMUM OF 3-4 YEARS OF HANDS-ON INFORMATION SECURITY OR RELATED EXPERIENCE. WHILE THERE IS NO REQUIRED PREREQUISITE, PENTEST+ IS INTENDED TO FOLLOW COMPTIA SECURITY+ OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE AND HAS A TECHNICAL, HANDS-ON FOCUS.
- LANGUAGES: ENGLISH AND JAPANESE
COURSE FEES for 60 CREDITS
£1150
COURSE FEES for 120 CREDITS
£1450