CompTIA PenTest+

Length 5 days
Price NZD 3780 exc GST
Version PT0-003

Course overview

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Why study this course

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. 

Updates to PenTest+ (PT0-003) reflect newer pen testing techniques for the latest attack surfaces, including the cloud, hybrid environments, and web applications, as well as more ethical hacking concepts, vulnerability scanning and code analysis.

The CompTIA PenTest+ will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to plan and scope a penetration testing engagement including vulnerability scanning, understand legal and compliance requirements, analyse results, and produce a written report with remediation techniques. 

This five-day instructor-led training course will help you prepare for the CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-003) exam.

Lumify Certify is now included with this course offering additional premium exam preparation materials to complement the CompTIA official courseware, at no extra cost.

Inclusions:

Video: Structured lessons so you can revisit the topics for exam prep.
Quizzes: Short knowledge checks after each module that show you what you know and what still needs work.
eBook: eBook to let you deep dive into the course and get ready for the certification exam.
Practice exams: Timed practice exams in the format you’ll face on the day, with an explanation for every answer.
Hands-on labs: Lab environments to practise the skills learned without touching anything in production.

Please note: The exam is not included in the course fee but can be purchased separately. Please contact us for a quote.

Aligns to certification

CompTIA PenTest+ Certification

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What you’ll learn

On successful course completion, students will be able to:

Plan and scope a penetration testing engagement
Understand legal and compliance requirements
Perform vulnerability scanning and penetration testing using appropriate tools and techniques, and then analyse the results
Produce a written report containing proposed remediation techniques, effectively communicate results to the management team, and provide practical recommendations
Communicate results to the management team, and provide practical recommendations

CompTIA at Lumify Work

CompTIA is the voice of the world’s information technology (IT) industry. A non-profit association, CompTIA offers IT professionals vendor neutral, industry-leading IT certifications. Lumify Work is proud to be a CAPP Gold Partner – offering A+, Network+, Security+, CySA+, Pentest+, and more.

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Who is the course for?

Penetration Tester
Security Consultant
Cloud Penetration Tester
Web App Penetration Tester
Cloud Security Specialist
Network and Security Specialist

Course subjects

Engagement Management
Includes updated techniques emphasising scoping and organisational/customer requirements, governance, risk and compliance concepts, reporting, communication, remediation recommendations and demonstrating an ethical hacking mindset.

Reconnaissance and Enumeration
Expanded coverage of information gathering, enumeration, and passive/active reconnaissance, with the goal of conducting inventory. Includes identifying scripts and explaining use cases of various scripting languages (scripting or coding is not required).

Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis
Updated skills that cover vulnerability scanning tools, analysis, management, and physical security weaknesses.

Attacks and Exploits
Includes new techniques to analyse targets, select the best approach, and perform network attacks, wireless attacks, application-based attacks, and cloud attacks. Learn about artificial intelligence (AI) attacks and scripting automation.

Post-exploitation and Lateral Movement
Additional focus on maintaining persistence, lateral movement, staging, exfiltration and post-exploitation, including clean up and restoration activities.

For detailed information you can download the Exam Objectives Overview.

Prerequisites

CompTIA recommends 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.

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Terms & Conditions

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