The Certified Penetration Testing Consultant – C)PCT course is designed for IT Security Professionals and IT Network Administrators who are interested in taking an in-depth look into specific Penetration tests and techniques against operating systems. This course will teach you the necessary skills to work as a penetration testing team, the exploitation process, how to create a buffer overflow against programs running on Windows and Linux while subverting features such as DEP and ASLR.
Key Course information:
Duration: 5 days
Language: English
Class formats:
- Instructor-led
- Self-Study
- Live Virtual Training
Suggested Prior Knowledge:
- Mile2 C)PEH and C)PTE or equivalent knowledge
- 2 years of experience in Networking Technologies
- Sound Knowledge of TCP/IP
- Computer hardware knowledge
Applicable Exams:
Mile2 C)PTC
CPEs: 40
Modules:
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- Module 1: Penetration Testing Team Formation
- Module 2: NMAP Automation
- Module 3: Exploitation Process
- Module 4: Fuzzing with Spike
- Module 5: Simple Buffer Overflow
- Module 6: Stack Based Windows Buffer Overflow
- Module 7: Web Application Security and Exploitation
- Module 8: Linux Stack Smashing & Scanning
- Module 9: Linux Address Space Layout Randomization
- Module 10: Windows Exploit Protection
- Module 11: Getting AroundSEH ASLR
- Module 12: Penetration Testing Report Writing
Who should attend:
- IS Security Officers
- Cybersecurity Managers/Administrators
- Penetration Testers
- Ethical Hackers
- Auditors
Upon Completion:
Upon completion, the Certified Penetration Testing Consultant candidate will have solid knowledge of testing and reporting proceedures which will prepare them for upper management roles within a cybersecurity system. They will be able to completely take the C)PTC exam.
Re-Certification Requirements:
All Mile2 certifications will be awarded a 3-year expiration date.
There are two requirements to maintain Mile2 Certification:
1) Pass the most current version of the exam for your respective existing certification
2) Earn 20 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) per year. You may submit your CEUs in your Mile2 inbox. These CEUs must fall under “Qualify Continuing Educational Activities).
C)PTC Exam Information:
The Certified Penetration Testing Consultant exam consists of two parts:
The first part is a completely hands-on penetration test in which the examinee will find specific flags and write a complete rapport.
The second part are the exams taken online through Mile2’s Assessment and Certification System (“MACS”), which is accessible on your mile2.com account.
The examinee will take two exams. One consists of a few questions selecting the flags fund during the hands-on exam and the second is an exam that will take 2 hours and consists of 100 multiple choice questions.
The first (hands-on) exam requires 4 or 5 systems to be exploited and the second one requires a 70% passing score. The online exams are accessible in your mile2.com account.
Course Facts:
Do you have to purchase a course to buy a certification exam?
- No. You do not have to purchase a course to buy a certification exam.
Do all Mile2 courses map to a role based career path?
- All of our courses can be taken independently. In order to help guide our students on their cybersecurity career journey we have developed the Mile2 Certification Roadmap. This helpful resource maps specific courses to Role-based career tracks.
