PECB
PECB Certified Lead Pen Test Professional
Master Professional Penetration Testing.
Start date
05 August 2024
Enroll by 26 July 2024
Course duration
5 Days
Excluding orientation
Language
English
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Effort
Effort
5 Day Course including 3 Hour Examination
Short Course Overview
Online.
> IT professionals looking to enhance their
technical skills and knowledge.
> Auditors looking to understand the
Penetration Testing processes.
> IT and Risk managers seeking a more
detailed understanding of the appropriate
and beneficial use of Penetration Tests.
> Incident handlers and Business Continuity
professionals looking to use testing as
part of their testing regimes.
> Penetration testers.
> Ethical hackers.
> Cybersecurity professionals.
Duration: 5 Days (excluding orientation)
Lead Pen Test Professional training enables you to develop the necessary expertise to lead a professional penetration test by using a mix of practical techniques and management skills. This course is designed by industry experts with in-depth experience in the Penetration Testing field. Unlike other trainings, this training course is focused specifically on the knowledge and skills needed by professionals looking to lead or take part in a penetration test. It drills down into the latest technical knowledge, tools and techniques in key areas including infrastructure, Web Application security, Mobile security and Social Engineering. In addition, this course concentrates on how to practically apply what is learned on current day-to-day penetration testing and does not expand on unrelated, dated or unnecessary theoretical concepts. Along with the in-depth hands-on practical skills, this training course equips you with the management skills you need to lead a penetration test, taking into account business risks and key business issues. The individuals who complete the course have the right blend of the real business and technical competencies needed to be a respected, understood and professional penetration tester. On the last day of the training course, you will get to use the skills learned in a comprehensive capture and flag penetration testing exercises.
Examinations
The “PECB Certified Lead Pen Test Professional” exam fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification
Programme (ECP). The exam covers the following competency domains:
Domain 1 Fundamental principles and concepts in Penetration Testing
Domain 2 Technical foundations for Penetration Testing
Domain 3 Scoping and planning a Penetration Test
Domain 4 Conducting a Penetration Test including test types, tools and methods
Domain 5 Specific Penetration Testing types and techniques (infrastructure, application, mobile
technology and social engineering)
Domain 6 Analyzing results and the reporting process
Domain 7 Penetration Test follow up
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Course Information
Duration: 5 Days (excluding orientation)
Lead Pen Test Professional training enables you to develop the necessary expertise to lead a professional penetration test by using a mix of practical techniques and management skills. This course is designed by industry experts with in-depth experience in the Penetration Testing field. Unlike other trainings, this training course is focused specifically on the knowledge and skills needed by professionals looking to lead or take part in a penetration test. It drills down into the latest technical knowledge, tools and techniques in key areas including infrastructure, Web Application security, Mobile security and Social Engineering. In addition, this course concentrates on how to practically apply what is learned on current day-to-day penetration testing and does not expand on unrelated, dated or unnecessary theoretical concepts. Along with the in-depth hands-on practical skills, this training course equips you with the management skills you need to lead a penetration test, taking into account business risks and key business issues. The individuals who complete the course have the right blend of the real business and technical competencies needed to be a respected, understood and professional penetration tester. On the last day of the training course, you will get to use the skills learned in a comprehensive capture and flag penetration testing exercises.
Examinations
The “PECB Certified Lead Pen Test Professional” exam fully meets the requirements of the PECB Examination and Certification
Programme (ECP). The exam covers the following competency domains:
Domain 1 Fundamental principles and concepts in Penetration Testing
Domain 2 Technical foundations for Penetration Testing
Domain 3 Scoping and planning a Penetration Test
Domain 4 Conducting a Penetration Test including test types, tools and methods
Domain 5 Specific Penetration Testing types and techniques (infrastructure, application, mobile
technology and social engineering)
Domain 6 Analyzing results and the reporting process
Domain 7 Penetration Test follow up
What will I learn?
Course Curriculum
Orientation module
Welcome to your Online Campus
Module 1
Introduction to Penetration Testing, ethics, planning and scoping
Course objectives and structure.
Penetration Testing principles.
Legal and ethical issues.
Fundamental principles of information security and risk management.
Penetration Testing approaches.
Penetration Testing phases.
Management of a Penetration Test.
Module 2
Technical foundation knowledge and techniques (with practical exercises in all areas)
Technical foundation knowledge
Module 3
Conducting a Penetration Test (using tools and techniques) and reviewing testing areas
Conducting a penetration test – Infrastructure testing.
Conducting a penetration test – Web application penetration testing.
Conducting a penetration test – Mobile testing.
Conducting a penetration test – Social engineering testing.
Conducting a penetration test – Physical security testing.
Module 4
Analyzing results from testing, reporting and follow up
Documentation of the test quality review and reporting.
Action plans and follow up.
Managing a test program.
Competence and evaluation of penetration testers.
Capture the flag exercises.
Closing the training.
Course prospectus
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General information
Lead Pen Test Professional
Certification and examination fees are included in the price of the training course Training material containing over 450 pages of information and practical examples will be distributed A participation certificate of 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits will be issued In case of exam failure, you can retake the exam within 12 months for free.
Programme Instructor
Graeme Parker
I am a Cyber Security and Risk Management professional with highly valuable business and technical skills obtained in high profile private and public sector organisations. I have proven experience in successfully implementing information risk management solutions and in developing effective security architecutres and programmes. My main focus is to ensure cyber and information security deliver business benefit and are aligned to business strategy. I am believer that security controls should effectively address real business risk and demonstrate clear business value. I have lead several projects to take organisations through the successful implementation (up to and including certification) of a number of standards including ISO/IEC 27001, PCI-DSS and HMG Accreditation.
