EC-Council Certified Penetration Tester (CPENT)

CPENT is a fully online, remotely proctored practical exam that challenges candidates through a grueling 24-hour performance-based, hands-on exam. The exam is broken into 2 practical exams of 12-hours each that will test your perseverance and focus by forcing you to outdo yourself with each new challenge. Candidates have the option to choose either 2 12-hour exams or one 24-hour exam.

• Penetration Testing Fundamentals: Methodologies, scoping, engagement rules, ethics

• OSINT & Attack Surface Mapping: Information gathering from open sources, identifying vulnerabilities

• Social Engineering: Testing human vulnerabilities through phishing, impersonation, etc.

• Network Penetration Testing: External/internal assessments, perimeter device security

• Web Application Penetration Testing: Exploiting OWASP Top 10 and other web flaws

• Wireless Penetration Testing: WLAN, NFC, RFID security testing

• IoT Penetration Testing: Evaluating device and network vulnerabilities

• OT/SCADA Penetration Testing: Assessing industrial systems and critical infrastructure security

• Cloud Penetration Testing: Testing AWS, Azure, GCP, and cloud applications

• Binary Analysis & Exploitation: Reverse engineering, buffer overflows, shellcode

• Windows & Linux Exploitation: Privilege escalation and persistence methods

• Active Directory Penetration Testing: Domain attacks, Kerberos exploitation, AD misconfigurations

• Lateral Movement & Pivoting: Moving across network segments post-compromise

• Report Writing: Documenting findings and providing remediation guidance

The EC-Council Certified Penetration Tester (CPENT) certification is designed for:

• Penetration Testers
• Ethical Hackers
• Information security Consultant
• Security Testers
• Security Analysts
• Security Engineers
• Network Server Administrators
• Firewall Administrators
• System Administrators
• Risk Assessment Professionals

1. Attend EC-Council Certified Penetration Tester (CPENT)
2. Pass the following exams:

• EC-Council Certified Penetration Tester (CPENT)