Intermediate Level
Instructor-Led
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CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Prep Course

This course gives students the knowledge and skills required to plan and scope a penetration testing engagement including vulnerability scanning, understand legal and compliance requirements, analyze results, and produce a written report with remediation techniques.
Intermediate Level
Instructor-Led
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Course Overview

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Globally recognized certification

Validate your skills in core security functions that are essential for IT security roles.

ACE Credit recommended

The course does not offer any ACE credits.

Job Outlook

This training as part of one of our programs can qualify you for possible rules:

  • Security consultant
  • Cloud penetration tester
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Course details

targeted certification

CompTIA PenTest+ (CSO 003)

Course Duration

40 hours over 2 weeks

prerequisites

Security knowledge

An intermediate understanding of computer and security concepts is essential. Basic Windows user skills are required.

Recommended background

Completion of CompTIA A+ and Network+ courses is advised.

Equivalent knowledge accepted

3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience is acceptable.

Accreditation

ACI Learning Tech Academy is ACCET Accredited

DoD 8570

Qualifies for CSSP Incident Responder, CSSP Auditor

Learn more about DOD 8570

Course overview for CompTIA PenTest+

Objectives

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:

  • Define and scope penetration testing strategies.
  • Conduct reconnaissance and identify network vulnerabilities.
  • Execute network, application, and cloud-based exploitations.
  • Apply advanced tools for social engineering and physical testing.
  • Use scripting for automation and report findings professionally.

Modules

Planning and Professionalism
Establish strategies, scope, and ethical practices.
Reconnaissance
Perform passive and active network discovery.
Exploits
Identify and attack network, application, and cloud vulnerabilities.
Specialized Exploits
Address IoT, industrial, and social engineering attacks.
Tools
Explore OSINT, vulnerability scanning, and debugging tools.
Reporting
Document findings and remediation strategies.
Scripting
Learn basic scripting for testing automation.

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1/11/2025

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