CPENT - Certified Penetration Testing Professional

Course Details

• Duration: 5 days
• Start Date: August 25, 2025
• End Date: August 29, 2025
• Level: Advanced
• Provider: EC-Council
• Course Code: CPENT

Course Overview

The CPENT (Certified Penetration Testing Professional) program provides comprehensive training in penetration testing methodologies, tools, and techniques. This advanced certification covers both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed to perform effective penetration tests across networks, web applications, IoT devices, cloud platforms, and other environments.

Learning Objectives

• Master advanced penetration testing methodologies and frameworks
• Build expertise in network penetration testing techniques
• Learn web application security assessment and exploitation methods
• Understand IoT and OT security testing approaches
• Improve proficiency in cloud security assessment
• Master binary analysis and reverse engineering
• Learn advanced evasion techniques and security-control bypass methods
• Develop reporting and vulnerability communication skills

Course Modules

Module 01: Introduction to Penetration Testing and Methodologies

• Penetration testing concepts
• LPT penetration testing methodology
• Guidelines and recommendations

Module 02: Penetration Testing Scope and Engagement Planning

• Understanding Requests for Proposal (RFP)
• Preparing and submitting proposals
• Setting rules of engagement
• Establishing communication channels
• Timeline setting and time/location coordination
• Identifying support contacts and handling legal issues
• Test preparation and managing scope creep

Module 03: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

• OSINT collection via the web
• OSINT through website analysis
• OSINT through DNS investigation
• Automating OSINT with tools, frameworks, and scripts

Module 04: Social Engineering Penetration Testing

• Social engineering penetration testing concepts
• Testing with email attack vectors
• Testing with phone attack vectors
• Testing with physical attack vectors
• Reporting and countermeasures/recommendations

Module 05: Network Penetration Testing — External

• Port scanning techniques
• OS and service fingerprinting
• Exploit validation methods

Module 06: Network Penetration Testing — Internal

• Footprinting techniques
• Network scanning
• OS and service fingerprinting
• Enumeration techniques
• Vulnerability assessment
• Exploitation in Windows environments
• Exploitation in Unix/Linux environments
• Other internal network exploitation techniques
• Automating internal network penetration testing
• Post-exploitation
• Advanced techniques and tips

Module 07: Network Penetration Testing — Perimeter Devices

• Assessing firewall security implementations
• Assessing IDS security implementations
• Assessing router security
• Assessing switch security

Module 08: Web Application Penetration Testing

• Discovering default web application content
• Discovering hidden web application content
• Performing web vulnerability scanning
• Testing SQL injection vulnerabilities
• Testing XSS vulnerabilities
• Testing parameter tampering
• Testing weak cryptography vulnerabilities
• Testing security misconfigurations
• Testing client-side attacks
• Testing authentication and authorization vulnerabilities
• Testing session management vulnerabilities
• Testing web service security
• Testing business logic flaws
• Testing web server vulnerabilities
• Testing thick-client vulnerabilities
• Testing WordPress

Module 09: Wireless Penetration Testing

• WLAN penetration testing
• RFID penetration testing
• NFC penetration testing

Module 10: IoT Penetration Testing

• Understanding IoT attacks and threats
• IoT device penetration testing methods

Module 11: OT and SCADA Penetration Testing

• OT/SCADA concepts
• Understanding the Modbus protocol
• ICS and SCADA penetration testing

Module 12: Cloud Penetration Testing

• Penetration testing in cloud environments
• AWS-specific penetration testing
• Azure-specific penetration testing
• Google Cloud Platform-specific penetration testing

Module 13: Binary Analysis and Exploitation

• Binary coding concepts
• Binary analysis methodologies

Module 14: Reporting and Post-Test Actions

• Penetration testing report overview
• Report development phases
• Report components
• Penetration testing report analysis
• Delivering penetration testing reports
• Post-test actions for the organization

Labs / Exercises

Hands-on Practical Exercises

• Real-world scenario-based penetration testing exercises
• Live-environment network intrusion testing
• Discovering and exploiting web application vulnerabilities
• Security assessments in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Testing IoT devices and OT/SCADA systems
• Social engineering exercises and physical security testing
• Binary analysis and reverse engineering practice
• Comprehensive penetration testing report writing

Tools and Frameworks Used

• Industry-standard penetration testing tools
• Custom scripts and automation frameworks
• Cloud-native security tools
• OSINT collection and social engineering tools
• Wireless and IoT penetration testing tools

Course Highlights

• Comprehensive curriculum based on real-world cybersecurity threats
• Penetration testing techniques across multiple environments (network, web, cloud, IoT, OT)
• Mastery of industry-standard methodologies and frameworks
• Advanced exploitation and evasion techniques
• Professional reporting and communication skills
• Preparation for the CPENT certification exam
• Practical experience and real-world application
• Understanding of legal and ethical considerations