Advanced Penetration Testing – Pentest Mastery

Course Description: Advanced Penetration Testing – Pentest Mastery

Course Summary: The Advanced Penetration Testing – Pentest Mastery training is a comprehensive program designed for cybersecurity professionals seeking to enhance their penetration testing skills. Throughout this course, participants will learn to apply advanced techniques to identify, exploit, and remediate complex vulnerabilities in IT systems, networks, web applications, and infrastructures. This in-depth training is ideal for those aiming to develop practical ethical hacking skills and prepare for recognized certifications such as OSCP, CEH, or GPEN.

By the end of this program, participants will be capable of conducting advanced penetration tests, simulating real-world cyberattacks, and providing recommendations to secure systems against cyber threats.

Training Objectives:

• Conduct advanced penetration testing on networks, systems, and applications.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of tools and techniques used by ethical hackers and real-world attackers.
• Identify, exploit, and secure complex vulnerabilities in diverse environments (infrastructures, applications, cloud services).
• Perform post-exploitation analysis and generate detailed technical reports on identified vulnerabilities and remediation steps.
• Utilize advanced pentesting tools (Metasploit, Burp Suite, Wireshark, etc.).
• Simulate Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks and other sophisticated techniques.
• Learn about social engineering and human manipulation within penetration testing scenarios.

Training Program:

Introduction to Advanced Penetration Testing

• Overview of fundamental pentesting concepts and ethical hacking principles.
• Understanding attack types (network, application, system, social engineering).
• Objectives and legal framework of advanced penetration testing.
• Tools and resources used in penetration testing.

Advanced Reconnaissance and Information Gathering

• Advanced passive and active reconnaissance techniques (OSINT, network scanning).
• Using vulnerability analysis tools.
• Gathering sensitive information via open services and social engineering.

Network Penetration Testing

• Attacks on wireless networks (Wi-Fi) and communication protocols.
• Exploiting vulnerabilities in Windows, Linux, and server environments.
• Attacks on VLANs, VPNs, and secure tunneling services.
• Privilege escalation and pivoting within network environments.

Exploitation of Web Vulnerabilities and Attacks

• Advanced techniques for exploiting web application vulnerabilities (XSS, SQLi, CSRF, SSRF).
• Exploiting APIs and web services.
• Advanced database management system penetration testing.
• Securing web communications and mitigating vulnerabilities.

Testing Mobile Systems and Applications

• Exploiting vulnerabilities in Android and iOS applications.
• Securing communication between applications and servers.
• Exploiting authentication flaws and user permission issues.

Exploitation and Post-Exploitation

• Advanced exploitation techniques (buffer overflow, reverse shell exploitation, etc.).
• Post-exploitation: access maintenance, persistence, privilege escalation.
• Extracting sensitive information: SSH keys, passwords, configuration files.
• Pivoting to penetrate deeper into network infrastructures.

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Simulation

• Understanding the lifecycle of an APT attack.
• Persistence techniques, evasion strategies, and long-term access retention.
• Detecting and analyzing APT attacks: attacker tracing and investigation.

Penetration Testing Reporting and Security Recommendations

• Structuring and writing a comprehensive pentest report detailing discovered vulnerabilities.
• Practical recommendations for remediation and security enhancement.
• Presenting results to non-technical stakeholders (decision-makers, business leaders).

Hands-on Labs and Practical Exercises

• Pentesting sessions in virtual environments and real-world targets.
• Analysis of real-world attack cases and implementation of mitigation strategies.
• Real-time attack simulations, vulnerability exploitation, and defense improvement.

Training Duration: The Advanced Pentest training lasts 8 to 12 weeks, including hands-on sessions and case studies to ensure immersive learning and practical application.

Prerequisites:

• Basic knowledge of cybersecurity and penetration testing (beginner to intermediate level).
• Prior experience with pentesting tools like Metasploit, Burp Suite, Wireshark, etc., is an advantage.
• Familiarity with Linux and Windows operating systems.

Target Audience:

• Cybersecurity professionals looking to specialize in advanced penetration testing.
• Experienced pentesters aiming to refine their skills and expertise.
• IT security managers, system engineers, and network administrators.
• Anyone seeking to develop a career in ethical hacking.

Certification: Upon completion of the training, a certificate of achievement will be issued. Participants will also have the opportunity to prepare for recognized certifications such as OSCP, GPEN, and CEH.

Master advanced penetration testing techniques and strengthen your ethical hacking and cybersecurity skills with this intensive training program!