CREST Certified Simulated Attack Manager (CCSAM)

This CREST Certified Simulated Attack Manager (CCSAM) course tests candidates’ knowledge and expertise in leading a team that specialises in Simulated Attacks.

The candidate is expected to have a good breadth of knowledge in all areas of Simulated Attack and proven experience in managing incidents, penetration tests and simulated attack exercises. The exam will assess the candidate’s ability to conduct Simulated Attacks in a realistic, legal and safe manner, ensuring appropriate evidence is collated to provide the customer with actionable intelligence of organisational risks and failings while minimising the risks to the customer’s staff, data and systems.

The (CCSAM) examination tests candidates’ knowledge and expertise in leading a team that specialises in Simulated Attacks. The candidate is expected to have a good breadth of knowledge in all areas of Simulated Attack and proven experience in managing incidents, penetration tests and simulated attack exercises. The exam will assess the candidate’s ability to conduct Simulated Attacks in a realistic, legal and safe manner, ensuring appropriate evidence is collated to provide the customer with actionable intelligence of organisational risks and failings while minimising the risks to the customer’s staff, data and systems.

At the end of this course, you’ll achieve your CREST Certified Simulated Attack Manager certification, covered by the Firebrand Certification Guarantee. 

At Firebrand, we're proud to be a CREST Training Partner. Through our Lecture | Lab | Review method, you’ll access official courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

The CREST Practitioner-level examinations are the entry-level professional exams and are aimed at individuals with around 2,500 hours (two years) of relevant and frequent experience. The CREST Registered-level examinations are the next step and by passing this you are demonstrating your commitment as an information security tester.

Typically, candidates wishing to sit a Registered examination should have at least 6,000 hours (three years or more) of relevant and frequent experience. The CREST Certified-level examinations are designed to set the benchmark for senior professionals. These are the certifications to which most aspire and the examinations are aimed at individuals with approximately 10,000 hours (five to six years) of relevant and frequent experience.The above timescales are recommended, not mandatory.

• Module 1: Soft Skills and Assessment Management
• Module 2: Core Technical Skills
• Module 3: Background Information Gathering & Open Source
• Module 4: Enumeration / Reconnaissance
• Module 5: Trojan Delivery
• Module 6: Client-Side Exploitation Skills
• Module 7: Embedded and Peripheral Devices
• Module 8: Implant Creation
• Module 9: Evasion

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training Centre, covered by our Certification Guarantee:

CREST Certified Simulated Attack Manager exam

• Duration: 2 hours and 30 mins
• Format: The examination is delivered in two parts with Part 1 taken first and Part 2 that must be taken within three months of Part 1. Both multiple-choice and written questions comprising a selection of long-form and scenario-based questions that require detailed answers.
• Questions: 150
• Passing score: Candidates are required to meet or exceed 70% in each section independently in order to pass the exam overall. If a candidate fails an element, the entire examination must be retaken.

There are no prerequisites to attend this course.

Your course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply to online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass the first time or train again for free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Six reasons to sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Three training options. Choose between residential classroom-based, live online, or city-centre courses
• All-inclusive course. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. Our expert instructors cover exclusive additional materials not taught through the official curriculum
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style compared to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 145,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply to online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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