Course spotlight — EC-Council Certified Penetration Testing Professional (CPENT)
Bob Armstrong
09 November, 2023
EC-Council is the world's largest Cyber Security technical certification body. They operate in 145 countries and have trained and certified over 350,000 information security professionals worldwide.
Firebrand is a multi-award-winning EC-Council training partner. In 2022, we won the EC-Council ATC Circle of Excellence Award for the ninth year in a row, chosen from a training partner network of more than 700 training centres in 107 countries.
EC-Council C|PENT® is one of our most popular courses. Could it be right for you?
What is EC-Council C|PENT®?
Certified Penetration Testing Professional (C|PENT®) helps you develop the skills you need to perform effective penetration tests in an enterprise network environment.
The course focuses on multiple disciplines presented through an enterprise network environment that must be attacked, exploited, evaded, and defended.
By taking this course, you will learn about advanced environments and techniques such as penetration testing operational technology, double pivoting, evading defence mechanisms, report writing, and professional dynamic reporting.
Who is C|PENT® for?
This course is intended for:
- Penetration Testers
- Ethical Hackers
- Information Security Consultants, Testers, Analysts, Engineers
- Network Server Administrators
- Firewall & System Administrators
- Risk Assessment Professionals
Before attending it, you must know about Networking Protocols, Web Application Penetration Testing, and more. See the full prerequisites.
How long does the course take?
At Firebrand, we specialise in accelerated training. This course takes only 5 days.
Where is the course delivered?
Delegates can take the course at our distraction-free training facility at Wyboston Lakes, Bedfordshire (accommodations & meals included), or online, through live instructor-led training.
What will you learn?
The curriculum is comprised of 14 Modules:
- Introduction to Penetration Testing
- Penetration Testing Scoping and Engagement
- Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
- Social Engineering Penetration Testing
- Network Penetration Testing — External
- Network Penetration Testing — Internal
- Network Penetration Testing — Perimeter Devices
- Web Application Penetration Testing
- Wireless Penetration Testing
- IoT Penetration Testing
- OT/SCADA Penetration Testing
- Cloud Penetration Testing
- Binary Analysis and Exploitation
- Report Writing and Post-Testing Actions
Does this course include an exam?
Yes. As part of this accelerated course, delegates can sit the official CPENT exam at the Firebrand Training Centre and return to work certified at twice the speed. Depending on their score, they can achieve either the CPENT or LPT Master certifications.
Interested?
Find out more and get in touch.
Get certified with Firebrand
For the past twelve years in a row, we’ve been named one of the Top 20 IT Training Companies in the World.
At Firebrand, we are proud to be a multi-award-winning EC-Council Accredited Training Center (ATC) and Partner (ATP). EC-Council courses have been part of our offering since the day we opened our doors, in the form of accelerated courses or embedded into our Apprenticeships and Skills Bootcamps.
Perhaps one of them can help you reach your goals? See all our EC-Council courses.