GIAC Experienced Penetration Tester (GX-PT)

This accelerated GIAC Experienced Penetration Tester (GX-PT) Certification demonstrates that a candidate has seasoned, hands-on red team and purple team skills.

This course will validate your ability to map networks, identify vulnerabilities, and exploit hosts in various environments, through a diverse set of tasks, in a time-restricted environment under testing conditions.

In just 2 days, you’ll also learn:

• Environment reconnaissance
• Network and vulnerability scanning
• Password attacks
• Vulnerability exploitation
• Privilege escalation
• Command and Control (C2)
• Active Directory attacks
• Linux and Windows penetration testing tools

At the end of this course, you’ll sit the GIAC exam, and achieve your GIAC Experienced Penetration Tester (GX-PT) certification. Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Security professionals who excel at complex challenges and would like to:
• Expand their portfolio Demonstrate their next-level skills
• Validate their superior hands-on capabilities compared to their peers GPEN certification holders who have gained additional experience in penetration testing
• Offensive operations professionals who want to continue their journey to becoming an expert in their field

• Module 1: Command and Control (C2) Communication and Evasion
• Demonstrate mastery of communicating with a C2 framework and avoid detection.
• Module 2: Enterprise System Penetration Testing
• Demonstrate mastery of evaluating entire enterprise systems for vulnerabilities, weaknesses, exploits, and misconfigurations.
• Module 3: Lateral Movement and Privilege Escalation
• Demonstrate mastery of accessing hosts through lateral movement in a network and escalating privileges to gain access to otherwise inaccessible areas and objects.
• Module 4: Linux Penetration Testing Tools
• Demonstrate mastery of using the Linux OS for penetration testing concepts and tools.
• Module 5: Network Access Exploitation
• Demonstrate mastery of using tools to exploit vulnerabilities in a network to gain access to previously inaccessible hosts and segments.
• Module 6: Network Scanning for Pen Tests
• Demonstrate mastery of scanning networks for information including hosts, software versions, vulnerabilities, and infrastructure for use in an offensive operation.
• Module 7: Offensive Operations Reconnaissance
• Demonstrate mastery of gathering both sensitive and non-sensitive information from a variety of sources such as metadata, open-source intelligence, infrastructure documentation, and tool-based recon.
• Module 8: Password Analysis and Cracking
• Demonstrate mastery of using password guessing and cracking tools to bypass authentication mechanisms and identify policy non-compliance.
• Module 9: Penetration Testing of Domain Environments
• Demonstrate mastery of applying penetration testing techniques to Microsoft Active Directory environments.

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

GIAC Experienced Penetration Tester (GX-PT) exam

• Duration: 4 hours
• Format: Proctored exam; Open book; hands-on, real-world practical testing. CyberLive testing creates a lab environment where cyber practitioners prove their knowledge, understanding, and skill using: Actual programs Actual code Virtual machines

Before attending this accelerated course, you should have:

• 2 years professional security experience

Your accelerated 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 for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. 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. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style 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 135,000 professionals

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

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