CompTIA PenTest+ Exam
CompTIA PenTest+ is a certification for cybersecurity professionals tasked with penetration testing and vulnerability assessment and management.
CompTIA PenTest+ assesses the most up-to-date penetration testing, and vulnerability assessment and management skills necessary to determine the resiliency of the network against attacks. CompTIA PenTest+ is an intermediate-skills level cybersecurity certification that focuses on offensive skills through pen testing and vulnerability assessment. Successful candidates will have the following skills:
- Plan and scope penetration tests
- Conduct passive reconnaissance
- Perform non-technical tests to gather information
- Conduct active reconnaissance
- Analyze vulnerabilities
- Penetrate networks
- Exploit host-based vulnerabilities
- Test applications
- Complete post-exploit tasks
- Analyze and report penetration test results
The CompTIA PenTest+ exam focuses on today’s best practices to communicate recommended strategies to improve the overall state of IT security including more emphasis on the practical and hands-on ability to perform tasks on systems.
The CompTIA PenTest+ exam includes the following domains and topics:
- Planning and Scoping: Explain the importance of planning for an engagement
- Information Gathering and Vulnerability identification: Conduct information gathering using appropriate techniques and perform and analyze a vulnerability scan
- Attacks and Exploits: Compare and contrast social engineering attacks
- Penetration Testing Tools: Use NMAP to conduct information gathering exercises
- Reporting and Communication: Recommend mitigation strategies for discovered vulnerabilities