Certified Penetration Testing Professional (CPENT) Training Program
The Certified Penetration Testing Professional (CPENT) certification is a highly advanced cybersecurity credential designed for professionals aiming to excel in penetration testing and security assessments. Offered by GIIS India in collaboration with EC-Council, this program provides in-depth knowledge of modern cyber attack strategies, ethical hacking methodologies, and security defense mechanisms.
Participants will develop expertise in network security, web application exploitation, IoT security, cloud penetration testing, and security bypass techniques. This training follows a hands-on approach, allowing learners to execute full-scale penetration tests under real-world constraints and scenarios. Additionally, the program covers crucial aspects such as security compliance, vulnerability research, social engineering, and physical security exploitation, ensuring a well-rounded skill set for cybersecurity professionals.
Why Choose GIIS India for CPENT Training?
- EC-Council Certified Training Partner – Recognized provider for the prestigious CPENT certification.
- Hands-on Learning Approach – Gain real-world experience through simulated cyber attack scenarios.
- Expert-Led Training – Learn from top cybersecurity professionals with extensive global experience.
- Latest Security Tools & Technologies – Work with cutting-edge cybersecurity tools and frameworks.
- Internship & Job Placement Support – Get connected with leading firms for career advancement opportunities.
Why Choose CPENT Training?
- EC-Council Accredited Certification – Achieve a globally recognized certification in advanced penetration testing.
- Hands-on Training – Work on real-world cyber attack simulations, vulnerability assessments, and ethical hacking exercises.
- Industry-Oriented Curriculum – Learn the latest ethical hacking techniques, exploit development, and countermeasures.
- Internship & Placement Assistance – Gain practical experience with top cybersecurity firms and receive career support.
- Expert-Led Sessions – Learn from EC-Council-certified trainers and industry professionals.
- Flexible Learning Options – Choose between online instructor-led training or self-paced study to fit your schedule.
- Advanced Security Techniques – Master techniques in privilege escalation, lateral movement, pivoting, and red teaming.
- Security Auditing & Compliance – Understand how to conduct security audits and ensure compliance with industry regulations like GDPR, ISO 27001, and NIST.
Course Details
- Duration: 6 Months Training + 3 Months Internship
- Mode: Online Instructor-Led & Self-Paced Learning
- Assessments: Online Proctored Exam (Performance-Based Evaluation)
- Projects & Assignments: Real-World Cybersecurity Challenges, Exploitation, and Web Security Assessments
- Certification: EC-Council Certified Penetration Testing Professional (CPENT)
- Job Placement Assistance: Based on Performance, Industry Demand, and Evaluation
- Red Team vs. Blue Team Exercises – Participants engage in simulated cybersecurity war games to develop offensive and defensive strategies.
- Dark Web & Underground Hacking – Gain insights into underground hacking communities and learn how cybercriminals operate.
Who Should Enroll?
- Ethical Hackers & Penetration Testers – Enhance expertise in security exploitation and vulnerability analysis.
- Security Analysts & Incident Responders – Strengthen skills in digital forensics and cyber threat management.
- Red Team & Blue Team Professionals – Develop hands-on experience in offensive and defensive cybersecurity operations.
- IT & Network Security Experts – Improve proficiency in security monitoring, risk assessment, and intrusion detection.
- Government & Law Enforcement Officials – Build capabilities in cybercrime investigations, forensics, and intelligence gathering.
- Software & Web Developers – Understand security vulnerabilities and integrate secure coding practices to mitigate risks.
- Cloud Security Specialists – Learn how to assess and protect cloud-based infrastructures against cyber threats.
Take the Next Step in Your Cybersecurity Career!
The CPENT Certification from GIIS India & EC-Council provides a pathway to high-level roles in penetration testing, security auditing, and threat intelligence. With expert guidance, globally recognized certification, and practical training, you will gain the necessary skills to thrive in the cybersecurity industry.
- Roles You Can Target After CPENT: Penetration Tester, Ethical Hacker, Security Consultant, Red Team Operator, Cybersecurity Analyst, Incident Responder, Threat Intelligence Analyst.
Enroll Now and become a Certified Penetration Testing Professional! Master ethical hacking, exploit vulnerabilities, and help organizations defend against cyber threats!
Curriculum
- 24 Sections
- 179 Lessons
- 24 Weeks
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- Week 1Introduction to Penetration Testing8
- 1.1Overview of Penetration Testing60 Minutes
- 1.2Ethical Hacking vs. Malicious Hacking
- 1.3Legal and Ethical Considerations
- 1.4Penetration Testing Methodologies (PTES, OSSTMM, NIST)
- 1.5The Cyber Kill Chain and Attack Lifecycle
- 1.6Understanding Rules of Engagement (RoE)
- 1.7Setting Up a Pentesting Lab
- 1.8Essential Tools for Penetration Testing
- Week 2Penetration Testing Scoping and Engagement8
- 2.1Importance of Scoping in Penetration Testing60 Minutes
- 2.2Defining Scope and Boundaries
- 2.3Understanding Business Requirements and Impact
- 2.4Legal and Compliance Considerations (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS)
- 2.5Creating a Statement of Work (SOW) and Service Level Agreements (SLA)
- 2.6Risk Assessment and Threat Modeling
- 2.7Gaining Client Consent and Authorization
- 2.8Preparing a Pentesting Engagement Plan
- Week 3Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)8
- 3.1Introduction to OSINT and Its Importance in Pentesting60 Minutes
- 3.2Passive vs. Active OSINT
- 3.3OSINT Frameworks and Methodologies
- 3.4Searching Public Databases and Social Media
- 3.5WHOIS and DNS Enumeration
- 3.6Email Harvesting and Metadata Analysis
- 3.7Dark Web and Underground Forums
- 3.8Automating OSINT with Tools (Maltego, SpiderFoot, Recon-ng)
- week 4Social Engineering Penetration Testing8
- 4.1Psychology Behind Social Engineering
- 4.2Common Social Engineering Attacks (Phishing, Pretexting, Baiting, Tailgating)
- 4.3Physical Security and On-Site Social Engineering
- 4.4Credential Harvesting and Credential Stuffing
- 4.5Identifying Weak Security Awareness Practices
- 4.6Red Team vs. Blue Team Social Engineering Tactics
- 4.7Social Engineering Automation Tools (SET, GoPhish)
- 4.8Defensive Measures Against Social Engineering Attacks
- week 5External Network Penetration Testing8
- 5.1• Understanding External Threat Vectors
- 5.2• Reconnaissance and Enumeration Techniques
- 5.3• Identifying Public-Facing Services and Vulnerabilities
- 5.4• Network Scanning with Nmap and Masscan
- 5.5• Exploiting Publicly Available Services (FTP, SMB, RDP)
- 5.6• Brute-Force and Password Spraying Attacks
- 5.7• Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) and Spoofing Techniques
- 5.8• Reporting External Network Vulnerabilities
- week 6Internal Network Penetration Testing8
- 6.1• Understanding Internal Network Attack Vectors
- 6.2• Active Directory Enumeration and Attacks
- 6.3• Privilege Escalation in Windows and Linux Environments
- 6.4• Lateral Movement and Pivoting Techniques
- 6.5• Exploiting Common Network Services
- 6.6• Using Responder and NTLM Relay Attacks
- 6.7• Bypassing Network Access Control (NAC)
- 6.8• Defensive Measures for Internal Networks
- week 7Perimeter Device Penetration Testing8
- 7.1• Understanding Perimeter Security Devices (Firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPNs)
- 7.2• Identifying Misconfigurations in Firewalls and Proxies
- 7.3• Evading Network Intrusion Detection Systems
- 7.4• VPN Exploitation and Credential Harvesting
- 7.5• Testing Email Security and Anti-Phishing Measures
- 7.6• Firewall Rule Auditing and Bypass Techniques
- 7.7• Attacking Web Application Firewalls (WAFs)
- 7.8• Strengthening Perimeter Security Controls
- week 8Web Application Penetration Testing8
- 8.1• Web Application Pentesting Methodologies (OWASP Top 10)
- 8.2• SQL Injection, XSS, and Command Injection
- 8.3• Session Management and Authentication Attacks
- 8.4• API Security and RESTful API Attacks
- 8.5• Exploiting File Upload and Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- 8.6• Web Shells and Remote Code Execution (RCE)
- 8.7• Automating Web App Pentesting (Burp Suite, ZAP, Nikto)
- 8.8• Secure Coding Practices and Remediation
- week 9Wireless Penetration Testing8
- 9.1• Understanding Wireless Networks and Security Protocols
- 9.2• Capturing and Cracking Wi-Fi Handshakes (WPA2, WPA3)
- 9.3• Evil Twin and Rogue Access Point Attacks
- 9.4• Attacking Bluetooth, NFC, and RFID Systems
- 9.5• Bypassing MAC Address Filtering and SSID Cloaking
- 9.6• Wireless Packet Analysis with Wireshark and Aircrack-ng
- 9.7• Wardriving and Wi-Fi Geolocation Attacks
- 9.8• Securing Wireless Networks and Best Practices
- week 10IoT Penetration Testing8
- 10.1• IoT Security Risks and Challenges
- 10.2• Identifying IoT Device Vulnerabilities
- 10.3• Reverse Engineering IoT Firmware
- 10.4• Attacking IoT Communication Protocols (MQTT, Zigbee, BLE)
- 10.5• IoT Botnets and Mirai-Like Attacks
- 10.6• Exploiting Weak Default Credentials
- 10.7• Side-Channel and Physical Attacks on IoT Devices
- 10.8• Hardening IoT Devices Against Exploits
- week 11OT/SCADA Penetration Testing7
- 11.1• Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and SCADA Security
- 11.2• Common ICS/SCADA Protocols (Modbus, DNP3, OPC)
- 11.3• Exploiting ICS System Vulnerabilities
- 11.4• Securing Critical Infrastructure Systems
- 11.5• ICS Network Traffic Analysis and Anomaly Detection
- 11.6• Incident Response for ICS/SCADA Attacks
- 11.7• Case Studies on Real-World ICS Exploits
- week 12Cloud Penetration Testing7
- week 13Binary Analysis and Exploitation7
- 13.1• Buffer Overflow and Memory Corruption
- 13.2• Reverse Engineering Binaries
- 13.3• Shellcode Development and Payload Crafting
- 13.4• Fuzzing for Vulnerability Discovery
- 13.5• Advanced Exploitation of Windows and Linux Binaries
- 13.6• Automated Malware Analysis Techniques
- 13.7• Bypassing Modern Exploit Mitigations (DEP, ASLR, etc.)
- week 14Report Writing and Post-Testing Actions7
- 14.1• Importance of Reporting
- 14.2• Structuring a Comprehensive Report
- 14.3• Communicating Findings and Remediation Steps
- 14.4• Legal and Ethical Considerations in Penetration Testing
- 14.5• Creating Executive Summaries for Stakeholders
- 14.6• Developing Post-Testing Action Plans
- 14.7• Presentation and Public Speaking for Security Professionals
- week 15Exploit Development Fundamentals7
- 15.1• Understanding Assembly and Shellcoding
- 15.2• Writing Simple Exploits
- 15.3• Introduction to Return-Oriented Programming (ROP)
- 15.4• Bypassing Anti-Virus and EDR Solutions
- 15.5• Identifying and Exploiting Vulnerable Code Patterns
- 15.6• Debugging Exploits with GDB, WinDbg, and IDA Pro
- 15.7• Writing Polymorphic and Metamorphic Shellcode
- week 16Advanced Exploit Development7
- 16.1• Exploiting Stack and Heap Overflows
- 16.2• Analyzing Malware and Exploit Kits
- 16.3• Heap Spraying and Use-After-Free Exploits
- 16.4• ROP Chain Construction and Bypassing DEP
- 16.5• Windows Kernel Exploitation Techniques
- 16.6• Linux Kernel Vulnerability Exploitation
- 16.7• Developing Custom Exploits for Zero-Day Attacks
- week 17Red Teaming and Adversary Simulation7
- 17.1• Advanced Post-Exploitation Techniques
- 17.2• Persistence and Data Exfiltration
- 17.3• Lateral Movement and Privilege Escalation
- 17.4• Active Directory Attacks for Red Teaming
- 17.5• Building Custom C2 (Command and Control) Infrastructures
- 17.6• Detection Evasion Techniques Against Blue Teams
- 17.7• Automating Red Teaming with Scripts and Tools
- week 18Mobile Application Penetration Testing7
- 18.1• Android and iOS Security Testing
- 18.2• Static and Dynamic Analysis
- 18.3• Reverse Engineering Mobile Apps
- 18.4• Exploiting Insecure API Calls and Authentication
- 18.5• Analyzing and Exploiting Mobile Malware
- 18.6• Bypassing Root/Jailbreak Detection Mechanisms
- 18.7• Mobile App Security Hardening Techniques
- week 19Advanced Active Directory Attacks7
- 19.1• Kerberoasting, Pass-the-Hash, and Golden Ticket Attacks
- 19.2• Credential Dumping and NTLM Relay Attacks
- 19.3• AD Domain Escalation and Forest Attacks
- 19.4• Weaponizing BloodHound for AD Recon
- 19.5• Abusing Group Policy Preferences (GPP)
- 19.6• Bypassing MFA and Conditional Access Policies
- 19.7• Defensive Strategies for AD Security
- week 20Blockchain and Smart Contract Security7
- 20.1• Attacking Smart Contracts and Crypto Wallets
- 20.2• Understanding Solidity Vulnerabilities
- 20.3• Exploiting Reentrancy and Integer Overflow Bugs
- 20.4• Blockchain Forensics and Transaction Tracing
- 20.5• Pentesting Decentralized Applications (dApps)
- 20.6• Decompiling and Analyzing Smart Contract Code
- 20.7• Web3 Security and NFT Exploits
- week 21Capture the Flag (CTF) Challenges7
- 21.1• Hands-on Exploitation Labs
- 21.2• Solving Web Exploitation Challenges
- 21.3• Binary Exploitation CTF Challenges
- 21.4• Reverse Engineering CTF Scenarios
- 21.5• Cryptography and Steganography Challenges
- 21.6• OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) in CTF Competitions
- 21.7• Team-Based Red Team vs. Blue Team CTFs
- week 22Mock Penetration Testing Engagements8
- 22.1• Simulated Red Team vs. Blue Team Exercises
- 22.2• Full-Scope Network Penetration Testing
- 22.3• Reporting and Debriefing of Findings
- 22.4• Customizing Attack Scenarios Based on Industries
- 22.5• Physical and Social Engineering Attack Simulations
- 22.6• Physical and Social Engineering Attack Simulations
- 22.7• Incident Handling and Response in Real-Time
- 22.8• Live Role-Playing as Ethical Hackers and Defenders
- week 23Certification Preparation7
- 23.1• OSCP, CEH, GPEN Exam Tips and Labs
- 23.2• Time Management Strategies for Practical Exams
- 23.3• Hands-on Exploitation and Walkthroughs
- 23.4Developing a Study Plan for Security Certifications
- 23.5Common Mistakes and Pitfalls to Avoid
- 23.6Using Virtual Labs for Hands-on Practice
- 23.7Mock Exams and Practical Exercises
- week 24Final Exam and Career Guidance7
- 24.1Interview Preparation
- 24.2Resume and Portfolio Building
- 24.3Cybersecurity Career Pathways and Specializations
- 24.4Networking with Industry Professionals
- 24.5Building a Personal Brand as a Security Researcher
- 24.6Freelancing and Bug Bounty Hunting as Career Options
- 24.7Final Practical Exam and Certification of Completion