Certification: CompTIA PenTest+
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Global cybercrime is the problem of the current world and it continues growing. Hiring the CompTIA PenTest+ certified professionals is the best variant for organizations to secure their data from leakage. This designation is designed for cybersecurity professionals who are engaged in vulnerability management and penetration testing. To obtain this accreditation, candidates need to pass one exam – PT0-001 or the newer version PT0-002.
The PenTest+ exam covers all stages of penetration testing. The exam includes a variety of question types, such as hands-on, essay, performance-based and knowledge-based questions to check your knowledge and skills related to this procedure. In addition, the exam covers all facets of vulnerability management. Thus, along with the practical vulnerability scanning, evaluation, and analysis, planning, and operating weaknesses are used. Passing this CompTIA exam means equipping you with the most updated skills to deal with the latest techniques against expanded attack surface. This implies that you should be ready to demonstrate the most relevant pen testing skills for web apps, IoT, the cloud and hybrid environments.
The PT0-001 exam checks your skills in planning and scoping. That means that you are competent in showing an ethical hacking mindset, using the most relevant techniques focused on risk, governance, and compliance concepts. The second skill refers to information gathering and vulnerability scanning. This means that you are skilled in demonstrating vulnerability scanning and management, active/passive reconnaissance, analyzing the results of the given task that deals with reconnaissance. Your skills in attacks and exploits will also be checked. For that purpose, you should be able to implement the latest approaches to expanded attack surfaces, carry out network and wireless attacks, attacks based on cloud technologies and apps, and implement exploitation techniques. Next, your skills on reporting and communication will be measured. Your skills to provide the pen testing process with the focus on the role of reporting and communication in the regulatory environment will be assessed. You also should be skilled here in analyzing findings and implementing the suitable remediation in the report. Other skills tested include tools and code analysis. To be more precise, you should be knowledgeable of how to identify scripts in various software deployments, analyze a code or script sample, and describe use cases of various tools. This skill doesn’t imply that you are proficient in coding and scripting.
Regarding the exam you can choose from, they are coded PT0-001 or PT0-002. The latter one is the newest version and was launched on 28th of October 2021. Each test contains 85 items to be cracked within 165 minutes. Achieving 750 points on a scale of 100-900 means that you passed the exam. The evaluation is priced at $370 and can be scheduled on the Pearson VUE platform.
Before taking the certification exam, you should have gained the Network+ and Security+ designations. At least 3-4 years of practical experience in information security is also required.
Speaking of your future career, the following companies and organizations seek the PenTest+ certified professionals: RICOH, TARGET, ASICS, Secureworks, and General Dynamics. They offer such positions to candidates as a cloud penetration tester, web app penetration tester, security consultant, cloud security specialist, network and security specialists. And according to the figures stated on the Ziprecruiter website, having this CompTIA certification you can earn annually about $116,323. And getting more experience, these figures can grow.
