EC-Council’s Certified Penetration Tester + EXAM

The Certified Penetration Testing Professional (CPENT) program is the world's most comprehensive guided penetration testing program. It offers a complete hands-on pentesting methodology and AI techniques mapped to all pentesting phases. CPENT enables you to master pentesting within an enterprise network environment, evaluating intrusion risks and compiling actionable, structured reports. Distinguish yourself with the CPENT, learning beyond technical knowledge—scoping engagements, understanding design, estimating effort, and presenting findings—and thrive as a leader in offensive security with versatile skills. CPENT combines guided learning with hands-on practice while immersing you in diverse live scenarios involving IoT systems, segmented networks, and advanced defenses, with practical challenges mapped to each domain. Gain expertise in advanced skills necessary to create your tools, conduct advanced binary exploitation, double pivot, customize scripts, and write your exploits to penetrate the deepest pockets of the network.

What AI skills you'll learn

AI empowers you by automating repetitive tasks, enhancing accuracy, and uncovering complex security flaws that traditional methods might overlook. Here are some key skills and benefits:

• Enhanced efficiency

• Real-time threat detection

• Customization and scalability

• 90% accuracy in detecting various cybersecurity threats

• Improved accuracy

• Advanced vulnerability analysis

• Up to 40% more efficiency in cyber defense

• 2X productivity gains

Who is it for?

• Cybersecurity professionals

• Teams and Organizations

• Government and military

• Educators

Passing Criteria

In order to maintain the high integrity of our certification exams, EC-Council Exams are provided in multiple forms (ie, different question banks). Each form is carefully analyzed through beta testing with an appropriate sample group under the purview of a committee of subject matter experts that ensure that each of our exams not only have academic rigor but also have “real world” applicability. We also have a process to determine the difficulty rating of each question. The individual rating then contributes to an overall “Cut Score” for each exam form. To ensure each form has equal assessment standards, cut scores are set on a “per exam form” basis. Depending on which exam form is challenged, cut scores can range from 60% to 85%.

Reference:  https://cert.eccouncil.org

CPENT Course Outline

Module 01: Introduction to Penetration Testing

Module 02: Penetration Testing Scoping and Engagement

Module 03: Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)

Module 04: Social Engineering Penetration Testing

Module 05: Network Penetration Testing – External

Module 06: Network Penetration Testing– Internal

Module 07: Network Penetration Testing – Perimeter Devices

Module 08: Web Application Penetration Testing

Module 09: Wireless Penetration Testing

Module 10: IoT Penetration Testing

Module 11: OT/SCADA Penetration Testing

Module 12: Cloud Penetration Testing

Module 13: Binary Analysis and Exploitation

Module 14: Report Writing and Post Testing Actions