Certified Advanced Penetration Tester

The Certified Advanced Penetration Tester course is designed for experienced cybersecurity practitioners seeking advanced, hands-on skills: advanced exploitation, modern Active Directory attacks, lateral movement, evasion, post-exploitation, and vulnerability chaining within monitored networks, through structured instruction and practical labs.

Who should attend?

• Experienced penetration testers
• Red team members and adversary simulation analysts
• Security consultants conducting complex technical assessments
• Threat hunters, incident responders, security architects and engineers

Course agenda

• Day 1 — Advanced reconnaissance and threat modeling
• Day 2 — Advanced web exploitation and initial access
• Day 3 — Post-exploitation, privilege escalation, and credential attacks
• Day 4 — Active Directory, Windows escalation, and pivoting
• Day 5 — Certification exam

Learning objectives

• Execute advanced exploitation against hardened targets and complex attack surfaces
• Apply privilege escalation and lateral movement across systems and Active Directory domains
• Employ evasion strategies to reduce detection by modern security controls
• Plan and conduct realistic red team operations with professional reporting

Examination

Exam duration: 3 hours.

General information

• More than 300 pages of training materials, including practical examples, exercises and quizzes.
• An attestation of course completion worth 31 CPD (Continuing Professional Development) credits.

Language: available in English. For another language, send us a request and we will check availability.