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CompTIA

CompTIA PenTest+

Phoenix TS is proud to be a CompTIA Authorized Platinum Partner; which is the highest level of partnership awarded by CompTIA!

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Course Overview

Phoenix TS Pen Test + accelerated course prepares participants for the CompTIA Pen Test + certification exam.  Topics include planning engagements, performing reconnaissance to find vulnerabilities in a target organization, exploiting vulnerable targets, and creating follow up reports.

This 5-day CompTIA PenTest+ certification training course in Washington, DC or Live Online is intended for cybersecurity professionals at an intermediate skills level. This course also addresses management skills for planning and managing identified network weaknesses. 

Schedule

CompTIA PenTest+

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location
price
8/26/24 - 8/30/24 (5 days)
Columbia, MD
Open
$2,395
10/14/24 - 10/18/24 (5 days)
Columbia, MD
Open
$2,395
10/14/24 - 10/18/24 (5 days)
Online
Open
$2,395
12/02/24 - 12/06/24 (5 days)
Online
Open
$2,395
2/03/25 - 2/07/25 (5 days)
Online
Open
$2,395
2/03/25 - 2/07/25 (5 days)
Columbia, MD
Open
$2,395
3/24/25 - 3/28/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
5/12/25 - 5/16/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
5/12/25 - 5/16/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
7/14/25 - 7/18/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
7/14/25 - 7/18/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
9/08/25 - 9/12/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
9/08/25 - 9/12/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
11/17/25 - 11/21/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
11/17/25 - 11/21/25 (5 days)
Open
$2,395
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Program Level

Intermediate

Training Delivery Methods

Group Live

Duration

5 Days / 32 hours Training

CPE credits

26 NASBA CPE Credits

Field of Study

Information Technology

Advanced Prep

N/A

Course Registration

Candidates can choose to register for the course by via any of the below methods:

Upon registration completion candidates are sent an automated course registration email that includes attachments with specific information on the class and location as well as pre-course study and test preparation material approved by the course vendor. The text of the email contains a registration confirmation as well as the location, date, time and contact person of the class.

Online enrolment closes three days before course start date.

On the first day of class, candidates are provided with instructions to register with the exam provider before the exam date.

Complaint Resolution Policy

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Refunds and Cancellations

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Course Outline

Planning and Scoping

  • Understand the importance of planning for an engagement
  • Key legal concepts
  • Understand the importance of scoping an engagement correctly
  • Understand critical aspects of compliance-based assessments 

Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification

  • For various scenarios, execute information gathering with different techniques
  • Vulnerability scanning techniques for various scenarios
  • Analyzing vulnerability scanning results
  • Process for leveraging information to prepare for exploitation
  • Weaknesses and specialized systems

Attacks and Exploits

  • Understanding differences between social engineering attacks
  • Exploiting network-based vulnerabilities
  • Exploiting wireless and RF-based vulnerabilities
  • Exploiting application-based vulnerabilities
  • Exploiting local host vulnerabilities
  • Physical security attacks related to facilities
  • Post exploitation techniques

Penetration Testing Tools

  • Utilizing Nmap to execute information gathering exercises
  • Understanding the use cases for different tools
  • Analyzing tool output data from a penetration test
  • Analyzing basic scripts (limited to Bash, Python, Ruby, and PowerShell)

Reporting and Communication

  • Report writing and handling best practices
  • Post report delivery activities
  • Mitigation strategies for discovered vulnerabilities
  • Communication during the penetration testing process

PenTest+ Exam Information

  • Exam PT0-001
  • Number of Questions: 80
  • Question type: multiple choice and performance-based questions
  • Passing Score: 750 on scale of 100-900
  • Test Duration: 165 minutes
  • Delivery – Pearson VUE
  • Price – $370

Exam Objectives

Exam Objective Percentage of Exam
Planning and Scoping 15%
Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification 22%
Attacks and Exploits 30%
Penetration Testing Tools 17%
Reporting and Communication 16%

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FAQs for PenTest+ Training

Who should attend this training?

This course is intended for cybersecurity professionals with intermediate skills level and typical job roles include Penetration Testers, Vulnerability Testers, Security Analysts (II), Vulnerability Assessment Analysts, Network Security Operations, and
Application Security Vulnerability professionals.

What are the prerequisites for this training?

Students should have 3-4 years of experience with penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and management.

CompTIA PenTest+ Resources

BONUS! Cyber Phoenix Subscription Included: All Phoenix TS students receive complimentary ninety (90) day access to the Cyber Phoenix learning platform, which hosts hundreds of expert asynchronous training courses in Cybersecurity, IT, Soft Skills, and Management and more!

Phoenix TS is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints re-garding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org

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