CompTIA Pentest+ (PT0-002) Cert Prep: 1 Planning and Scoping
2h 31mIntermediate2022-09-12
Authors

Michael Solomon
Security Speaker, Consultant, Trainer, Project Manager
Course details
Pen tests are large-scale cybersecurity projects that must be planned out accordingly. If you’re not careful, they can grow out of control and become a lot more work than initially expected. That’s why getting certified by CompTIA gives you the skills you need to excel as a pen tester. In this course, instructor Michael Solomon helps you prepare for the first domain of the CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) certification exam, walking you through how to plan and scope out an engagement using strategic insights, project management skills, and a variety of pen testing resources. Learn more about the planning process that’s commonly utilized by ethical hackers, with pro tips from Michael on key exam topics such as regulatory compliance, budgets, impact and constraints, support, legal policies, service-provider agreements, standards and methods, environmental considerations, and more.
Skills covered
Penetration TestingCybersecurityCert Prep
Concepts
1. Introduction to Ethical Hacking and CompTIA PenTest+ (PTO-002)
- 01 - Introduction to CompTIA PenTest+ (PTO-002)
- 02 - About the CompTIA PenTest+ (PTO-002) exam
2. Planning and Engagement
- 03 - Planning a pen test
- 04 - Rules of engagement
- 05 - Regulatory compliance
- 06 - Resources and budgets
- 07 - Impact and constraints
- 08 - Support resources
- 09 - Legal groundwork
- 10 - Service provider agreements
- 11 - Standards and methodologies, part 1
- 12 - Standards and methodologies, part 2
- 13 - Environmental and scoping considerations
- 14 - Ethical mindset
- 15 - Lab environment setup
- 16 - Project strategy and risk
- 17 - Scope vulnerabilities
- 18 - Compliance-based assessments
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Related learn paths
- Prepare for the CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) Certification Exam
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- Prepare for the CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (ITF+) (FC0-U61) Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA Cloud+ (CV0-002) Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA A+ (220-1001 and 220-1002) Exams
- Prepare for the CompTIA Network+ (N10-007) Exam
- Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ (SY0-601) Certification Exam