Monthly Archives: October 2021
Reviewing the Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT) Course Pt. 5
In Part 4 I covered Practical Ethical Hacking — The Complete Course: Scanning and Enumeration and Exploitation Basics sections. In that review we walked through several ways to enumerate and scan for different vulnerabilities on a target computer. We’ve covered several tools that allowed us to identify potentially vulnerable services and ports, as well as…
Reviewing the Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT) Course Pt. 1
It’s been a little over two years since I obtained my last certification, the eWPTX from eLearnSecurity. My primary career focus has been on Web Application penetration testing, but I’ve always wanted to expand my skill-set to encompass Mobile and Network testing as well. Once Heath Adams and TCM Security announced the launch of the…
Reviewing the Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT) Course Pt. 4
Previously I covered the Ethical Hacker Methodology and Reconnaissance sections of the Practical Ethical Hacking — The Complete Course. That review covered the typical methodology and processed used by ethical hackers when working through a penetration testing engagement as well as how to gather information necessary to establish a starting point for a test. We…
Reviewing the Practical Network Penetration Tester (PNPT) Course Pt. 3
Previously I covered the initial sections of the Practical Ethical Hacking — The Complete Course: Before We Begin, and Introduction sections. And last week I covered three sections: Notekeeping, Network Refresher, and Setting Up Our Lab. That review touched on the importance good note-keeping can have when you’re learning material, documenting findings, compiling post-test reports,…