CompTIA Pentest+ Syllabus

• 1. Planning and Scoping

  • Engagement Limitations and Scope
  • Client and Project Management
  • Legal and Compliance

• 2. Information Gathering and Vulnerability Identification

  • Information Gathering Techniques:
  • Passive Information Gathering
  • Active Information Gathering
  • Vulnerability Identification:
  • Manual and Automated Scanning
  • Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE)
  • Interpreting Results

• 3. Attacks and Exploits

  • Social Engineering Attacks:
  • Phishing, Pretexting, Baiting
  • Physical Social Engineering
  • Network-Based Attacks:
  • Man-in-the-Middle (MITM)
  • DoS and DDoS Attacks
  • Wireless Attacks
  • Application-Based Attacks:
  • SQL Injection, XSS
  • Buffer Overflows, Command Injection
  • Web Application Vulnerabilities
  • Post-Exploitation Techniques:
  • Privilege Escalation
  • Persistence Mechanisms
  • Lateral Movement

• 4. Penetration Testing Tools

  • Network Tools:
  • Nmap, Netcat, Wireshark
  • Metasploit Framework
  • Web Application Tools:
  • Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP
  • SQLmap, Nikto
  • Scripting and Development:
  • Bash, PowerShell Scripting
  • Python for Automation

• 5. Reporting and Communication

  • Report Writing:
  • Executive Summary
  • Detailed Technical Findings
  • Risk Analysis and Remediation:
  • Assessing Vulnerability Severity
  • Recommending Improvements
  • Communication Skills:
  • Presenting Findings
  • Handling Post-Engagement Debriefs

• 6. Tools and Resources

  • Labs and Simulations:
  • Hands-on Labs
  • Virtual Machines
  • Study Materials:
  • Official CompTIA Guides
  • Practice Exams

Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) Syllabus

• 1. Penetration Testing Overview and Methodologies

  • Overview of Penetration Testing Process:
  • Information Gathering
  • Target Scoping
  • Vulnerability Analysis
  • Exploitation
  • Post-Exploitation
  • Reporting
  • Understanding Methodologies:
  • Offensive Security Methodologies
  • Best Practices and Ethics

• 2. Information Gathering and Enumeration

  • Network Scanning Techniques:
  • Identifying Live Hosts
  • Enumerating Services and Ports
  • Advanced Enumeration Techniques:
  • SMB, SNMP Enumeration
  • NFS, DNS, SMTP Enumeration
  • Web Application Enumeration:
  • Directory Traversal
  • Spidering
  • Identifying Technologies

• 3. Vulnerability Analysis

  • Assessment Techniques:
  • Automated Scanning Tools
  • Manual Analysis
  • Common Vulnerabilities
  • Analyzing Exploits:
  • Exploit Development
  • Shellcode and Payload Delivery

• 4. Exploitation

  • Network Exploitation:
  • Exploiting Services
  • Buffer Overflows
  • Web Application Exploitation:
  • SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF
  • Authentication Bypass
  • Privilege Escalation:
  • Linux and Windows Techniques
  • Kernel Exploits
  • Password Attacks:
  • Brute-Force, Cracking Tools
  • Credential Harvesting

• 5. Post-Exploitation

  • Persistence Techniques:
  • Maintaining Access
  • Backdoors and Rootkits
  • Data Exfiltration:
  • Harvesting Information
  • Tunneling Data
  • Lateral Movement:
  • Pivoting
  • Exploiting Trust Relationships
  • Clearing Tracks:
  • Log Manipulation
  • Covering Tracks

• 6. Reporting

  • Report Writing:
  • Detailed Reports
  • Executive Summaries
  • Remediation Recommendations
  • Communication Skills:
  • Presenting Findings
  • Client Communication

• 7. Hands-on Labs

  • Practice Labs:
  • Network and Web Scenarios
  • CTF Challenges
  • Virtual Labs