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Intermediate16 hours estimated
Penetration Tester
Think like an attacker to defend better. This path covers the structured methodology, core techniques, and reporting skills required for professional penetration testing.
📚 4 topic areas🔗 12 curated resources📝 10 quiz questions
What you'll cover
1
Reconnaissance & OSINT
Passive and active information gathering: DNS, WHOIS, certificate transparency, social media, and job postings.
2
Web Application Vulnerabilities
Master OWASP Top 10: SQL injection, XSS, IDOR, SSRF, authentication flaws, and more.
3
Privilege Escalation
Escalate from low-privilege access to root/SYSTEM on Linux and Windows systems.
4
Pentest Reporting
Write reports that executives and developers actually act on: executive summary, findings, risk ratings, and remediation guidance.
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Path Summary
- Level
- Intermediate
- Estimated time
- 16 hours
- Topics
- 4
- Resources
- 12
- Quiz questions
- 10
- Passing score
- 70% (7/10)