Level 5 — Offensive Security & Advanced Penetration Testing
Certification-Aligned Stack: CPENT-aligned stack
- Reverse Engineering, Fuzzing, and Binary Exploitation: Low-level exploitation and vulnerability discovery
- Lateral Movement and Pivoting: Moving through compromised networks
- IoT Penetration Testing: Testing IoT devices and protocols
- Report Writing: Professional documentation and post-testing actions
Skill Level: Beginner
Placement Test Required: لا
Cybersecurity Pathway: 1
Cybersecurity Pathway Level: 5
Micro-Credential Code: MC19
Certification-Aligned Stack: CPENT
Pathway Recommendation Order: 19
Level 5 — Offensive Security & Advanced Penetration Testing
Certification-Aligned Stack: CPENT-aligned stack
- Perimeter Defense Evasion: Bypassing firewalls, IDS/IPS, and other defenses
- Windows Exploitation and Privilege Escalation: Advanced Windows exploitation techniques
- Active Directory Penetration Testing: AD enumeration, attacks, and lateral movement
- Linux Exploitation and Privilege Escalation: Advanced Linux exploitation techniques
Skill Level: Beginner
Placement Test Required: لا
Cybersecurity Pathway: 1
Cybersecurity Pathway Level: 5
Micro-Credential Code: MC18
Certification-Aligned Stack: CPENT
Pathway Recommendation Order: 18
Level 5 — Offensive Security & Advanced Penetration Testing
Certification-Aligned Stack: CPENT-aligned stack
- Introduction to Penetration Testing: Methodologies, frameworks, and best practices
- Scoping and Engagement: Defining scope, rules of engagement, and legal considerations
- Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Advanced reconnaissance techniques
- Social Engineering: Physical and digital social engineering attacks
- Web Application Penetration Testing: Advanced web app testing methodologies
- API and JWT Penetration Testing: Testing APIs and JSON Web Tokens
Skill Level: Beginner
Placement Test Required: لا
Cybersecurity Pathway: 1
Cybersecurity Pathway Level: 5
Micro-Credential Code: MC17
Certification-Aligned Stack: CPENT
Pathway Recommendation Order: 17
Level 5 — Offensive Security & Advanced Penetration Testing
Certification-Aligned Stack: CEH-aligned stack
- Mobile, IoT, and OT Hacking — 10%: Mobile Platforms, IoT and OT Hacking
- Cloud Computing — 5%: Cloud Concepts, Container Technology, Serverless, Cloud Hacking
- Cryptography — 5%: Encryption Algorithms, PKI, Email/Disk Encryption, Cryptanalysis
Skill Level: Beginner
Placement Test Required: لا
Cybersecurity Pathway: 1
Cybersecurity Pathway Level: 5
Micro-Credential Code: MC16
Certification-Aligned Stack: CEH
Pathway Recommendation Order: 16
Level 5 — Offensive Security & Advanced Penetration Testing
Certification-Aligned Stack: CEH-aligned stack
- System Hacking Phases and Attack Techniques — 15%: Vulnerability Analysis, System Hacking, Malware Threats
- Web Application Hacking — 14%: Hacking Web Servers, Hacking Web Applications, SQL Injection
- Wireless Network Hacking — 5%: Wireless Encryption, Methodologies, Bluetooth Attacks
Skill Level: Beginner
Placement Test Required: لا
Cybersecurity Pathway: 1
Cybersecurity Pathway Level: 5
Micro-Credential Code: MC15
Certification-Aligned Stack: CEH
Pathway Recommendation Order: 15
Level 5 — Offensive Security & Advanced Penetration Testing
Certification-Aligned Stack: CEH-aligned stack
- Information Security and Ethical Hacking Overview — 6%: Methodologies, Frameworks, Laws and Standards
- Reconnaissance Techniques — 17%: Footprinting and Reconnaissance, Scanning Networks, Enumeration
- Network and Perimeter Hacking — 24%: Sniffing (MAC attacks, ARP poisoning, DNS poisoning), Social Engineering, DoS/DDoS attacks, Session Hijacking, IDS/Firewall/Honeypot Evasion
Skill Level: Beginner
Placement Test Required: لا
Cybersecurity Pathway: 1
Cybersecurity Pathway Level: 5
Micro-Credential Code: MC14
Certification-Aligned Stack: CEH
Pathway Recommendation Order: 14
