Advance Vulnerability Analysis &
Penetration Testing
with the knowledge, skills, and tools….
Teacher
Keny White
OVERVIEW
The ISAC Advance Vulnerability Analysis & Penetration Testing course is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to conduct comprehensive penetration testing assessments in diverse environments. Through a combination of theoretical study and hands-on exercises with Cyberange Virtual Labs, participants will learn about penetration testing methodologies, tools, and techniques used to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in information systems and networks. Emphasis is placed on practical application and real-world scenarios to prepare participants for the challenges of identifying and mitigating security risks effectively.
Course Objectives
- Understand the role and responsibilities of a penetration tester within an organization’s security framework.
- Learn about the different phases of penetration testing, including reconnaissance, enumeration, exploitation, and reporting.
- Gain proficiency in using penetration testing tools and techniques to identify vulnerabilities in systems and networks.
- Develop skills in conducting manual and automated vulnerability assessments and exploitation.
- Research and maintain proficiency in computer network exploitation, tools, techniques, countermeasures, and trends in computer network vulnerabilities, data hiding, network security, and encryption.
- Understand the importance of documentation and reporting in penetration testing engagements.
- Learn about common penetration testing methodologies, such as black-box, white-box, and gray-box testing.
- Enhance communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
Course Outline
Ethical hacking and its phases, Types of hackers, CIA Triad,
Networking basics, OSI Model, TCP/IP protocol stack, Protocol and their related services, Subnetting and Routing, Wireshark – Packet Sniffing and Analysis, About Linux OS, Setting up your Hacking environment, Honeypots.
Linux file structure, Basic Linux commands, Network Analysis, Basics of Vulnerability Scanning, Linux Booting process
Symmetric Encryption / Private Key Cryptography, Asymmetric Encryption / Public Key Cryptography, Cryptographic Hash Functions and Values, Encoding Decoding, Steganography and different types, Steghide, steg seek etc.
Passive Reconnaissance, Active Reconnaissance and Connection establishment.
Vulnerability Scanning using nMAP and Nessus.
Wordlists, Password cracking with Hydra, Metasploit, Basic Authentication attacks.
Different types of malwares and viruses, different types of bombs, DoS and DDoS attacks, Introduction to Dark web – TOR, Onion websites.
Introduction to Metasploit, creating payloads, exploiting windows system, Working with Burp Suite, HTTP requests and methods.
TOR, Onion Websites.
XSS and types, SQL Injection, OWASP Top 10, Brute forcing, Content Security policy, Security Headers.
Wayback Urls, CTF Solving approach, Pentest Reports.
Course Outcome
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Assume the role of a penetration tester and understand their responsibilities within the context of information security assessments.
- Execute penetration testing engagements following a structured methodology, from initial reconnaissance to final reporting.
- Utilize a variety of penetration testing tools and techniques to identify and exploit vulnerabilities in systems and networks.
- Conduct thorough vulnerability assessments, both manually and using automated tools, to identify security weaknesses.
- Generate detailed reports documenting findings, including identified vulnerabilities, their severity, and recommended remediation measures.
- Apply penetration testing methodologies appropriate to the engagement’s scope and objectives, adapting techniques as necessary.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including technical teams, management, and clients, to ensure clear understanding of assessment findings and facilitate timely remediation efforts.
- Gain skills to assume Cybersecurity positions like Cybersecurity analyst/engineer/consultant, Ethical Hacker, Penetration Tester, Vulnerability Assessor, VAPT Analyst, Red Team Consultant, Security Tester, and Security Engineer/Architect.
CERTIFICATION
- Certification from D.Y.Patil University
- Certification from ISAC (Information Sharing & Analysis Center) for below courses:
- Cyber Crime Intervention Officer (CCIO)
- ISAC Certification in Basics of Information Security (ICBIS)
- ISAC Certified Penetration Tester (ICPT)
- Government of India Recognized Certification, under AICTE NEAT 2.0, Approved by the Ministry of Education.
- Course Completion Certificate from NASSCOM – FutureSkills Prime. Access to Job fairs, Hackathons, Internships, Skill Challenges etc. organized by NASSCOM.
- NSD (National Security Database) Get listed in the National Security Database program by completing the Intervention officer certification. The professionals from NSD assist various law enforcement and government agencies in advancing cybersecurity, in addition to helping the cybercrime victims.
- Get listed in CopConnect Get a unique page for your profile with your bio and contact details. This enhances your opportunities to work with local law enforcement immensely.
- Certification in Professional Ethics at Workplace. It shows the employer that you are less likely to engage in misconduct, frauds and policy violations resulting in reputation of financial loss to the company.
JOB ROLES
1) Cybersecurity Manager
2) Cyber Security Analyst/Engineer
3) Information Security Analyst/Engineer
4) Cybersecurity Consultant
5) Ethical Hacker
6) Penetration Tester
7) Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) Analyst
8) Vulnerability Assessor
9) Red Team Consultant
10) Security Tester
11) Security Engineer/Architect
- Job roles after completing Professional Certification in Cybersecurity are
- Cyber Security Trainee/Analyst/Engineer
- Information Security Analyst/Engineer/Consultant
- Ethical Hacker
- Penetration Tester
- Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) Analyst
- Vulnerability Assessor
- Red Team Consultant
- Security Tester
- Security Engineer/Architect