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Offensive Security Certification Guide

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  Offensive Security offers various security courses to develop candidate’s skills along three paths: penetration testing, web application security, and wireless security. While this course is well known among aspiring pen-testers, this course can also be applicable for those in IT career candidates willing to adopt skills in information security. Security certifications like Offensive Security, which mainly sheds light on Ethical Hacking concepts, arose in response to the growing Cyber Security threats. Offensive Security certification is quite different from other certifications because it takes a hands-on approach and also deals with real-world situations. Offensive Security Certification Exams There are various Security Certification Exams that are included in Offensive Security Certification. They are: ●       Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) The Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) certification is specially designed for ne...

Introduction to CompTIA PenTest+

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  Pentest+ certification introduced by CompTIA in 2018. This certification is for intermediate-level cybersecurity professionals. If you know about penetration testing, this certification will be beneficial for you. The good part of this certification is that this exam includes management skills to plan vulnerability assessment and pen-testing. The course covers launching attacks on the system, penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, managing, and reporting vulnerabilities on the network. Course Objectives ●      CompTIA PenTest+ certification provides knowledge on performing penetration testing and vulnerability scanning. ●      Analyzing the results and data and communicate results through effective reporting. ●      Analyze the importance of planning and critical aspects of compliance ●      Learn to explore the network, wireless, and RF vulnerabilities, and physical security attacks and perfo...