Course Description

The Certified Penetration Testing Consultant, C)PTC , course is designed for IT Security Professionals and IT Network Administrators who are interested in taking an in-depth look into specific penetration testing and techniques used against operating systems. This course will teach you the necessary skills to work with a penetration testing team, the exploitation process, and how to create a buffer overflow against programs running on Windows and Linux while subverting features such as DEP and ASLR.

Suggested Prior Knowledge:

Suggested Prior Knowledge:

*  Mile2 C)PEH and C)PTE or equivalent knowledge

* 2 years of experience in Networking Technologies

*  Sound knowledge of TCP/IP

* Computer hardware knowledge

Applicable Exams:

*  Mile2 C)PTC

CPEs:  40

Upon Completion

Upon completion, the Certified Penetration Testing Consultant, C)PTC, candidate will have solid knowledge of testing and reporting proceedures which will prepare them for upper management roles within a cybersecurity system.  They will be able to competently take the C)PTC exam.

Re-Certification Requirements

All  Mile2 certifications will be awarded a 3-year expiration date.

There are two requirements to maintain Mile2 certification: 

1)  Pass the most current version of the exam for your respective existing certification

2)  Earn 20 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) per year. You may submit your CEUs in your Mile2 inbox. These CEUs must fall under “Qualify Continuing Educational Activities).

Exam Information

The Certified Penetration Testing Consultant exam consists of two parts:

The first part is a completely hands-on penetration test in which the examinee will find specific flags and write a complete report.

The second part are the exams through the online Mile2’s Assessment and Certification System (“MACS”).  The examinee will take two exams. One is a few questions selecting the flags found during the hands-on exam and the second is an exam that will take 2 hours and consist of 100 multiple-choice questions.

The hands-on exam requires 4 of 5 systems to be exploited and the 2^nd exam requires a 70% passing score.