Courses of ethical hacking and penetration testing

Ethical hacking and penetration testing courses.

If you are fond of information security and want to improve your skills in a short time - we offer you to get acquainted with the updated training programs in the field of practical information security from Pentestit.

Developing ethical hacking courses that are unique in their format and methods of training: “Zero Security: A” (initial training) and “Corporate laboratories” (professional training) , we try to make training not only effective, but also convenient. The main difference between the training programs is that the first is designed for basic training in the field of ethical hacking, and the second - for professional training not only ethical hacking, but also building effective information security systems. In any case, even experienced specialists who visited the first program discover something new, not to mention Corporate Laboratories, which include material comparable in level with reports at professional hacker conferences. In addition, each set is updated with new material, which allows transmitting the most relevant information at the time of training to specialists undergoing training.

The uniqueness of the training programs lies in the symbiosis of the training format (fully distant, not requiring separation from work and study), the quality of the material and the specialized resources on which the training takes place.
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Theory or practice

As a rule, having listened to the courses, the specialist has the impression that the material is quite understandable. However, when performing practical tasks in the laboratory, there are problems associated with the application of the knowledge gained in "combat" conditions. It is necessary to link the psychology of the attacker with the methodology of pentest and knowledge of utilities - it is for these purposes that specialized laboratories are developed as part of training programs. The learning process itself takes place in stages and looks as follows: after each group of online webinars, the specialist performs practical tasks in a specialized CTF laboratory, thereby consolidating the knowledge gained in practice.

After all the tasks in the CTF lab are completed, the specialist is invited to perform the Pentest of this corporate network of the virtual company - the examination lab. It is important to note that webinars make up about 20% of the total training program, the remaining 80% are practice. Experience shows that it is precisely this ratio that makes it possible to produce the learning process as effectively as possible.

Webinars

For the convenience of webinars, we abandoned the use of third-party solutions by developing our own webinar-platform Hypercube24, in which we tried to take into account all the wishes of the listeners. In addition to the smooth operation, the platform allows you to view webinars in HD mode.

At webinars, which are held on weekends, Pentestit employees share practical experience in the field of information security, as well as talk about modern methods and tools for penetration testing. The knowledge gained is consolidated in practice on weekdays. If a question arises, the listener can always ask his instructor and get a comprehensive answer.

Practice

All practical training takes place in specialized pentest laboratories developed on the basis of corporate networks of real companies, with their inherent vulnerabilities and configuration errors. Practical training takes place under the guidance of an experienced curator. It is important to note that the curator, first of all, tries to help the employee to understand the attack vector, and only as a last resort - will explain the process of completing the task. Of course, this method increases the time for searching and exploiting vulnerabilities, but it contributes to the acquisition of skills in full, understanding the process of actions of the attacker, developing unconventional thinking.

Let's sum up

Considering the needs of specialists , we have developed a special training program for elementary ( “Zero Security: A” ) and professional training ( Pentestit Corporate Laboratories ), the uniqueness of which lies in the symbiosis of the training format (fully remote, not requiring separation from work and study), the quality of the material and specialized resources on which the training is carried out:

• training is built on the principle: 20% of theory (webinars) and 80% of practice (work in pentest laboratories);
• webinars are read by specialists with extensive practical experience in the field of information security;
• all laboratories (for each tariff there are several of them) are developed on the basis of vulnerabilities discovered as a result of pentest of real companies in an impersonal form;
• Throughout the learning process, the group is accompanied by a curator who helps to cope with the task, if such is required. It is important to note that the main task of the curator is not to explain the implementation, but to teach how to think in order to cope with the task independently;
• with each new set (once a month and a half), the material is processed and updated , which allows keeping the program up to date at the time of training;
• All resources used in the programs (personal office, webinar site and laboratories) are Pentestit's own development and are tailored to the needs of all students .

Thus, the lessons in Pentestit allow you to understand the psychology of the attacker, to master modern penetration testing techniques and tools. Understanding what can be a threat to systems and what is not, allows us to develop the most effective protection mechanisms. In addition, training programs lay qualitative vectors for the further development of employees.

We invite all novice hackers to take courses "Zero Security: A" (initial training) .
Duration 14 days
The nearest course date 06/18/2016

For advanced specialists in the field of information security, we offer to improve the skills and level of our professional training in courses.
"Corporate laboratories" (training) .
Duration 21/29 days (depending on the level chosen)
The nearest course date 07/08/2016