Advanced Penetration Testing & Bug Bounty Hunting
| Duration: | Comprehensive 5 day Course |
| Delivery: | Online or in person |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will:• be equipped in identifying the vulnerabilities of any systems and networks.
• Be able to assess the organisation’s security posture.
• recommend areas for improvement.
• help the organisation in strengthening the security defenses and prevent any breaches.
Training Content:
| Day | Session | Topics Covered |
| Day 1 | Session 1 | Introduction to Advanced Reconnaissance – Subdomain Enumeration Techniques (Amass, Sublist3r, etc.)- Tools for directory & File Brute-forcing (Gobuster, Dirsearch) |
| Session 2 | Hands-on-lab: Subdomain Hunting & Brute-forcing- Attack Surface Mapping in Live Targets | |
| Day 2 | Session 1 | Identifying Web App Entry Points- Advanced Authentication & Authorization Bypass Techniques |
| Session 2 | Lab: Exploiting SSRF, IDOR, Advanced XSS in Practice Environments. | |
| Day 3 | Session 1 | OWASP Top 10 Overview Introduction to web application Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, CSRF) |
| Session 2 | Lab: Testing APIs using Postman, Burp Suite & Specialized Tools- Exploiting Realistic API Scenarios. | |
| Day 4 | Session 1 | Introduction to Bug Bounty Platforms (HackerOne, Bugcrowd, etc.)- Hunting Strategy: Target Selection, Scope Reading, Recon Workflow. |
| Session 2 | Case Studies of Successful Bug Submissions- Writing Clear, Impactful Bug Reports |
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| Day 5 | Session 1 | Final Practical: Live Bug Bounty Simulation on Vulnerable Apps- Team Collaboration & Strategy Sharing |
| Session 2 | Walkthrough of Submitted Bugs- Feedback, Recap & Q&A Session |