Advanced Penetration Testing & Exploitation
Duration: | Comprehensive 10 day Course |
Delivery: | Online or in person |
Course Objectives:
• Master advanced penetration testing methodologies used in real-world offensive operations• Identify, exploit, and document critical vulnerabilities in complex IT environments
• Perform advanced exploitation techniques including buffer overflows, shellcode injection, and privilege escalation
• Bypass common security defenses such as firewalls and antivirus tools
• Simulate sophisticated multi-stage attack chains across networked systems
• Conduct post-exploitation activities such as data extraction and lateral movement
• Utilize industry-standard tools
• Build and deliver detailed penetration test reports with actionable remediation steps
• Enhance Red Team capabilities and prepare for advanced cybersecurity certifications
Training Content:
Day | Session | Topics Covered |
Day 1 | Session 1 | Advanced Reconnaissance & OSINT: Passive & Active Information Gathering |
Session 2 | Subdomain Enumeration & Asset Discovery | |
Day 2 | Session 1 | Dark Web Intelligence & Threat Actor Profiling |
Session 2 | Exploiting Web & Network Vulnerabilities: Advanced SQL Injection & XSS | |
Day 3 | Session 1 | SSRF, XXE & Business Logic Flaws |
Session 2 | Internal Network Exploitation via VPN & Proxy Bypassing | |
Day 4 | Session 1 | Windows & Active Directory Exploitation: SMB Relay, Kerberoasting, NTLM Attacks |
Session 2 | Active Directory Privilege Escalation | |
Day 5 | Session 1 | Pass-the-Hash, Golden Ticket & Lateral Movement |
Session 2 | Linux & Cloud Penetration Testing: Exploiting Misconfigured Cloud Services | |
Day6 | Session 1 | Privilege Escalation in Linux & Docker Environments |
Session 2 | Pivoting, Tunneling & Evading Detection | |
Day 7 | Session 1 | Advanced Exploitation Techniques: Buffer Overflow & RCE |
Session 2 | EDR Evasion & Malware Development | |
Day 8 | Session 1 | Introduction to Red Team vs. Blue Team Concepts |
Session 2 | Developing Custom Exploits | |
Day 9 | Session 1 | Red Team Attacks: Exploiting Vulnerabilities & Evading Detection |
Session 2 | Capture the Flag (CTF) Introduction & Preparation | |
Day 10 | Session 1 | CTF Red Team vs Blue Team Attack & Defense Strategies |
Session 2 | Final Lab Review & Lessons Learned |