Strategic Security – Pentest Candidate Program
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A penetration tester or ethical hacker is a type of security consultant that tries to find and exploit vulnerabilities/misconfigurations in order to break into computer systems and software. They then document the identified security issues and prioritize the order with which they should be fixed along with providing detailed explanations of how to fix these identified security issues.
Pentest Candidate Program
Penetration Tester Job Description
As a penetration tester you may be expected to conduct formal tests on wired/wireless networks, web/mobile applications, client-server applications, databases and hardware. Each of these areas is different, and many people choose to specialize in only one or two of them.
Penetration Tester Job Duties List
Specific job duties often include but are not limited to:
Open Source Intelligence gathering against a person or company
Attack surface mapping
Vulnerability identification
Vulnerability exploitation
Documentation of the identified security issues
Assigning a criticality rating to the identified security issues
Documenting the recommended remediation for each security issue
Why is it so difficult to become a penetration tester?
There are a lot of reasons why it is difficult to become a penetration tester. The primary reason is simply because most people don’t have the background to perform the required tasks. A typical penetration test is 1 week in length and you may be assessing the security of several hundred computers, or you may be assessing the security of a web application developed in a new technology.
You may have to explain to a database administrator how he has misconfigured Oracle and that allowed you to break into the database. You may have to explain to a network administrator how he misconfigured a switch and that allowed you sniff the network traffic in the environment. You may have to explain to a developer how he wrote a component of the application incorrectly and that is what allowed you to break into the application.
You will need to be at least a peer in understanding of whatever you are testing to the person that is going to be fixing the security issues you identify. If the customer doesn’t view you as at least a peer you may have a very difficult time as a penetration tester.
How can Strategic Security help you become a Penetration Tester?
On March 30th Strategic Security will run the Pentest Candidate Program. This program is designed to satisfy the basic requirements to be a penetration tester. The program covers the common technical requirements, common soft skill requirements, and via a partnership with several penetration testing firms the top candidates will be given job interviews at the end of the program for a remote penetrating testing position.
If you already have a US Security clearance, currently live in the DC, Maryland, Virginia area and you are one of the top candidates you may be given the opportunity to interview for a cleared penetration testing position.
This is your chance. If you REALLY want to become a penetration tester then this is the perfect combination of training, mentorship, and opportunity.
What is covered in the program?
This program is hard, but rewarding. It covers the following subject areas:
Command-Line Kung Fu
Linux Command-Line Fundamentals
Windows Command-Line Fundamentals
Network Penetration Testing
Scoping a penetration test
Performing a penetration test
Reporting penetration test findings
Web Application Penetration Testing
Scoping a web application penetration test
Performing a web application penetration test
Reporting web application penetration test findings
Python For InfoSec Professionals
Log parsing with Python
Pcap parsing with Python
Network testing with Python
Web App testing with Python
Preparing for a job as a Penetration Tester
Resume assistance
Assistance with building a portfolio based on this program
Mock interview
Interviews with up to 15 Penetration Testing firms for top candidates
Interviews with up to 5 DoD contractors for top cleared candidates
How is the program delivered?
On Monday of each week you will be assigned a set of tasks that required to be completed by Sunday at midnight EST. These tasks usually include:
Required reading
Required videos to watch
Required lab exercises to perform
On Mondays through Thursdays (4 days per week) from 7-9pm EST a live online training session/QA period will be held.
The program will run from April 6th to April 30th with job interviews for top candidates being held in May.
The program cost is $200 as a 1-time fee for the program.
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