CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Exam

CompTIA PenTest+

The CompTIA PenTest+ certification is a globally recognised, vendor-neutral credential that tests the skills and experience of information technology (IT) professionals in penetration testing and vulnerability assessment.

Focus

The CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Exam certification focuses on Penetration testing and vulnerability assessment

Exam Duration

The CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Exam exam duration is 165 minutes

Num of Question

The exam contains a total of 85 questions

Exam Fee

The exam fee is $349 USD.

Exam Validity

The CCRN-Pediatric certification is valid for 3 years.

Prior Certification

• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent experience

Exam Format

The CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Exam exam is a Multiple-choice and performance-based questions

Passing Conditions

To pass CompTIA PenTest+ Certification Exam exam, applicants must achieve a minimum score of Achieve a minimum scaled score of 749 on a scale of 100-900

Who Should Take

Penetration testers, security consultants, IT engineers, and other professionals who perform penetration testing and vulnerability assessment as part of their job

• Penetration Tester
• Security Consultant
• IT Engineer

Prerequisites

2 years of work experience in IT, physical security, or a related field

Or can substitute with certifications:

• CompTIA Security+ or equivalent experience
• SANS GIAC GPEN certification

Certification Process

• Step 1: Meet the prerequisites
• Step 2: Prepare for the exam by studying the exam objectives and using study materials, online resources, and practice questions
• Step 3: Register for the exam through Pearson VUE
• Step 4: Complete the exam and receive your results

Domains with Weights

• Domain 1.0: Information Governance (6%): Domain 1.0 covers how the environment can be structured to enhance information security and the tasks related to creating, implementing, and maintaining a solid foundation for security best practices, IT architecture, and business operational resilience.
• Domain 2.0: Attacks and Penetration (33%): Domain 2.0 covers how to understand, exploit, and mitigate attacks and is composed of tools and techniques an organization could be susceptible to, and strategies for protecting against attacks. You will need to understand tools, techniques, and methods of a hacking attack, to emulate and develop an attack.
• Domain 3.0: Vulnerability Management (29%): Domain 3.0 covers how an organization should carry out the entire process of identifying; classifying; selecting countermeasures for; and implementing those countermeasures to network devices, systems, and services. Find and classify vulnerabilities in systems and applications, this should be combined with other tools and techniques such as using tools to identify and exploit vulnerabilities.
• Domain 4.0: Defensive Techniques and Technologies (32%): Domain 4.0 covers the concepts, methodologies and tools for vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, system hardening, incident response, disaster recovery planning, security analytics and monitoring, endpoint protection, network security, cloud security, web application security, and password management.