Ethical Hacking Dual Certification Boot Camp (CEH and PenTest+)
Discover vulnerabilities before cybercriminals do! Our most popular information security and hacking training goes in-depth into the techniques used by malicious actors with attention-getting lectures and hands-on labs.
Earn your CEH and PenTest+, guaranteed!
- Five days of live, expert ethical hacking instruction
- Exam Pass Guarantee
- Exam voucher
- Unlimited practice exam attempts
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Free annual Infosec Skills subscription ($599 value!)
- 1-year access to all boot camp video replays and materials
- Onsite proctoring of exam
- Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
Authorized training partner
Infosec is an authorized training partner of EC-Council and CompTIA, and we’ve won awards from both organizations for our boot camps. The EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and CompTIA PenTest+ are two of the most in-demand hacking certifications. Infosec instructors found around 80% of the material overlaps and students get the best value by training for both certifications at the same time.
Training overview
This boot camp teaches you how to use the tools and techniques used by cybercriminals to perform an ethical hack on your organization. You’ll learn ethical hacking methodologies and gain hands-on hacking experience in our cloud-hosted cyber range, including reconnaissance, gaining access to systems, exploiting vulnerabilities and exfiltrating data.
You’ll leave with the ability to quantitatively assess and measure threats to information assets — and discover where your organization is most vulnerable to hacking. This boot camp also prepares you to earn two in-demand certifications: EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and CompTIA PenTest+.
Learn by doing in the cyber range
Hundreds of exercises in over 20 separate hands-on labs bring you up to speed with the latest threats to which your organization is most vulnerable. Practice penetration testing in our virtualized environment that simulates a full range of servers and services used in a real company. Learn how to compromise web servers, virtual machines, databases, routers and firewalls, and then put it all together in an unscripted evening Capture the Flag (CTF) exercise.
CTF exercises are an opportunity for you to practice your hacking skills in a real-world environment. Infosec sets up a mock company that you can freely attack without having to worry about damaging production systems. The purpose of the CTF exercises is to ensure you understand how to apply the skills you learned during the day to a real-world, ethical hacking scenario.
Who should attend
- Penetration and vulnerability testers
- Cybersecurity analysts
- Cybersecurity consultants
- Offensive security professionals
- Anyone with a desire to learn about ethical hacking
and develop their penetration testing skills
Prerequsites
- Firm understanding of the Windows Operating System
- Exposure to the Linux Operating System or other Unix-based operating system
- Grasp of the TCP/IP protocols
Meets 8570.1 requirements
Attention DoD Information Assurance workers! This boot camp helps meet U.S. Department of Defense Directive 8570.1 requirements for department employees or contractors engaged in work related to information security. The directive specifies Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) as an approved baseline certification for CCSP Analyst, CSSP Infrastructure Support, CSSP Incident Responder and CSSP Auditor.
It also lists PenTest+ as approved for three 8570.1 job categories: Cybersecurity service provider (CSSP) analyst, CSSP incident responder and CSSP auditor.
Everything you need to earn your CEH and PenTest+
- Five days of live, expert ethical hacking instruction
- Exam Pass Guarantee
- Exam voucher
- Unlimited practice exam attempts
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
- Free annual Infosec Skills subscription ($599 value!)
- 1-year access to all boot camp video replays and materials
- Onsite proctoring of exam
- Knowledge Transfer Guarantee
Exam Pass Guarantee
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Ethical Hacking training schedule
Infosec’s Ethical Hacking training is more than just a boot camp. We support you before, during and after your live training to ensure you’re fully prepared for your exam — and get certified on your first attempt.
- Before your boot camp
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Start learning now. You’ll get immediate access to all the content in Infosec Skills, including an in-depth ethical hacking prep course, the moment you enroll. Prepare for your live boot camp, uncover your knowledge gaps and maximize your training experience.
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- During your boot camp
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Day 1
The first half of day one focuses on learning the job duties required of a penetration tester. You will learn the ins and outs of the various penetration testing methodologies required in order for an ethical hack to be used in a business or government setting. You will also delve deep into technical material, learning how to perform network reconnaissance against modern infrastructure.Lectures include:
- Security testing methodologies
- The ethical hacking profession
- Planning and scoping an engagement
- Legal and compliance considerations
- Ethical hacking methodologies
- Tools of the trade
- Linux overview
- Passive intelligence gathering
- Abusing DNS
- Abusing SNMP
- Security testing methodologies
Some of the instructor-led hands-on lab exercises:
- Linux fundamentals
- Passive intelligence gathering
- Understanding the Domain Naming System
- Enumerating DNS entries to develop a focused attack strategy
- Attacking the Domain Naming System
- Discovering SNMP vulnerabilities and flaws
- Enumerating SNMP information
- Brute forcing SNMP community strings
- Capture the Flag exercises
Day 2
Having learned how to gather information about several targets, we begin day two with narrowing our attack by finding potentially vulnerable systems/services. You will master the art of network scanning and service identification, and gain a deeper understanding of how systems
communicate using the TCP and UDP protocolsLectures include:
- Understanding TCP packets and structuresPassive network discovery and scanning
- TCP scanning
- Using differences in RFC implementations to your advantage
- Scanning through firewalls
- How to prevent the discovery of your reconnaissance activities
- Using zombies to mask network scanning
- Avoiding IDS/IPS detection
- Proper identification of services
- Vulnerability identification
Some of the hands-on lab exercises include:
- Packet analysis
- Obtaining authentication credentials via packet capture
- Network scanning
- Target scanning of potentially vulnerable targets
- Remaining undetected while performing a network scan
- Enumerating services and identifying vulnerabilities
- Capture the Flag exercises
Day 3
After gathering information about your target system, you will put all that hard work to use when you learn how to exploit those vulnerabilities. You will learn the skills to demonstrate a successful exploit of a vulnerability as well as how to gather additional credentials to exploit vulnerabilities in other systems. You will also learn useful social engineering techniques, including phishing, and methods of attacking physical security.
Lectures include:
- Vulnerability life cycles
- Types of vulnerabilities
- Flaws in encryption
- Configuration errors
- Buffer overflows
- Stack overflows
- Vulnerability mapping
- Exploit utilization and delivery methods
- Client side exploits
- Server side exploits
- Password security
- Social engineering techniques
- Attacking physical controls
- Hashing
- Rainbow tables
- Attacking Windows password security
- Weaknesses in Windows authentication protocols
- Rainbow tables
Some of the hands-on lab exercises include:
- Gaining unauthorized access to systems
- Use of various payloads to increase privileges
- Keystroke logging
- DLL injection attack
- Exploit server side applications
- Gather password hashes
- Exploit weaknesses in authentication protocols
- Capture the Flag exercises
Day 4
After compromising a target, you will extend your access to all vulnerable systems at your target organization and learn how to covertly exfiltrate data. The second half of day four covers attacking web-based applications and understanding SQL injection.
Lectures include:
- Use of Trojans
- Redirecting ports to thwart firewall rules
- Avoiding anti-virus detection
- Lateral movement and persistence
- Use of keyloggers
- IDS operations and avoidance
- Encrypting your communications
- Protocol abuse for covert communications
- Creating custom encryption tunneling applications
- E-shoplifting
- XSS attacks
- Cross site forgery
- Circumventing authentication
- SQL injection discovery and exploitation
- SQL data extraction
Some of the hands-on lab exercises include:
- Use of Trojans
- IDS usage and avoidance
- Data transmission encryption techniques
- Creating a custom covert channel
- Web application parameter tampering
- Cross site scripting attacks
- SQL injection
- Chaining exploits
- Exploiting extended stored procedures
- Capture the Flag exercises
Day 5
Day five is dedicated toward wireless security, using basic scripts for ethical hacking, covering your tracks and post-engagement activities. You will master the ability to sniff data, clean up all traces of your activities and learn best practices for writing reports and recommending mitigation strategies.Lectures include:
- Sniffing in different environments
- Attack sniffers
- Man-in-the-middle attacks
- Wireless networking
- Shared key authentication weaknesses
- WEP/WPA/WPA2 cracking
- Anti-forensics
- Log modification/deletion
- Rootkits
- Introduction to scripting
- Common script components
- Writing effective reports
- Providing mitigation recommendations
- CEH exam review
- PenTest+ exam review
Some of the hands-on lab exercises include:
- ARP spoofing and man in the middle
- Specialized sniffing
- DNS spoofing
- Phishing attacks
The day finishes with the CEH examination given on-site at the training location or online from home. You will receive an exam voucher to take the PenTest+ exam.
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- After your boot camp
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Your boot camp includes a 1-year subscription to Infosec Skills, so you can take additional time to prepare for your exam, get a head start on your next certification goal or start earning CPEs.
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Frequently asked questions
- Why is getting certified an important part of an ethical hacking career?
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The EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification and the CompTIA PenTest+ certification demonstrate to employers you have an in-depth knowledge of ethical hacking and penetration testing. They are foundational certifications that teach you the skills and techniques required to identify system weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
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- What career opportunities are available to Ethical Hacking Boot Camp graduates?
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An ethical hacking certification is a great way to land your first role as a cyber security professional. The CEH certification is a common a prerequisite for security-related job roles, particularly roles related to social engineering and penetration testing or requiring security clearance. As a certified security professional, you will likely earn a much higher salary than non-certified professionals, and can use credentials like the CEH and PenTest+ to negotiable a higher salary.
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- How much programming experience is typically required?
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Programming experience isn’t a requirement, but we recommend you have a solid understanding of at least one programming language, a familiarity of networking concepts like TCP/IP Protocol, and experience using Linux and/or Unix.
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- How has the ethical hacking industry grown in recent years? Has the need for ethical hacking skills changed in the last five or 10 years?
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The ethical hacking industry has seen seen tremendous growth over the past decade and shows no signs of slowing down. As computer technology advances, the need for white-hat hackers to protect corporate data will continue to grow along with it. The growing popularity of cloud computing and IoT devices has introduced a myriad of new vulnerabilities, further increasing the need for ethical hackers and pentesters.
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- What job titles are most common for people who hold the EC-Council CEH and CompTIA PenTest+ certifications?
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The most common and sought after job roles for ethical hackers include penetration tester, forensic analyst, network security administrator and computer network defense analyst.
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- How difficult is it to find security flaws in companies with significant resources? Do hackers still get paid if they fail to find security flaws?
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Your experience will vary by company, but security flaws are surprisingly common in the real world. If your penetration test fails to identify any security vulnerabilities, you will still be paid for your time and services.
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- How much room for creativity is there in an ethical hacking job role? Are there many ways to hack a particular kind of network?
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Ethical hacking is a highly creative job role and requires a specific type of mindset, not skillset. As a white-hat hacker, you will uncover the multiple ways malicious actors can break into and/or harm systems — methods that are constantly changing overtime.
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- What hardware and software are needed to complete the Ethical Hacking Boot Camp?
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The only items needed to complete the Ethical Hacking Boot Camp include a stable Internet connection and a computer that can perform streaming activities. If you have a computer that you use to watch Netflix, you’re ready to start hacking!
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- Is the online Ethical Hacking Boot Camp as effective and informative as an in-person classroom course?
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Our live online Ethical Hacking Boot Camp provides you with the exact same learning experience you would receive in a physical classroom, without the hassle and cost of travel. You will interact with the instructor the same way you would in a physical course and receive the same courseware, labs and exam vouchers. Online students also get access to additional features, such as recordings of your daily lessons, access to a collection of curated videos from other top-rated instructors and an Exam Pass Guarantee.
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- Is it possible to receive one-on-one mentoring from an Ethical Hacking Boot Camp instructor? How much feedback will I receive on my coursework?
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Absolutely! One-to-one chat sessions with instructors is an important part of our live online Ethical Hacking Boot Camp. During the boot camp, instructors focus 100% of their time and attention on students to ensure you are learning the skills needed to pass your CEH and PenTest+ exams.
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- Does the program offer training on ethical hacking specialization skills?
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Our Ethical Hacking Boot Camp dives deep into a variety of specialized ethical hacking concepts: information gathering, network scanning, footprinting and reconnaissance, exploitation, penetration testing, web application hacking and more.
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- Why is the Ethical Hacking Boot Camp a necessary addition to the other popular certification programs?
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The CEH and PenTest+ certifications provide you with an in-depth view into ethical hacking and penetration testing, putting you at the top of your field.
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- What does this training offer that other certification prep courses do not?
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Infosec’s CEH and PenTest+ training has the highest certification pass rate in the industry — 93%! If you choose to take the course via our popular live online option, you will also receive our Exam Pass Guarantee. This means if you fail the exam the first time, we’ll pay for your second attempt FREE.
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