IT Professional Curricula     Internet and Network Technologies Solution Area     Security Solutions     CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002)

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Penetration testers must be ethical in order to avoid any illegal activities and to best serve clients. In this course, you'll learn how to develop and demonstrate an ethical hacking mindset by maintaining integrity and professionalism during penetration testing exercises. You'll explore the importance of performing background checks on penetration testing team members and adhering to the scope of engagement. You'll then examine how to identify, handle, and report on security breaches and potential findings of a criminal nature. You'll learn how to limit the use of tools for a particular engagement and invasiveness based on scope. Lastly, you'll learn the importance of maintaining data and information confidentiality of data and information and explore risks to penetration testing team members. This course is one of a collection that helps prepare learners for the CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002) certification exam.

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Objectives

CompTIA PenTest+ (PT0-002): Professionalism & Integrity discover the key concepts covered in this course describe the importance of performing background checks for penetration testing team members recognize the importance of adhering to the specific scope of engagement recognize how to handle findings that could be criminal in nature describe how to report on potential security breaches and suspicious activity limit the use of tools to what is required for a particular engagement provide an overview of steps that can be used to limit invasiveness based on scope describe the importance of maintaining confidentiality of data and information list potential risks to the penetration tester such as fees, fines, and criminal charges summarize the key concepts covered in this course