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Planning and Scoping for CompTIA Pentest+

Your first task in a penetration test project is to define the scope and plan your engagement. This Pentest+ course teaches you how to identify testing requirements, assets in scope, legal boundaries, limitations, rules of engagement, and much more.

Ricardo Reimao - Pluralsight course - Planning and Scoping for CompTIA Pentest+
by Ricardo Reimao

What you'll learn

The first step on a penetration test engagement is to define the scope and plan your tests. In this course, Planning and Scoping for CompTIA Pentest+, you will learn how to identify testing requirements, assets in scope, legal boundaries, limitations, rules of engagement, and much more. This is the first course of the CompTIA Pentest+ certification series. First, you will explore all the pre-engagement tasks in a penetration testing exercise. Then, you will learn how to gather all the information you need for the tests and how to plan and scope your assessment. Finally, you will explore the ethical hacking mindset and how to become a professional pentester. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of planning and scoping needed for the CompTIA Pentest+ Certification (PT0-002).

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About the author

Ricardo Reimao - Pluralsight course - Planning and Scoping for CompTIA Pentest+
Ricardo Reimao

Ricardo is a Cybersecurity Consultant based in Toronto (Canada). He has 10+ years of IT experience, 6 of them in the IT Security field. His main interests are: SIEM solutions (IBM QRadar), Enterprise Security Risk, Penetration Testing, Security processes/procedures and Network Security.

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