CPTS — Certified Penetration Testing Specialist¶
Status: In Progress
Currently working through the HTB Academy modules for CPTS preparation.
Overview¶
The CPTS by Hack The Box is a comprehensive penetration testing certification that covers modern attack techniques and methodologies. It's known for its practical, hands-on approach.
Looking for practice machines?
See the Practice Machines & Exam Prep page for a full, domain-by-domain Hack The Box roadmap covering web, privilege escalation, common services, pivoting, Active Directory, and report writing.
HTB Academy Modules¶
- Penetration Testing Process
- Network Enumeration with Nmap
- Active Directory Enumeration & Attacks
- Web Attacks
- Shells & Payloads
- Pivoting, Tunneling & Port Forwarding
- File Transfers
- Password Attacks
- Attacking Common Services
- Privilege Escalation
Study notes will be added as I complete each module.