CompTIA PenTest+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide, Second Edition (Exam PT0-002), 2nd Edition

INTRODUCTION

Why CompTIA PenTest+? The CompTIA PenTest+ exam evaluates testing candidates in five specific domain areas: Planning and Scoping, Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning, Attacks and Exploits, Reporting and Communication, and Tools and Code Analysis. Successful testing candidates should ensure they have, at a minimum, the intermediary skills and on-the-job knowledge of how to conduct and execute penetration testing activities in all five domain areas, including planning and scoping a penetration test; understanding legal and compliance requirements; performing vulnerability scanning and penetration testing using appropriate tools and techniques, and then analyzing the results; and producing a written report containing ...