EC-Council CPENT: Certified Penetration Testing Professional

Expert-level penetration testing certification covering the full CPENT blueprint (exam 412-80) -- engagement scoping and methodology, information gathering and social engineering, external and internal network penetration testing (including Windows/Linux exploitation and firewall/IDS/router/switch assessment), web application penetration testing, wireless and IoT penetration testing, industrial control systems (SCADA/Modbus) and cloud penetration testing, and binary analysis and exploitation -- for practitioners aiming to move from vulnerability scanning to full-scope, professional-grade penetration testing. This course builds the knowledge and methodology foundation the exam assumes; the real CPENT exam itself is a fully hands-on, 24-hour practical exam scored on live network compromise, so passing it also requires dedicated hands-on lab practice (a home/cloud pentest lab, EC-Council's iLabs range, or equivalent) well beyond what any knowledge-based course can provide.