Book Image

CompTIA PenTest+ Study Guide

By : Mike Chapple, David Seidl
Book Image

CompTIA PenTest+ Study Guide

By: Mike Chapple, David Seidl

Overview of this book

The CompTIA PenTest+ Study Guide: Exam PT0-001 offers comprehensive preparation for the newest intermediate cybersecurity certification exam. With expert coverage of Exam PT0-001 objectives, this book is your ideal companion throughout all stages of study; whether you’re just embarking on your certification journey or finalizing preparations for the big day, this invaluable resource helps you solidify your understanding of essential skills and concepts. The book shows how to perform security assessments on desktops, mobile devices, cloud, IoT, as well as industrial and embedded systems. You'll learn how to identify security weaknesses and manage system vulnerabilities. As you progress, you'll learn methods to ensure that existing cybersecurity practices, configurations, and policies conform with current best practices. You'll assess your knowledge by simulating cyber attacks to pinpoint security weaknesses in operating systems, networks, and applications. By the end of the book, you'll have all the resources you need to prepare for the exam - identify what you already know, learn what you don’t know, and face the exam with full confidence.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Acknowledgments
2
About the Authors
3
Introduction
4
Assessment Test
5
Answers to Assessment Test
18
Index
19
Advert
20
End User License Agreement

Exam Essentials

Explain phishing techniques. List and explain how to conduct phishing techniques, including spear phishing, SMS phishing, voice phishing, and whaling. Understand common phishing practices and why individuals or specific populations might be targeted versus a large group or an entire organization.

Understand social engineering motivation techniques. Know when and how to apply common social engineering motivation techniques. Differentiate authority, scarcity, social proof, urgency, likeness, and fear-based approaches and when and why each can be useful. Explain why combining motivation techniques can be beneficial, and which techniques work together well.

Describe physical security attack methods. Describe physical facility penetration testing techniques, including how to perform a piggybacking attack, how a mantrap may prevent it, and alternative methods to bypass locked doors. Explain the role of lockpicking and lock bypass, as well as when badge cloning and exploiting...