Course Catalog > EC-Council Security > Licensed Penetration Tester
Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT)
Course Description
EC-Council’s Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) is a natural evolution and extended value addition to its series of security related professional certifications. The Licensed Penetration Tester standardizes the knowledge base for penetration testing professionals by incorporating the best practices followed by experienced experts in the field.
The objective of a Licensed Penetration Tester is to ensure that each professional licensed by EC-Council follow a strict code of ethics, is exposed to the best practices in the domain of penetration testing and aware of all compliance requirements required by the industry.
The licensed penetration tester is a program which trains security professionals to analyze the security posture of a network exhaustively and recommend corrective measures authoritatively. EC-Council's license vouches for their professionalism and expertise thereby making these professionals more sought after by organizations and consulting firms globally.
Course Content
- Module 1: Penetration Testing Methodologies
- Module 2: Customers and Legal Agreements
- Module 3: Penetration Testing Planning and Scheduling
- Module 4: Information Gathering
- Module 5: Vulnerability Analysis
- Module 6: External Penetration Testing
- Module 7: Internal Network Penetration Testing
- Module 8: Routers Penetration Testing
- Module 9: Firewalls Penetration Testing
- Module 10: Intrusion Detection System Penetration Testing
- Module 11: Wireless Networks Penetration Testing
- Module 12: Denial of Service Penetration Testing
- Module 13: Password Cracking Penetration Testing
- Module 14: Social Engineering Penetration Testing
- Module 15: Stolen Laptop, PDAs and Cellphones Penetration Testing
- Module 16: Application Penetration Testing
- Module 17: Physical Security Penetration Testing
- Module 18: Penetration Testing Report Analysis
- Module 19: Penetration Testing Report and Documentation
- Module 20: Penetration Testing Deliverables and Conclusion
- Module 21: Ethics and Conduct of a Licensed Penetration Tester

