CompTIA PenTest+

EXAM CODES PT0-002 AND PT0-003

CompTIA PenTest+ is for cybersecurity professionals tasked with penetration testing and security consulting.

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CompTIA PenTest+ is the industry standard.
CompTIA PenTest+ is the most comprehensive exam covering all penetration testing stages

Take Your Penetration Testing Skills To the Next Level

Demonstrate Competency of Current Trends:
Unlike other penetration testing exams that only cover a portion of stages, CompTIA PenTest+ uses both performance-based and knowledge-based questions to ensure all stages are mastered.

Prove You Know the Latest Techniques:
CompTIA PenTest+ is the only product on the market covering artificial intelligence (AI), hands-on inventory, scanning and analysis, attacks, lateral movement, as well as planning, scoping, and vulnerability management.

Perform Hands-on Tasks:
CompTIA PenTest+ requires a candidate to demonstrate key pen testing skills for all attack surfaces , including the cloud, web apps, APIs, IoT, on-premises and hybrid network environments.

Thank you to all the cybersecurity professionals who sat for the beta exam for the next version of PenTest+. The beta exam closed Aug 6. Due to beta exam scoring processes, participants will not know whether they passed/earned the certification until the final release date, tentatively December 2024, and will be notified directly from Pearson VUE.

COMPTIA PENTEST+ PROVES CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS HAVE THE MOST UP TO DATE PENETRATION TESTING AND SECURITY CONSULTANT SKILLS

What Skills Will You Learn?

Engagement Management

Includes updated techniques emphasizing scoping and organizational/customer requirements, governance, risk and compliance concepts, reporting, communication, remediation recommendations and demonstrating an ethical hacking mindset.

Reconnaissance and Enumeration

Expanded coverage of information gathering, enumeration, and passive/active reconnaissance, with the goal of conducting inventory. Includes identifying scripts and explaining use cases of various scripting languages (scripting or coding is not required).

Vulnerability Discovery and Analysis

Updated skills that cover vulnerability scanning tools, analysis, management, and physical security weaknesses.

Attacks and Exploits

Includes new techniques to analyze targets, select the best approach, and perform network attacks, wireless attacks, application-based attacks, and cloud attacks. Learn about artificial intelligence (AI) attacks and scripting automation.

Post-exploitation and Lateral Movement

Additional focus on maintaining persistence, lateral movement, staging, exfiltration and post-exploitation, including clean up and restoration activities.

Jobs You Can Land With CompTIA PenTest+

Organizations That Contributed to the Development of CompTIA PenTest+

Deloitte
Fidelity Investments
GDIT
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United States Navy
Zoom

PROVE YOU HAVE THE SKILLS EMPLOYERS DEMAND AND PROACTIVELY DEFEND WITH CONFIDENCE

Exam Details

Exam Code  PT0-002
 PT0-003
Launch Date October 28, 2021  December 17, 2024 
Exam Description The CompTIA PenTest+ will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to plan and scope a penetration testing engagement including vulnerability scanning, understand legal and compliance requirements, analyze results, and produce a written report with remediation techniques.  The CompTIA PenTest+ will certify the successful candidate has the knowledge and skills required to plan and scope a penetration testing engagement within compliance requirements, conduct enumeration and reconnaissance activities, analyze vulnerabilities, launch attacks, exfiltrate data and produce a written report with remediation techniques.  
Number of Questions Maximum of 85 questions Maximum of 90 questions
Type of Questions Performance-based and multiple choice Performance-based and multiple choice
Length of Test 165 minutes 165 minutes
Passing Score 750 (on a scale of 100-900) 750 (on a scale of 100-900)
Recommended Experience Network+, Security+ or equivalent knowledge. Minimum of 3-4 years of hands-on information security or related experience. While there is no required prerequisite, PenTest+ is intended to follow CompTIA Security+ or equivalent experience and has a technical, hands-on focus. Network+, Security+ or equivalent knowledge. 3–4 years in a penetration tester job role.
Languages English, Japanese, Portuguese and Thai
English on release, other languages TBD
Retirement June 17, 2025
Usually three years after launch 
DoD 8140 Approved Work Roles To view approved work roles, click here. For more information on 8140, click here. PenTest+ PT0-003 will continue to be approved for the same U.S. DoD Directive 8140.03M work roles as the previous version, PT0-002. To view approved work roles, click here. For more information on 8140, click here.
Testing Provider  Pearson VUE
Pearson VUE
 Price $381 USD (See all pricing) TBD


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How Does CompTIA PenTest+ Compare?

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Experience LevelIntermediateBeginnerIntermediateIntermediate/Advanced
Exam FocusPenetration testing and security consultingPenetration testingPenetration testing from a business-valuePenetration testing
Vendor NeutralYes YesYes Yes
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