About the Course

The Certified Enterprise Penetration Tester (CEPT) program is designed for intermediate to advanced cybersecurity professionals who want to perform real-world, enterprise-scale penetration tests from start to finish. This course goes beyond basic exploitation and teaches you how professional penetration testers operate in modern environments — including Active Directory domains, Windows and Linux systems, internal networks, web applications, and hybrid infrastructures. Students will learn how to: - Plan and scope enterprise penetration tests - Enumerate complex environments effectively - Exploit misconfigurations, weak controls, and trust relationships - Perform post-exploitation and lateral movement - Document findings and deliver professional-grade penetration test reports CEPT emphasizes methodology, tradecraft, and decision-making, not just tools. By the end of this course, you will be able to conduct enterprise penetration tests with confidence and communicate your findings clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About the Creator

Hi, I’m David Flores, a cybersecurity professional, penetration tester, and U.S. Army veteran with over 15 years of combined technical and operational experience in information technology and security. I created the Certified Enterprise Penetration Tester (CEPT) program to bridge the gap between theory-based certifications and real-world enterprise penetration testing. This course reflects how penetration tests are actually planned, executed, and reported in professional environments. CEPT is built from hands-on experience conducting: - Internal and external penetration tests - Active Directory compromise scenarios - Enterprise network exploitation - Professional security reporting for clients and stakeholders My goal is simple: To prepare students to think and operate like real enterprise penetration testers, not just pass an exam.

Curriculum

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    Chapter 0 - Program Orientation & Exam Readiness

    1. Tooling & Environment Requirements Free preview

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