PECB LPTPPECB Certified Lead Pen Test Professional
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What is PECB LPTP?
The PECB Certified Lead Pen Test Professional is the methodology and program tier of the PECB pen test track, complementing the more technical Lead Ethical Hacker with methodology, scoping, and reporting under professional standards. The five-day training covers pre-engagement, reconnaissance, threat modeling, vulnerability analysis, exploitation, post-exploitation, and reporting and awards 31 CPD credits. The exam is a two-part practical test with a lab exercise and a written report, open-book and exam fee included in the training price. Prerequisites are a fundamental understanding of penetration testing and cybersecurity. In the DACH market the scheme positions itself as a program-level pen test manager credential, less well known than CREST CRT or GIAC GPEN but with the ISO/IEC 17024 accreditation advantage.
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Cost, prerequisites, exam & renewal
Cost over 5 years
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite to sit the exam. The Lead Pen Test Professional certification requires 5 years of professional experience (2 years in penetration testing) and 300 hours of project activities. Plus signing the PECB Code of Ethics.
Exam format
Two-part exam with practical penetration test in a lab environment and a written report following professional standards, open-book, exam fee included in training price, content spans methodology, scoping, reconnaissance, exploitation, post-exploitation, and reporting.
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