ECSA Certification Training

Penetration Testing Essential Concepts

• Computer network fundamentals
• TCP/IP protocol suite
• IP addressing and port numbers
• Network terminology
• Network security controls
• Network security devices
• Network File System (NFS)
• Windows security
• Unix/Linux security
• Virtualization
• Web server
• Web application
• Web markup and programming languages
• Application development frameworks and their vulnerabilities
• Web API’s
• Web sub components
• Web application security mechanisms
• Working of most common information security attacks
• Information security standards, laws and acts

Introduction to Penetration Testing and Methodologies

• What is penetration testing?
• Benefits of conducting a penetration test
• ROI for penetration testing
• How penetration testing differs from ethical hacking?
• Comparing security audit, vulnerability assessment, and penetration testing
• Types of penetration testing
• Penetration testing: cost and comprehensiveness
• Selecting an appropriate testing type
• Different ways of penetration testing
• Selecting the appropriate way of penetration testing
• Common areas of penetration testing
• Penetration testing process
• Penetration testing phases
• Penetration testing methodologies
• Need for a methodology
• LPT penetration testing methodology
• Penetration testing essentials

Penetration Testing Scoping and Engagement Methodology

• Penetration testing: pre-engagement activities
• Pre-engagement activities
• Request for Proposal (RFP)
• Preparing response requirements for proposal submission
• Setting the Rules of Engagement (ROE)
• Establishing communication lines: identify the details of the key contact
• Timeline
• Time/location
• Frequency of meetings
• Time of day
• Identify who can help you?
• ROE document
• Handling the legal issues in penetration testing engagement
• Penetration testing contract
• Preparing for test
• Handling scope creeping during pen test

Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) Methodology

• OSINT gathering steps
• OSINT through the world wide web
• OSINT through website analysis
• OSINT through DNS interrogation
• Automating your OSINT effort using tools/frameworks/scripts

Social Engineering Penetration Testing Methodology

• Social engineering penetration testing
• Skills required to perform social engineering pen test
• Common targets of social engineering pen test
• Do remember: before social engineering pen test
• Black box or white box?
• Social engineering penetration testing steps
• Social engineering penetration testing using e-mail attack vector
• Social engineering penetration testing using telephone attack vector
• Social engineering penetration testing using physical attack vector

Network Penetration Testing Methodology – External

• Network penetration testing
• External vs internal penetration testing
• External network penetration testing
• Internal network penetration testing
• Network penetration testing process
• White, black, or grey-box network penetration testing?
• External network penetration testing steps
• Port scanning
• OS and service fingerprinting
• Vulnerability research
• Exploit verification

Network Penetration Testing Methodology – Internal

• Internal network penetration testing
• Why internal network penetration testing?
• Internal network penetration testing steps
• Footprinting
• Network scanning
• OS and service fingerprinting
• Enumeration
• Vulnerability assessment
• Windows exploitation
• Unix/Linux exploitation
• Other internal network exploitation techniques
• Automating internal network penetration test effort
• Post exploitation

Network Penetration Testing Methodology – Perimeter Devices

• Steps for firewall penetration testing
• Steps for IDS penetration testing
• Steps for router penetration testing
• Steps for switch penetration testing
• Assessing firewall security implementation
• Assessing IDS security implementation
• Assessing security of routers
• Assessing security of switches

Web Application Penetration Testing Methodology

• White box or black box?
• Web application penetration testing
• Web application security frame
• Security frame vs vulnerabilities vs attacks
• Web application penetration testing steps
• Discover web application default content
• Discover web application hidden content
• Conduct web vulnerability scanning
• Identify the attack surface area
• Tests for SQL injection vulnerabilities
• Tests for XSS vulnerabilities
• Tests for parameter tampering
• Tests for weak cryptography vulnerabilities
• Tests for security misconfiguration vulnerabilities
• Tests for client-side scripting attack
• Tests for broken authentication and authorization vulnerabilities
• Tests for broken session management vulnerabilities
• Test for web services security
• Tests for business logic flaws
• Tests for web server vulnerabilities
• Tests for thick clients vulnerabilities

Database Penetration Testing Methodology

• Database penetration testing steps
• Information reconnaissance
• Database enumeration: Oracle
• Database enumeration: MS SQL Server
• Database enumeration: MySQL
• Vulnerability and exploit research
• Database exploitation: Oracle
• Database exploitation: MS SQL Server
• Database exploitation: MySQL

Wireless Penetration Testing Methodology

• Wireless penetration testing
• WLAN penetration testing steps
• RFID penetration testing steps
• NFC penetration testing steps
• Mobile device penetration testing steps
• IoT penetration testing steps
• Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) penetration testing
• RFID penetration testing
• NFC penetration testing
• Mobile device penetration testing
• IoT penetration testing

Cloud Penetration Testing Methodology

• Distribution of public cloud services: AWS, Azure, Google Clouds are on TOP among others
• Cloud computing security and concerns
• Security risks involved in cloud computing
• Role of penetration testing in cloud computing
• Do remember: cloud penetration testing
• Scope of cloud pen testing
• Cloud penetration limitations
• Cloud specific penetration testing
• Cloud reconnaissance
• Identify the type of cloud to be tested
• Identify what to be tested in the cloud environment
• Identify the tools for penetration test
• Identify what allowed to be tested in cloud environment
• Identify which tests are prohibited
• AWS’s provision for penetration testing
• Azure’s provision for penetration testing
• Google Cloud’s provision for penetration testing
• Identify date and time for penetration test
• Cloud specific penetration testing
• Recommendations for cloud testing

Report Writing and Post Testing Actions

• Penetration testing deliverables
• Goal of the penetration testing report
• Types of pen test reports
• Characteristics of a good pen testing report
• Writing the final report
• Document properties/version history
• Table of contents/final report
• Summary of execution
• Scope of the project
• Evaluation purpose/system description
• Assumptions/timeline
• Summary of evaluation, findings, and recommendations
• Methodologies
• Planning
• Exploitation
• Reporting
• Comprehensive technical report
• Result analysis
• Recommendations
• Appendices
• Sample appendix
• Penetration testing report analysis
• Report on penetration testing
• Pen test team meeting
• Research analysis
• Pen test findings
• Rating findings
• Analyze
• Prioritize recommendations
• Delivering penetration testing report
• Cleanup and restoration
• Report retention
• Sign-off document template
• Post-testing actions for organizations

ECSA v10 Knowledge Exam Details

• Number of Questions – 150
• Passing Score – 70%
• Duration – 4 hours
• Format – multiple choice
• Delivery – Prometric and Pearson Vue

ECSA v10 Practical Exam Details

• Exam name – EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (Practical)
• Number of Challenges – 8
• Duration- 12 hours
• Format – iLabs cyber range
• Passing Score – 5 out of 8 challenges and the submission of an acceptable penetration testing report

*The ECSA v10 Practical exam requires a $100 non-refundable if you do not hold one of the following certifications in good standing: CEH, ECSA, or CHFI