Cpts Exam Info
The CPTS Exam: Your Ultimate Guide to the Certified Penetration Testing Specialist Certification
- Choose CPTS if you want the best training for real AD attacks, need a budget-friendly option, or dislike extreme time pressure.
- Choose OSCP if you need HR recognition for government or traditional corporate jobs (though CPTS is catching up).
The cybersecurity industry is suffering from "credential inflation"—certs that prove you can study but not necessarily hack. The CPTS exam solves this problem. Here is why thousands of hackers are switching to HTB’s certification:
Non-Proctored:
Unlike the OSCP, the CPTS is not proctored , reducing some psychological pressure but requiring immense self-discipline. Difficulty and Technical Breadth cpts exam
nmap(Advanced scripting engine)bloodhound&neo4j(Essential for AD)impacketsuite (secretsdump, GetNPUsers, ntlmrelayx)mimikatz&sekurlsaligolo-ng(For pivoting – very common on the exam)
The Structure:
- Work through the Penetration Testing Process and Attacking Enterprise Networks modules.
- Master Active Directory LDAP, Kerberos Attacks, and BloodHound.
- Attack 20-30 retired Hack The Box machines (focus on Easy/Medium AD boxes).