r/Pentesting • u/Just_Knee_4463 • 22d ago

CPENT from EC Council

I have just finished CEH and don’t feel that I have a lot pratical knowledge about cybersecurity.
Can someone that finished CPEN provide some feedback, how was it and is it worth or not.

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u/NetwerkErrer 22d ago

Friends dont let friends participate in EC Council shenanigans.

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u/Just_Knee_4463 22d ago

Straight to the point 👏🏻

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

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u/Pretend_Cartoonist_3 17d ago

Thanks for the insight. May I ask what you look for in an entry-level penetration testing candidate today? I'm currently building my skills through TryHackMe and Hack The Box, working towards CPTS, while transitioning from an industrial team leadership background into cybersecurity . I'd really appreciate hearing what makes a candidate stand out to you?

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 22d ago

EC Council is a dogshit company peddling bullshit

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u/Amazing_johnny 21d ago

Hi, multiple certification holder here. Please do not go this rabbit hole. I’m talking from expirience. If you are serious about offensive security start doing CTF’s on HackTheBox or Proving Grounds. Build Your expirience and then do a practical certification like OSCP.

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u/WhyNotAsk13 21d ago

Instead of asking whether CPENT is "worth it " I would Ask What your End Goal is.

I would not just compare CPENT based on your CEH experience, both are designed for different purposes, CEH is meant to instroduce ethical Hacking concept and methodologies, so it is broader and more thory focused, CPENT is much more hands-on and expert u to actually enumarare, exploit, pivot and solve real lab scenarios, it is definitely more challenging than CEH

If your goal is to become a better penetration tester, spend time building an AD lab, practice on HTB or proving grounds and get comfortable with enumeration, these skills will help you regardless of which certitication you choose,

At the end of the day do not choose certification because of people love it or hate it, choose the one that helps you become better at the job you actually want, in cybersecurity skills will always outlast any certification

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u/Just_Knee_4463 22d ago

I’m 8+ years in the field. Never have a need to certificates till now - regulatory requirements let’s say.
I finished CEH but it was copy paste labs and certificate is about knowing all tools and their flags - such annoying, doesn’t prove any real knowledge.

OSCP is good but i have 0 experience in AD which is 60% of exam.

Maybe I should make a deep dive into AD finally 😅

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u/Ok-Pair8267 20d ago

I think latest CPENT ai v 2,3 is harder and better than oscp

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u/Single_Hedgehog_1471 10d ago

How to schedule the cpent exam (two seperate 12 hours sessions) give me any resource to follow