Penetration Testing Methodology Overview — Roadmap Step & Resources
The PTES/OSSTMM phases: pre-engagement, recon, exploitation, post-exploitation and reporting
- Level: advanced
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker
Before this step
Interview questions
- Walk me through the phases of a penetration test end to end.
Study resources
- Penetration Testing Execution Standard (PTES) (Article) — The Penetration Testing Execution Standard, a widely-referenced methodology framework.
- FREE Practical Ethical Hacking course from The Cyber Mentor (Video) — The Cyber Mentor's legendary, hugely popular 15-hour free ethical hacking course, widely used as OSCP prep material.
Part of
- Penetration Testing Methodology — section
- Cybersecurity Analyst / Ethical Hacker roadmap — the full learning path