GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN)
- Type:
- Certification
- Course:
- Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, SEC-560
- Target:
- The GPEN certification is for security personnel whose job duties involve assessing target networks and systems to find security vulnerabilities. Certification objectives include penetration-testing methodologies, the legal issues surrounding penetration testing and how to properly conduct a penetration test as well as best practice technical and non-technical techniques specific to conduct a penetration test.
- Requirements:
- One proctored exam - 150 questions - 4 hour time limit
- Credit Hours:
- 4
- Renewal:
-
Every 4 years
GPEN Links:
Number of certified professionals: 21,480
