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The Penetration Testing Overview (CPTO) course provides students an introductory understanding of penetration testing and ethical hacking. Students will work with real systems in real environments and will leverage real vulnerability analysis and exploitation tools in a live environment.

Upon completion, students will understand the overall concepts guiding penetration testing from a practical, hands-on vantage point. Topics and labs include: Linux Shell and Commands, TCP/IP Basics, Packet Inquiry, Network Discovery, Service Enumeration, Network Vulnerability Identification, Network Vulnerability Exploitation, Evidence Removal, and two CPTO Challenges.