Learning and Managing Penetration Testing in Today’s Chaotic World

PenTest Training

About the Courses


Heorot.net's Fundamentals and Intermediate Penetration Testing Courses each qualifies you for 40 ISC2 CPE credits.

All tools and techniques learned during our courses are intended to be used for legitimate purposes only. The staff at Heorot.net believe that illegal hacking has become an epidemic, and the only way to combat this wave of malicious attacks is to educate both the public and professionals alike in how to conduct their own in-house penetration tests. By emphasizing penetration tests as a part of a larger security policy to protect your enterprise, you can improve your overall security posture and understand the threats against your organization.

We include a wide range of penetration test courses, including free classes on various pentest tools, as well as the widely-recognized De-ICE.net PenTest LiveCDs which allow you to practice your pentest skills against legitimate, and safe, targets. Many of these courses are available for training on-site, at a location convenient for you. If you have any questions about the courses available, please don’t hesitate to contact us at: contact [at] heorot [dot] net

PenTest Training Roadmap

Beginner Skills

For those just starting out, we suggest the following courses and training tools, which should be done in order:

  1. Penetration Testing Fundamentals Course
  2. De-ICE.net PenTest LiveCD 1.100
  3. De-ICE.net PenTest LiveCD 1.110
  4. Video Tutorials (as needed)

This track should give you the best well-rounded training experience, since each step builds on the experience of the previous step. These steps are all online or conducted in your own pentest lab, giving you flexibility in your schedule. In order to begin this Beginner Track, it is suggested you already have a familiarity with basic linux commands and file structure.

Intermediate Skills

For those individuals with some penetration testing skills, we suggest the following steps:

  1. Test Yourself (If you can successfully exploit the following disks without using any hints, you can proceed to step 2)
    1. De-ICE.net PenTest LiveCD 1.100
    2. De-ICE.net PenTest LiveCD 1.110
  2. Intermediate Penetration Testing Course
  3. De-ICE.net PenTest LiveCD 2.100
  4. Video Tutorials (as needed)

Advanced Skills

For those individuals who have completed Intermediate training with Heorot.net or have the equivalent skills, your options involve regional training. Offered primarily in Colorado, these courses focus on advanced topics valuable to penetration testing enterprise networks. Each topic is taught only twice a year, and is restricted to a maximum class room size of 10 students. All courses include the following as part of your registration fee:

  • Free Laptop, pre-configured with all training material, pentest tools, and course documentation
  • Hard copies of all training material and course documentation
  • Certificate of Completion
  • Access to post-course material

Training is from Monday through Friday. Each day contains 10 hours of training, except for Friday, which is half-day. Additional lab time is available after class for 3 hours, Monday through Thursday. Classes begin at 9 am, and break one hour for a free catered lunch. Continental breakfast is also catered, and is available from 8 am until class begins. Each student who successfully completes the course will have access to post-course material available online, which is updated to match the current course training material, allowing previous students to obtain the latest course changes, free of charge. All courses are $4,995, which only includes the meals, course material, and lectures mentioned above. All travel expenses, lodging and additional meals are the responsibility of the student.

Full refunds are available for those students who request a refund 45 days prior to the beginning of the course. For those individuals who register within the 45-day window, full refunds are available only for 3 business days. Class registration fills quickly, due to the limited seating, so those individuals who cannot attend the requested class-date and are outside the refund window, may transfer their registration to a later class date. However, any transfer requests 2 weeks prior to the requested class will be denied. Payment is accepted through business check, or Credit Card. We do not provide invoices, but can supply a receipt after the refund window has closed. We offer the following courses:

Discounts

We provide discounts for the following categories:

  • Students
  • Government employees
  • Military personnel
  • Group purchases

In order to qualify for a discount, you must contact us at: contact [at] heorot [dot] net. Discounts must be requested prior to payment, and cannot be retroactively applied to any courses already paid for. Discounts (other than group purchases) are 20% of the course’s full purchase price (no additional discounts may be applied). Group purchases are discounted based on quantity.