Network testing for Beginners
RCCE students will learn network penetration testing methodologies including external and internal network testing, port scanning, service enumeration, vulnerability exploitation, lateral movement, and privilege escalation in network environments. RCCE students will learn to plan and scope network penetration tests, conduct host discovery and service enumeration, identify and exploit network service vulnerabilities, perform credential attacks against network authentication services, demonstrate lateral movement through network environments, escalate privileges to domain administrator access, document network test findings, and provide remediation guidance prioritized by business risk. Designed for students with no prior experience in this area, this course builds knowledge from the ground up with clear explanations, guided demonstrations, and progressive skill-building. Starting from foundational concepts, RCCE students will learn core concepts through practical examples that connect theory to real-world security operations. By completion, students will have the foundational knowledge and hands-on confidence needed to contribute in professional cybersecurity roles.
- Security Engineers building defensive controls
- Security Analysts and Blue Team members
- Systems Administrators with security responsibilities
- GRC and Risk Professionals supporting controls
- Professionals implementing Network testing for Beginners
- Execute hands-on tasks for network testing
- Execute hands-on tasks for network penetration testing methodologies
- Explain Course Overview fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for core skills
- Execute hands-on tasks for advanced techniques — covering Plan and scope network penetration tests, Demonstrate lateral movement in networks.
- Execute hands-on tasks for external testing
- Execute hands-on tasks for internal testing — covering Simulates outside attacker perspective, Simulates insider threat or breach.
- Execute hands-on tasks for penetration testing methodology
- Execute hands-on tasks for planning & scoping
- Execute hands-on tasks for scope definition
- Execute hands-on tasks for success criteria — covering Rules of Engagement.
- Execute hands-on tasks for network fundamentals review — covering Layer 3: IP addressing and routing.
| Module 01 | Network Testing |
| Module 02 | Network Penetration Testing Methodologies |
| Module 03 | Course Overview |
| Module 04 | Core Skills |
| Module 05 | Advanced Techniques |
| Module 06 | External Testing |
| Module 07 | Internal Testing |
| Module 08 | Penetration Testing Methodology |
| Module 09 | Planning & Scoping |
| Module 10 | Scope Definition |
| Module 11 | Success Criteria |
| Module 12 | Network Fundamentals Review |
| Module 13 | OSI Model Essentials |
| Module 14 | TCP/IP Basics |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice network testing for beginners by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for network testing
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for network penetration testing methodologies
- Lab 3: Explain Course Overview fundamentals
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for core skills
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for advanced techniques
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Network testing for Beginners, verifiable through the Rocheston certification portal.
- Full access to all course materials and slide decks
- Hands-on lab access on Rocheston Rose X OS environment
- Access to Rocheston CyberNotes
- Access to Rocheston Zelfire — EDR/XDR SIEM platform
- Access to Rocheston Raven — online cyber range exercise platform
- Access to Rocheston Vulnerability Vines AI