Pentest basics Architecture Patterns
RCCE students will learn penetration testing fundamentals including engagement scoping, rules of engagement, testing methodologies (OWASP, PTES, OSSTMM), vulnerability identification, exploitation, post-exploitation, and report writing. RCCE students will learn to plan and execute authorized penetration tests, perform network and application reconnaissance, identify and validate vulnerabilities, demonstrate business impact through controlled exploitation, maintain detailed testing notes, write professional penetration test reports with executive summaries and technical findings, prioritize remediation recommendations by risk severity, and conduct retesting to verify fixes. This architecture course teaches secure system design using proven patterns, guardrails, and reference architectures. At an expert level, RCCE students will learn to evaluate design options against security requirements, make informed trade-off decisions, and build systems that are resilient by design. Students gain the architectural thinking skills needed for security engineering and solution design 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 Pentest basics Architecture Patterns
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Execute hands-on tasks for advanced cyber defense mastery
- Execute hands-on tasks for exploitation & post-
- Execute hands-on tasks for professional report
- Explain Executive Overview fundamentals
- Execute hands-on tasks for why penetration testing matters — covering Validates security controls under real.
- Execute hands-on tasks for risk quantification
- Execute hands-on tasks for compliance validation
- Execute hands-on tasks for core definitions & terminology
- Execute hands-on tasks for penetration test
| Module 01 | Pentest Basics & Architecture Patterns |
| Module 02 | Advanced Cyber Defense Mastery |
| Module 03 | Exploitation & Post- |
| Module 04 | Secure Architecture |
| Module 05 | Professional Report |
| Module 06 | Executive Overview |
| Module 07 | Why Penetration Testing Matters |
| Module 08 | Risk Quantification |
| Module 09 | Compliance Validation |
| Module 10 | Architecture Feedback |
| Module 11 | Core Definitions & Terminology |
| Module 12 | Penetration Test |
| Module 13 | Open Source Security Testing |
| Module 14 | Methodology Manual |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice pentest basics architecture patterns by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Lab 2: Execute hands-on tasks for advanced cyber defense mastery
- Lab 3: Execute hands-on tasks for exploitation & post-
- Lab 4: Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for professional report
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Pentest basics Architecture Patterns, 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