Practical Pentest methodology Workshop
RCCE students will learn penetration testing methodologies, vulnerability assessment, exploitation techniques, reconnaissance, and professional security testing reporting. RCCE students will learn to think like an attacker to identify vulnerabilities before adversaries do, conduct authorized security assessments across networks, applications, and wireless environments, and produce actionable findings that measurably improve organizational security. This practice-intensive course emphasizes applied skills through lab exercises, real-world scenarios, and production-realistic workflows. At an expert level, RCCE students will learn by doing, building muscle memory and practical confidence through repeated hands-on engagement. Students complete exercises that mirror actual workplace tasks, ensuring skills transfer directly to their professional 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 Practical Pentest methodology Workshop
- Execute hands-on tasks for practical pentest methodology
- Explain Module 7 • Foundations Track • Practice-Intensive fundamentals
- Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Execute hands-on tasks for pentest frameworks &
- Execute hands-on tasks for active scanning & enumeration
- Execute hands-on tasks for vulnerability assessment
- Execute hands-on tasks for exploitation techniques
- Execute hands-on tasks for post-exploitation & persistence
- Execute hands-on tasks for privilege escalation
- Execute hands-on tasks for course objectives & learning outcomes
- Execute hands-on tasks for methodology mastery — covering Apply PTES, OWASP, NIST SP 800-115, Structure pentests end-to-end.
- Execute hands-on tasks for technical execution — covering Conduct recon through exploitation, Test networks, apps, and wireless.
| Module 01 | Practical Pentest Methodology |
| Module 02 | Module 7 • Foundations Track • Practice-Intensive |
| Module 03 | Topic Map: Course Architecture |
| Module 04 | Pentest Frameworks & |
| Module 05 | Active Scanning & Enumeration |
| Module 06 | Vulnerability Assessment |
| Module 07 | Exploitation Techniques |
| Module 08 | Post-Exploitation & Persistence |
| Module 09 | Privilege Escalation |
| Module 10 | Course Objectives & Learning Outcomes |
| Module 11 | Methodology Mastery |
| Module 12 | Technical Execution |
| Module 13 | Apply PTES, OWASP, NIST SP 800-115 |
| Module 14 | Defensive Awareness |
All hands-on labs run on Rocheston Rose X OS. Students practice practical pentest methodology workshop by implementing the controls discussed in class, with a focus on real-world deployment, monitoring, and validation.
- Lab 1: Execute hands-on tasks for practical pentest methodology
- Lab 2: Explain Module 7 • Foundations Track • Practice-Intensive fundamentals
- Lab 3: Design a scalable privilege management architecture with policy and enforcement
- Lab 4: Execute hands-on tasks for pentest frameworks &
- Lab 5: Execute hands-on tasks for active scanning & enumeration
Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive an official RCCE Course Completion Certificate for Practical Pentest methodology Workshop, 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