HTB Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (CPTS)
1 min readFeb 6, 2024
Long before it begins, the first thing I’m going to say is my two cents for you to read the following:
- Cyber Security Certifications are USELESS if You Don’t Do These Things…: https://alexislingad.medium.com/cyber-security-certifications-are-useless-if-you-dont-do-these-things-ad131d8c1c62
The write-up links, resources and some notes I read and studied are here:
- https://sg.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/pen-testing-certification
- https://www.credly.com/org/hack-the-box/badge/hack-the-box-certified-penetration-testing-specialist-htb-cpts
- HTB Machines: Difficulty Matters: https://infosecwriteups.com/ctf-mindset-htb-machines-d306cc73fde2
About The Exam:
- https://academy.hackthebox.com/preview/certifications/htb-certified-penetration-testing-specialist
- https://www.hackthebox.com/blog/certified-penetration-testing-specialist-cpts
- https://www.fenews.co.uk/skills/hack-the-box-launches-its-first-ever-pen-testing-certification/
List:
Writeups:
- HTB: Bug Bounty Hunter: https://mark.rxmsolutions.com/htb-bug-bounty-hunter/
- OSCP: A little update: https://mark.rxmsolutions.com/oscp-a-little-update/
- Passed OSCP on 2nd Attempt!: https://mark.rxmsolutions.com/category/oscp/
- https://medium.com/@toothless5143/my-personal-thoughts-on-htb-cpts-4ee6d23f69a0
- https://medium.com/@0xP/why-htbs-cpts-exam-will-become-the-standard-for-modern-day-penetration-testers-34668fde209f
- https://medium.com/@fabian.lim24/hack-the-box-cpts-prep-9106a151350e
Notes:
- https://findingurpasswd.notion.site/findingurpasswd/Ultimate-CPTS-Guide-22b7d3d74d7843c3addf92b4f17a83c7
- https://github.com/Certs-Study/CPTS-Certified-Penetration-Testing-Specialist
Links:
- https://www.poplabsec.com/htb-certified-penetration-testing-specialist/
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hackthebox_htb-cpts-certified-penetration-testing-activity-6980191139576328194-1SIR
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/igorbobryk_htb-cpts-certified-penetration-testing-activity-6980529087953924096-tY3d
- https://ky.linkedin.com/posts/johnhammond010_become-a-certified-penetration-tester-with-activity-7007722657316052992-t7Gi
- https://www.reddit.com/r/hackthebox/comments/wsw84y/htb_certified_penetration_testing_specialist/?rdt=61864
- https://www.reddit.com/r/hackthebox/comments/113q8vw/cpts_difficulty/?rdt=33018
- https://www.reddit.com/r/hackthebox/comments/wsw84y/htb_certified_penetration_testing_specialist/
Videos:
- OSCP ⚔️ CPTS: https://youtu.be/-5s2R0Mldgw
- https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGt4UOt2UfVNZO1Fqp5PRgF82hv9EiygP
- https://youtu.be/1gWRqxtK-zg
- https://youtu.be/UN5fTQtlKCc
- https://youtu.be/wwmCHeYd1I4
- https://youtu.be/yJkU1PdExtI
- https://youtu.be/kVO_egJK23g
- https://youtu.be/ZhqA1-8MnD8
- https://youtu.be/3ZzLZHQg5aM
Thanks for reading and sharing. See you later, stay health and have a nice day.
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