Exam Review — SecOps Group Certified Active Directory Pentesting eXpert (C-ADPenX)

Introduction

I recently picked up a highly discounted voucher for SecOps Group’s latest exam, the Certified Active Directory Pentesting eXpert, or C-ADPenX, paying $40 bucks with a 90% discount being offered on release.

About the Exam

SecOps Group notes that the C-ADPenX is, “an expert-level exam designed to test a candidate’s expertise in identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities within Microsoft Active Directory (AD) environments. Candidates must demonstrate a deep understanding of AD concepts (both on-prem and Azure AD), attacks, and defenses to pass this challenging exam.”

SecOps Group further explains that the exam covers the following concepts:

• Active Directory Reconnaissance
• Credential Harvesting and Attacks
• Privilege Escalation
• Persistent Techniques
• Lateral Movement
• Domain and Forest Compromise
• Azure Active Directory Exploitation
• Advanced Techniques for Defense Evasion
• Data Extraction and Exfiltration
• Automated Vulnerability Scanning and CVE Exploitation
• Bypassing Security Controls and Advanced Persistence
• Command and Control Techniques