Hands-On Live Training
Get hands-on experience with the tools and techniques used by real hackers.
Live Training Options
Bringing people together that share a common interest in learning and hacking.
PNPT Accelerated Program
Four-week hacker skill camp designed to prepare students for real-world of external and internal penetration testing and ethical hacking with the one-of-a-kind Practical Network Penetration Tester Certification.
Hacking (& Defending) Active Directory
One-day live training developed to provide a hands-on learning experience attacking and defending Active Directory. Students will learn how to exploit Active Directory and learn how to remediate those exploits to defend their AD environment.
meet the instructors
Heath Adams
Heath has held many certifications, including CISSP, PNPT, QSA, GSNA, OSCP, ECPTX, and eWPT. He also holds an MBA degree.
Finally, Heath is also a husband, animal dad, tinkerer, and military veteran.
Alex Olsen
Alex is a Web Application Security specialist with experience working across multiple sectors, from single-developer applications all the way up to enterprise web apps with tens of millions of users. He enjoys building applications almost as much as breaking them and has spent many years supporting the shift-left movement by teaching developers, infrastructure engineers, architects, and anyone who would listen about cybersecurity.
Alex holds a Master’s Degree in Computing, as well as CEH and OSCP certifications.
OUR STUDENTS WORK AT:
Compared to Other Industry Recognized Ethical Hacking Certifications
and/or Capture the Flag Style Exam
in a stable lab environment
a 15-minute live debrief
What is the PNPT?
Practical + Real-World
In order to receive the certification, a student must:
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- Perform Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) to gather intel on how to properly attack the network
- Leverage their Active Directory exploitation skillsets to perform A/V and egress bypassing, lateral and vertical network movements, and ultimately compromise the exam Domain Controller
- Provide a detailed, professionally written report
- Perform a live 15-minute report debrief in front of our assessors, comprised of all senior penetration testers
Frequently Asked Questions
How Long is the PNPT Accelerated Program?
The PNPT Accelerated program is four weeks long(roughly 30 days).
With mandatory Live Training every Friday from 9am-4pm EST with 30 minutes for lunch and two 15-minute breaks.
What is the format of the Accelerated PNPT?
Upon enrollment, students will be enrolled into their designated Accelerated Cohort channel on Discord and receive their Accelerated PNPT Playbook which contains the curriculum, timeline for the program, and a checklist with their starting tasks.
Students will be required to complete weekly self-paced training objectives including video training, building labs, and practicing what they’ve learned in our lab environments.
Students will also participate in weekly live training sessions with our instructors where students are able to engage and interact with the instructors to provide a well-rounded learning experience.
What are the computer requirements for PNPT Accelerated?
- 8GB RAM
- 256GB HDD
- Up-to-Date Operating System & Internet Browser
- Stable internet connection
Who can take the PNPT?
Does the certification expire?
Does my exam voucher expire?
Does my training expire?
Will I receive a digital certification?
Yes! You can view an example of those here.
Can I use any tools I want on the exam?
How long is the exam?
You will have an additional two days to write a professional report and submit it to our team.
How does the exam compare to other certifications?
How difficult is the exam?
If you are a beginner, the exam will be very difficult and we strongly recommend that you purchase the associated training.
If you are a junior penetration tester, the exam will be difficult and may require additional training.
If you are a mid to senior level pentester, the exam will be of moderate difficulty.
Is the provided training enough to pass the exam?
Do you offer any discounts?
We offer a 20% discount to current and former military as well as first responders (Police, EMTs, Firefighters, Nurses, Doctors, etc.), regardless of country. We also extend this discount to students.
Please email support@tcm-sec.com with proof of first responder status, such as a discharge form, ID, etc. and we will issue you a coupon code to use on purchase. If you are a student, please email us from a valid educational address or provide proof of current enrollment.
