CAMBRIDGE,
England, Feb.
20,
2023 /PRNewswire/
—
The
world’s
leading
cybersecurity
conference Black
Hat is
to
launch
its
first
ever
certification
program
– Black
Hat
Certified
Pentester
(BCPen).
Intended
for professional
penetration
testers;
bug-bounty
hunters;
in-house
red
and
blue
team
personnel;
and
SOC
analysts,
the
program
will
be
officially
launched
at
Black
Hat USA 2023
in Las
Vegas in
August.
Black
Hat
has
been
an
industry
leading
source
for
cutting
edge
security
briefings
and
training
for
over
20
years,
providing
attendees
with
various
avenues
to
learn
and
progress
their
knowledge
in
different
sectors
of
information
security. This
new
certification
program,
which
was
created
in
partnership
with Cambridge-based
IT
security
firm The
SecOps
Group,
enables
participants
to
prove
their
knowledge
and
ability
when
it
comes
to
hands-on
penetration
testing.
The
practical,
in-person
exam
covers
a
wide
variety
of
topics
and
comprises
eight
hours
of
CTF-style
hacking
on
application
security
and
infrastructure
hacking
topics.
Commenting
on
the
launch, Sumit
Siddharth,
the
CEO
of
The
SecOps
Group
Said,
“There
are
currently
huge
gaps
in
the
cyber
certification
industry.
With
our
practical
exams,
we
are
aiming
to
provide
an
authentic
and
credible
certification
that
is
up-to-date
and
represents
real
life
business
risks.
We
are
thrilled
to
have
this
partnership
with
Black
Hat.”
Steven
Wylie, General
Manager
at
Black
Hat
added,
“The Certification
track
is
a
natural
progression
for
Black
Hat
events.
Attendees
will
not
only
learn
new
skills
via
our
training
and
briefings
program,
but
now
we
are
enabling
our
attendees
(and
their
employers)
to
validate
their
skills
which
in
turn
will
enable
them
to
progress
their
career.”
“As
our
industry
matures,
being
able
to
measure
the
skills
you
have
learned
is
vital,”
added Daniel
Cuthbert,
a
Black
Hat
review
board
member
and
an
industry
veteran.
For
further
information
on
how
to
apply
for
the Black
Hat
Certified
Pentester
(BCPen) certification,
visit https://secops.group/blackhat-certified-pentester-bcpen/
About
Black
Hat:
Founded
in
1997,
Black
Hat
is
an
internationally
recognized
cybersecurity
event
series
providing
the
most
technical
and
relevant
information
security
research.
Grown
from
a
single
annual
conference
to
the
most
respected
information
security
event
series
internationally,
these
multi-day
events
provide
the
security
community
with
the
latest
cutting-edge
research,
developments,
and
trends.
Black
Hat
Briefings
and
Trainings
are
driven
by
the
needs
of
the
global
security
community,
striving
to
bring
together
the
best
minds
in
the
industry.
Black
Hat
inspires
professionals
at
all
career
levels,
encouraging
growth
and
collaboration
among
academia,
world-class
researchers
and
leaders
in
the
public
and
private
sectors.
Today,
Black
Hat
Briefings
and
Trainings
are
held
annually
in the
United
States, Europe,
and Asia,
providing
premier
venues
for
elite
security
researchers
and
trainers
to
find
their
audience.
About
The
SecOps
Group:
The
SecOps
Group
is
a
globally
recognized
IT
security
company
having
vast
experience
of
providing
cyber
security
consultancy
and
education
services.
Their
core
business
comprises
two
units,
consultancy
and
education.
The
SecOps
Group
offer
CREST
accredited
security
consultancy
services
and
through
the
exams,
they
provide
an
authentic
and
credible
certification
program
that
is
up-to-date
and
represents
real
life
business
risks.
The
SecOps
Group
also
runs
a
free
pentest
learning
platform
called
Vulnmachines.
SOURCE
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SecOps
Group
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