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Building Modern Penetration Testing and Offensive Security Practice for Independent Consultants (Pentest + Red Team + Purple Team + Cloud Pentesting + AI Pentesting + Engagement Economics)

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A focused course, tailored for you

Building Modern Penetration Testing and Offensive Security Practice for Independent Consultants (Pentest + Red Team + Purple Team + Cloud Pentesting + AI Pentesting + Engagement Economics)

Build the modern penetration testing and offensive security practice for independent consultants in 10 weeks. Pentest + red team + purple team + cloud pentesting + AI pentesting + engagement economics.

Independent penetration testing consultants compete with large pen testing firms and MSSPs on client engagements. Clients ask for modern pentest methodology, red team execution, purple team integration, cloud pentesting, AI pentesting, and engagement economics that work. Consultants who build the modern practice take the senior client work. Here is the 10-week build.

$199 one-time
Tailored to your situation. Access within 24 hours. 30-day money-back.

Includes a hand-built implementation playbook delivered alongside course access, generated for your specific situation.

Why this course

Independent penetration testing and offensive security consultants (boutique pen testing firms, solo pen testers, mid-tier offensive security firms, fractional offensive security leads) compete with large pen testing firms (NCC Group, Bishop Fox, Coalfire, Mandiant Red Team Services, Praetorian, TrustedSec, Optiv, GuidePoint, Trustwave SpiderLabs, NetSPI, IOActive, Synack, Bugcrowd, HackerOne, Cobalt, AssetNote, Specter Ops, BHIS Black Hills Information Security, Nettitude, FRSecure, A-LIGN Penetration Testing, BlackBerry Cylance Red Team, Vyrus, Hold Security, Mandiant, IronNet, in-house red teams) and MSSPs (CrowdStrike Falcon Complete, Arctic Wolf, Sophos MTR, Trustwave, Rapid7 Managed Detection, BlueVoyant, eSentire) on client engagements.

Clients (SMB modernising security, mid-market with strong compliance overlay, enterprise with active threat-hunting programmes, regulated-sector clients with sector-specific requirements, public-sector clients with FedRAMP / IRAP requirements, EU clients under DORA / NIS2) ask for modern pentest methodology (PTES, OWASP Testing Guide v5, NIST SP 800-115, OSSTMM v3, PCI DSS pentest requirements), red team execution (MITRE ATT&CK aligned, FedRAMP red team, TIBER-EU red team, CBEST UK red team, iCAST Hong Kong red team), purple team integration (red team + blue team collaboration, detection improvement, detection-engineering loop), cloud pentesting (AWS pentesting, Azure pentesting, Google Cloud pentesting, Kubernetes pentesting, serverless pentesting, container pentesting, IaC pentesting), AI pentesting (LLM pentesting, prompt-injection testing, jailbreak testing, training-data-poisoning testing, model-extraction testing, adversarial-example testing, AI supply-chain pentesting), and engagement economics that work for independent practice.

Consultants who build the modern practice take the senior client work. Consultants who stay on classic external-pentest-only patterns watch the senior work shift to peers.

This course teaches the 10-week build of modern penetration testing and offensive security practice for independent consultants: pentest methodology, red team framework, purple team framework, cloud pentesting framework, AI pentesting framework, engagement economics, and the client engagement model. Twelve modules with deliverables. Plus a hand-built implementation playbook for your specific practice.

What you walk away with

  • A documented pentest methodology framework.
  • A red team framework.
  • A purple team framework.
  • A cloud pentesting framework.
  • An AI pentesting framework.
  • An engagement economics framework.
  • A client engagement model.
  • A 10-week build plan.

The 12 modules

Module 1. Pen testing and offensive security landscape 2026
Detailed walkthrough of the pen testing and offensive security landscape in 2026: peer-firm positioning at NCC Group + Bishop Fox + Coalfire + Mandiant Red Team Services + Praetorian + TrustedSec + Optiv + GuidePoint + Trustwave SpiderLabs + NetSPI + IOActive + Synack + Bugcrowd + HackerOne + Cobalt + AssetNote + Specter Ops + BHIS + Nettitude + FRSecure + A-LIGN Penetration Testing, regulatory landscape (PCI DSS 4.0 pentest requirements, FedRAMP pentest requirements, FFIEC pentest expectations, EU DORA TIBER-EU, BoE CBEST UK, HKMA iCAST Hong Kong, MAS Singapore Cyber Hygiene, JFSA Japan), AI pentesting landscape (LLM pentesting tools), and the strategic-level decisions facing independent consultants.
Module 2. Pentest methodology framework
Build the pentest methodology framework: PTES alignment, OWASP Testing Guide v5 alignment, NIST SP 800-115 alignment, OSSTMM v3 alignment, PCI DSS pentest requirements alignment, pre-engagement framework, intelligence-gathering framework, threat-modelling framework, vulnerability-analysis framework, exploitation framework, post-exploitation framework, reporting framework, and the integration with broader security engagement.
Module 3. Red team framework
Build the red team framework: MITRE ATT&CK aligned framework, MITRE ATT&CK Cloud Matrix framework, FedRAMP red team framework, TIBER-EU red team framework, BoE CBEST UK red team framework, HKMA iCAST Hong Kong red team framework, MAS Singapore Cyber Hygiene framework, JFSA Japan red team framework, scenario-design framework, target-design framework, attack-path framework, detection-evasion framework, and the integration with broader threat-led testing.
Module 4. Purple team framework
Build the purple team framework: red team + blue team collaboration framework, detection-improvement framework, detection-engineering loop framework, threat-hunting framework, adversary-emulation framework, joint exercise framework, and the integration with broader detection-engineering.
Module 5. Cloud pentesting framework
Build the cloud pentesting framework: AWS pentesting framework, Azure pentesting framework, Google Cloud pentesting framework, Kubernetes pentesting framework, serverless pentesting framework (Lambda, Cloud Functions, Azure Functions), container pentesting framework, IaC pentesting framework (Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, Pulumi), cloud-IAM pentesting framework, cloud-network-segmentation pentesting framework, and the integration with broader cloud security.
Module 6. AI pentesting framework
Build the AI pentesting framework: LLM pentesting framework (prompt-injection, jailbreak, training-data-poisoning, model-extraction, adversarial-example, AI supply-chain), MITRE ATLAS alignment, OWASP Top 10 for LLM alignment, AI-agent pentesting framework, AI-RAG pentesting framework, AI-vector-store pentesting framework, AI-fine-tuning pentesting framework, AI-API pentesting framework, and the integration with broader AI security.
Module 7. Mobile and IoT pentesting framework
Build the mobile and IoT pentesting framework: mobile pentesting framework (iOS pentesting, Android pentesting, OWASP MASVS alignment), IoT pentesting framework (firmware reverse-engineering, hardware pentesting, RF pentesting, OWASP IoT Security Verification Standard alignment), OT pentesting framework (ICS pentesting, SCADA pentesting, IEC 62443 alignment), and the integration with broader pentesting.
Module 8. Web app and API pentesting
Build the web app and API pentesting framework: OWASP Top 10 alignment, OWASP API Security Top 10 alignment, OWASP ASVS alignment, GraphQL pentesting framework, REST pentesting framework, gRPC pentesting framework, WebSocket pentesting framework, JWT pentesting framework, OAuth pentesting framework, and the integration with broader app security.
Module 9. Social engineering and physical pentesting
Build the social engineering and physical pentesting framework: phishing campaign framework, vishing campaign framework, SMS-ishing campaign framework, physical pentest framework, OSINT framework, dark-web monitoring framework, and the integration with broader awareness.
Module 10. Engagement economics
Build the engagement economics framework: assessment-engagement structure, retainer engagement structure, programme engagement structure, AI-augmented pentest productivity, sub-contractor model, AI-tools-licensing framework, and the practice-economics framework.
Module 11. Client engagement model
Build the client engagement model: client-CISO engagement framework, client-CIO engagement framework, client-Application-Owner engagement framework, client-DevSecOps-Lead engagement framework, executive-business-review framework, finding-presentation framework, remediation-roadmap framework, and the integration with broader account management.
Module 12. Your 10-week build plan
Week-by-week plan with weekly deliverables. Weeks 1-2: pen testing landscape + pentest methodology framework. Weeks 3-4: red team framework + purple team framework. Weeks 5-6: cloud pentesting framework + AI pentesting framework. Weeks 7-8: mobile and IoT pentesting + web app and API pentesting. Weeks 9-10: social engineering and physical pentesting + engagement economics + client engagement. Deliverable: modern penetration testing and offensive security practice.

How this addresses your situation

Specific modules that map to what you said you are dealing with.

Module 1 covers the landscape.
Module 2 produces pentest methodology.
Module 3 covers red team.
Module 4 covers purple team.
Module 5 covers cloud pentesting.
Module 6 covers AI pentesting.
Module 7 covers mobile and IoT pentesting.
Module 8 covers web app and API pentesting.
Module 9 covers social engineering and physical pentesting.
Module 10 covers engagement economics.
Module 11 covers client engagement.
Module 12 covers the 10-week build plan.

What you get with this course

  • The 12-module course delivered as text plus downloadable templates.
  • Templates and worked examples for pentest methodology framework, red team framework, purple team framework, cloud pentesting framework, AI pentesting framework, mobile and IoT pentesting framework, web app and API pentesting, social engineering and physical pentesting, engagement economics framework, client engagement model.
  • A hand-built implementation playbook generated for your specific practice.
  • Three worked examples of modern penetration testing and offensive security practices at peer independent firms.
  • Scripted talking points for the client CISO engagement.

What you will have in hand by Day 1, Week 1, Month 1

Day 1: Pentest methodology framework scaffold drafted.

Week 4: Red team + purple team designed.

Week 8: Cloud + AI + mobile + IoT + web + API pentesting operational.

Week 10: Practice in operation.

Before and after

Before

Your independent practice loses pen testing engagements to large pen testing firms and to MSSPs. Modern pentest methodology is on classic patterns. Red team execution under threat-led testing standards lags. AI pentesting is reactive. Senior client work goes to peers shipping the modern practice.

After

A modern penetration testing and offensive security practice is in operation. Pentest methodology framework, red team framework, purple team framework, cloud pentesting framework, AI pentesting framework, mobile and IoT pentesting framework, web app and API pentesting, social engineering and physical pentesting, engagement economics framework, client engagement model are all designed.

What happens if you do not address this

Consultants without the modern practice lose engagements. PCI DSS 4.0 mandatory March 2025; EU DORA TIBER-EU active; threat-led testing standards expand to multiple jurisdictions.

Who it is for

For independent pen testers, principals at boutique pen testing firms, senior offensive security consultants at mid-tier firms, fractional offensive security leads, and senior security consultants pivoting to independent practice.

Who this is NOT for. Pure individual-contributor security analysts without consulting scope. Consultants at firms with no pen testing business. Pure compliance consultants without offensive security scope.

How it arrives

Text-based course via LMS, plus downloadable templates and worked examples and the hand-built implementation playbook.

Time investment. Roughly 18 hours of reading and 60 to 120 hours of consultant effort across the 10-week build.

Why $199 is the right number

External pen testing practice consultants (specialist pen testing firms training programmes from NCC Group, Bishop Fox, Coalfire Academy, Praetorian Academy, TrustedSec Academy, Mandiant Academy, BHIS Academy) charge $50K-$300K for practice-modernisation programmes. $199 buys the focused playbook plus the implementation document for your specific practice.

FAQ

Will this replace hiring a pen testing specialist?
Partially. It teaches the modern practice. You may still want specialist input for complex air-gap pentesting.
What if my clients are primarily mid-market (not enterprise)?
Modules 2 and 10 cover mid-market-anchored patterns.
Does this cover OT/ICS pentesting specifically?
Module 7 covers OT/ICS pentesting in depth.
What about TIBER-EU + CBEST + iCAST specifically?
Module 3 covers TIBER-EU + CBEST + iCAST in depth.
What is in the implementation playbook for me specifically?
Pentest methodology framework tailored to your specific client mix; AI pentesting framework matched to your customer AI deployments; a 10-week build plan.

30-day money-back guarantee. If after a week of working through the materials this is not what you needed, reply to the receipt email and a full refund is processed. No questions, no forms.

Within 24 hours your account in the learning environment is provisioned and the tailored implementation playbook is delivered alongside it.

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