Certified Cloud Pentesting eXpert-AWS

What is the pass criteria for the exam?

The pass criteria are as follows:

• Candidates scoring over 60% marks will be deemed to have successfully passed the exam.
• Candidates scoring over 75% marks will be deemed to have passed with merit.

What is the experience needed to take the exam?

This exam is an expert-level exam which will evaluate and validate candidate's expertise in conducting penetration testing on AWS cloud environments. It covers a wide array of subjects related to exploiting cloud security, with a particular emphasis on AWS services. Candidates should have in-depth knowledge of identifying and exploiting cloud security misconfigurations, web application exploitation on cloud and leveraging exposed credentials in the application infrastructure.

It is recommended that candidates should have at least 5 years of professional pentesting experience and at least 12 months of cloud security experience to take this exam.

What will the candidates get?

On completing the exam, each candidate will receive:

• A certificate with their pass/fail and merit status.
• The certificate will contain a code/QR link, which can be used by anyone to validate the certificate.

What is the exam retake policy?

Candidates, who fail the exam, are allowed 1 free exam retake within the exam fees.

What are the benefits of this exam?

The exam will allow candidates to demonstrate their understanding of AWS Cloud Security. This will help them to advance in their career.

How long is the certificate valid for?

The certificate does not have an expiration date. However, the passing certificate will mention the details of the exam such as the exam version and the date. As the exam is updated over time, candidates should retake the newer version as per their convenience.

Will you provide any training that can be taken before the exam?

Being an independent certifying authority, we (The SecOps Group) do not provide any training for the exam. Candidates should carefully go over each topic listed in the syllabus and make sure they have adequate understanding, required experience and practical knowledge of these topics. Further, the following independent resources can be utilised to prepare for the exams.