The Certified Penetration Tester (CPT) is a Certification program that ensures a candidate’s working knowledge and skills in penetration testing. It helps candidates to start or advance their career in penetration testing. Although no formal working experience is required for taking the CPT certification, it is designed to target those with, at least, some professional experience of penetration testing. Training focuses on legal issues of pen testing in addition to the fundamental pentesting methodologies and best practices.