The Certified Network Penetration Analyst (CNPA) certification is a professional credential designed to validate an individual’s ability to assess, analyze, and test the security of network infrastructures in an authorized and ethical manner. This course focuses on identifying weaknesses across enterprise networks, including internal and external environments, and evaluating how attackers could exploit misconfigurations, insecure services, and weak access controls.

CNPA candidates learn the full network penetration testing lifecycle—from scoping and reconnaissance to vulnerability analysis, controlled exploitation techniques, and professional reporting. Emphasis is placed on lawful authorization, risk assessment, and translating technical findings into actionable remediation guidance for business and security stakeholders. All techniques are taught and practiced in controlled lab environments aligned with industry standards and ethical guidelines.

This certification is ideal for cybersecurity analysts, system administrators, SOC personnel, and aspiring penetration testers seeking to demonstrate practical, network-focused security testing skills.

 

🔐 CNPA → NIST NICE Work Role Alignment

🎯 Primary Aligned Work Roles

  • Penetration Tester (PR-PEN-001)

    Penetration Tester (PR-PEN-001)

    Why CNPA Fits

    • Network reconnaissance and enumeration
    • Identification of network vulnerabilities
    • Controlled exploitation techniques
    • Assessment of security posture
    • Reporting and remediation guidance

    Key NICE Tasks Covered

    • Conduct authorized penetration tests
    • Analyze system and network weaknesses
    • Document findings and risk impact

  • Vulnerability Assessment Analyst (PR-VAM-001)

    Why CNPA Fits

    • Network vulnerability scanning
    • Configuration and service analysis
    • Exposure validation
    • Risk prioritization

    Key NICE Tasks Covered

    • Identify and validate vulnerabilities
    • Analyze attack paths
    • Recommend mitigation strategies

  • Cyber Defense Analyst (PR-CDA-001)

    Why CNPA Fits

    • Understanding attacker techniques
    • Network traffic analysis
    • Detection of suspicious behavior
    • Defensive insight from offensive testing

    Key NICE Tasks Covered

    • Analyze network activity
    • Identify indicators of compromise
    • Support defensive improvements

  • Systems Security Analyst (PR-SYS-001)

    • Network and system hardening
    • Secure configuration analysis
    • Risk assessment support

  • Network Operations Specialist (OM-NET-001)

    • Network architecture awareness
    • Secure routing and segmentation
    • Troubleshooting security issues

Requirements

  • Basic understanding of ethical hacking concepts such as ports scanning, vulnerability scanning etc.

  • Desire to become an ethical hacker and willingness to learn and persevere.

  • Basic understanding of concepts such as IP addresses, NAT, client, server etc.

What You Will Learn

    1. Using VirtualBox

    2. Download VirtualBox

    3. Getting Started For The Install

    4. Installing Kali Linux 2.0 as a Virtual Machine (VMware) Part 1

    5. Installing Kali Linux 2.0 as a Virtual Machine (VirtualBox) Part 2

    6. Install Kali Linux on a Virtual Machine (Recommended for beginners)

    7. Installing Kali Linux 2.0 as ISO image

    8. Install Kali Linux on Bare Metal (Dedicated Install)

    9. Setup Windows 10 as a Virtual Machine

    10. Setup Metasploitable as a Virtual Machine

    11. How to Set Up Metasploitable 2 as a Virtual Machine

    12. Configure the Network Settings

    13. Network setting in Virtualbox

    14. Connecting Wi-Fi card to the Virtual Machine

    15. Updating Kali Linux

    1. Ethics of Hacking and Cracking

    2. Ethics of Hacking and Cracking - Download

    3. Hacking Laws Examples

    4. Penetration Testing Agreement (Example Template)

    5. Chapter Quiz

    1. Introduction

    2. Netdiscover

    3. Discovering the connected clients

    4. Scanning the target OS (Part 1)

    5. Scanning commands

    6. Scanning the target OS (Part 2)

    7. ZMap

    8. Scanning the target OS using GUI

    9. Chapter Quiz

    1. About this chapter

    2. Gaining Access introduction

    3. Start Metasploit’s

    4. Metasploit Fundamentals

    5. How to create a Payload

    6. What is msfvenom?

    7. Creating a Payload using Msfvenom

    8. Creating an Encoded Payload using Msfvenom

    9. Now lets test

    10. Testing the Payload in the target OS

    11. Chapter Quiz

    1. What Veil Does

    2. How to install Veil Framework

    3. Installing Veil Framework

    4. Understanding Payload Evasion

    5. Understanding undetectable payload

    6. Creating an Undetectable Payload

    7. Combine an EXE file with the Payload (1st method)

    8. Combine an EXE file with the Payload (2nd method)

    9. Combine the Payload with an Excel Word file

    10. Spoofing the Backdoor extension

    11. Chapter Quiz

    1. Introduction

    2. How BeEF Works (Browser Exploitation Framework)

    3. Hooking the target browser with BeEF

    4. Play any sound in the target browser

    5. Capture a screenshot from the target browser

    6. Redirect the target to any website

    7. Run any YouTube video in the target browser

    8. Stealing the Target Online Accounts with BeEF

    9. How Browser Hooking Works in BeEF (Safe, High-Level Explanation)

    10. How BeEF Integrates With Metasploit (Safe, High-Level Explanation)

    11. Integrate Metasploit framework with BeEF Project

    12. Hacking the target Windows OS through the hooked browser

    13. Having Some Fun with BeEF

    14. Chapter Quiz

    15. Chapter Quiz

About this course

  • $199.00
  • 101 lessons
  • 5.5 hours of video content

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Once you complete our course, you will be part of the 5% of network penetration analysts/ethical hackers worldwide.

Experts estimate that penetration testing roles make up a small percentage of the overall cybersecurity workforce.

If we assume penetration testers and analysts represent approximately 2–5% of the global cybersecurity workforce (a reasonable range given the specialization), this implies:

Approximately 100,000 to 250,000+ network penetration analysts and ethical hackers worldwide, based on an estimated 5 million+ total cybersecurity professionals globally.

The majority of these professionals are concentrated in major technology hubs such as the United States, Europe, India, and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, with demand continuing to grow rapidly.

⚠️ Important: This figure is an estimate derived from industry patterns and workforce studies and does not represent a verified count from an authoritative global labor database.

Certificate Of Completion

Receive Your "Certificate Of Completion" At The End Of This Course.

📄 How to List CNPA on a Résumé or CV

🎓 Certifications

Certified Network Penetration Analyst (CNPA)
National Cyber Security Training Academy
Issued: [Month, Year]

🛡️ Core Skills Gained

  • Network penetration testing (authorized & ethical)

  • Vulnerability assessment and risk analysis

  • Reconnaissance and enumeration techniques

  • Controlled exploitation and post-exploitation analysis

  • Security reporting and remediation guidance

  • Ethical hacking principles and legal compliance

  • MITRE ATT&CK tactic and technique mapping

  • NIST-aligned security assessment methodologies

🧰 Tools & Technologies (Educational / Authorized Use)

  • Nmap

  • Metasploit Framework

  • Nessus / OpenVAS

  • Netcat

  • Nikto

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