Course Description

This program introduces participants to offensive cybersecurity techniques and red team operations used to simulate advanced adversaries. It covers threat modeling, penetration testing, attack simulation, social engineering, post-exploitation, and reporting. Participants learn how to plan and execute realistic attack scenarios, assess organizational defenses, and provide actionable recommendations for security improvements. The course is designed for cybersecurity professionals aiming to enhance organizational security through advanced offensive testing and adversary emulation.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand red team operations and adversary emulation methodologies.
  • Conduct reconnaissance and threat modeling for attack simulation.
  • Perform penetration testing and social engineering exercises.
  • Execute post-exploitation analysis and develop mitigation strategies.
  • Prepare actionable reports to improve organizational cybersecurity posture.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for security analysts, penetration testers, red team operators, cybersecurity engineers, threat hunters, and IT security managers responsible for assessing and improving organizational defenses.

Course Agenda

Registration

Welcome & Introduction

Pre-Test

Day 1: Introduction & Reconnaissance

  • Overview of red team operations and offensive security
  • Threat modeling and planning simulated attacks
  • Reconnaissance techniques and open-source intelligence (OSINT)
  •  Identifying attack vectors and vulnerabilities

Day 2: Initial Access & Exploitation

  • Network exploitation techniques
  • Social engineering and phishing simulation
  • Gaining initial access to systems
  • Privilege escalation fundamentals
Day 3: Post-Exploitation & Lateral Movement

  • Maintaining access and persistence
  • Lateral movement and internal network exploration
  • Data exfiltration techniques
  • Avoiding detection and countering defenses
Day 4: Red Team Tools & Automation

  • Offensive tools for attack simulation (Kali, Metasploit, Cobalt Strike concepts)
  • Automated attack frameworks and scripting
  • Scenario-based red team exercises
  • Coordination with blue teams and security monitoring
Day 5: Reporting & Recommendations

  • Preparing actionable red team reports
  • Communicating findings to leadership and technical teams
  • Security control evaluation and recommendations
  • Lessons learned, best practices, and program review

Post Test

End of the Course

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.