Pending post since several years back. Since then, lots of new certification has gained (more) popularity. Veteran said certification markets are evolving every decade. ------------ For some of you who do not know Mile2 organization, Mile2 is a cybersecurity training organization whose certifications are ACCREDITED by US Government under directives of - NSA CNSS 4011-4016 - NIST / Homeland Security NICCS's Cyber Security Workforce Framework - FBI Cyber Security Certification Requirement list (Tier 1-3) In this series, we will be talking about Certified Penetration Testing Engineer(CPTE) and its exam objectives on each of it areas. Objective 1 – Business & Technical Logistics of Pen Testing This objective tests your understanding of what penetration testing means to a business, cost of not doing penetration testing exerise, common penetration test methodologies. Objective 2 - Linux Fundamentals This objective tests your basic understanding of Linux that assi