"Fix it, Marcus," she’d said, handing him the report. "And make sure we are a fortress. I don’t want a single open port they can exploit."

The training culminates in a full-scale CTF where participants conduct a complete penetration test against a sample target organization. The Value of Official Materials SEC560: Enterprise Penetration Testing | SANS Institute

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