This practice test is a rigorous, scenario-driven assessment designed to validate and deepen practical knowledge of Windows exploitation, lateral movement, Active Directory attacks, persistence mechanisms, evasion techniques, and forensic detection. The exam contains realistic, real-world multiple-choice questions built from hands-on red team and blue team experiences. It focuses on conceptual understanding, detection trade-offs, and operator-level tactics rather than superficial memorization.
What makes this test valuable
Realistic scenarios mapped to current Windows internals and modern enterprise controls.
Emphasis on detection vs. exploitation: understand how attackers operate and how defenders can detect or mitigate these techniques.
Coverage across the kill chain: initial access, escalation, persistence, lateral movement, and cleanup/forensics.
Format and intent
Multiple-choice questions that require applied reasoning, not just recall.
Questions are intentionally precise: you will evaluate configurations, interpret evidence, and choose the most likely technical cause or mitigation.
Ideal for red-teamers, blue-teamers, incident responders, and engineers preparing for advanced certifications or practical assessments.
Outcomes
Reinforce core Windows internals and security controls.
Improve ability to link observed artifacts to likely attacker techniques.
Prepare learners for real operational trade-offs when building detection and response controls.
What students will learn
How Windows integrity, token, and session models affect privilege escalation opportunities.
Practical identification of misconfigurations in services, SDDL, Group Policy, and AD CS that lead to escalation.
Methods of lateral movement (WMI, SMB, RDP, Pass-the-Ticket) and the defensive signals they generate.
Persistence and LOLBin abuse techniques and how to detect/log them effectively.
Memory and disk forensic techniques to find fileless malware, hidden services, and tampering.
Cloud/hybrid pitfalls (Azure AD Connect, OAuth misuse, managed identity risks) and mitigations.
