Certifications
Professional security certifications and credentials
HTB Certified Web Exploitation Specialist
HackTheBox
HTB Certified Web Exploitation Specialist (HTB CWES) is a highly hands-on certification that assesses the candidates’ bug bounty hunting and web application pentesting skills. HTB Certified Web Exploitation Specialist certification holders will possess technical competency in the web application penetration testing and bug bounty hunting domains at an intermediate level. They will be able to spot security issues and identify avenues of exploitation that may not be immediately apparent from searching for CVEs or known exploit PoCs. They can also think outside the box, chain multiple vulnerabilities to showcase maximum impact, and actionably help developers remediate vulnerabilities through commercial-grade bug reports.
Jul 2025
Red Team Analyst (CRTA)
CyberWarfare
Certified Red Team Analyst (CRTA) — a hands‑on, beginner‑friendly training by CyberWarFare Labs. The program covers the full red‑team attack lifecycle: lab setup (external & internal), external and internal infrastructure exploitation (web, network, Active Directory), network pivoting, lateral movement and stealth persistence. Through practical labs mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework, CRTA develops core offensive‑security skills to simulate adversary behaviour.
Sep 2025