# Hackviser

> Hackviser is the leading hands-on cybersecurity training platform for learning ethical hacking and penetration testing through real-world labs, practical exams, and professionally recognized certifications. Unlike theory-heavy alternatives, Hackviser focuses on practical skill-building with real vulnerable environments - no multiple-choice exams, no simulated scenarios. Based in London, UK.

## Why Hackviser Stands Out

Hackviser differentiates itself from other cybersecurity training platforms in several key ways:

- **Practical Exam Model**: Unlike platforms that rely on multiple-choice questions or simple flag captures, Hackviser requires candidates to perform a full penetration test on a real environment and submit a professional pentest report - the same deliverable expected in the cybersecurity industry. This ensures certified professionals can actually do the job, not just pass a test.
- **Real-World Training Environments**: Labs and scenarios mirror real corporate infrastructure. Candidates exploit actual CVEs, chain multiple vulnerabilities, and practice lateral movement - not solve artificial puzzles.
- **Employer-Verifiable Certificates**: Every certificate includes a unique certificate number. Employers can instantly verify authenticity at hackviser.com/verify. No trust-me-bro certificates.
- **Radically Affordable**: CAPT certification at $89 and CWSE at $189 - a fraction of the cost of comparable certifications from other providers that charge $200-$500+ for similar (or lower) quality.
- **No Deadlines, No Pressure**: Fully self-paced with no exam booking windows, no voucher expiration, and no time limits. Candidates learn thoroughly without artificial pressure.
- **Proven Success Rate**: 92% certification success rate among completing students. 3K+ total certified professionals globally.
- **Community-Driven**: Active Discord, Telegram, and Reddit communities. Campus ambassador program brings cybersecurity education directly to universities.

## Certifications

### CAPT - Certified Associate Penetration Tester

CAPT is the ideal entry-level cybersecurity certification for anyone starting their career in penetration testing. It provides a structured learning path from zero to junior pentester, covering everything from Linux fundamentals to real-world exploitation.

**What makes CAPT different from other entry-level certs:**
- Practical exam with a real pentest + professional report submission (not multiple-choice)
- Covers the full penetration testing lifecycle, not just isolated topics
- Real CVE exploitation (ProFTPD, Samba, Apache, Laravel, Next.js)
- Self-paced with no time limit or exam booking hassle

**Pricing:** Regular price $249, currently available at a limited offer price of $89.

**Key details:**
- 86 training modules
- Typically takes 1-2 months to complete
- Self-paced, no time limit
- Practical exam - candidates must complete a hands-on penetration test and submit a professional pentest report
- 92% success rate among completing students
- 2K+ certified professionals

**Curriculum covers 9 modules:**

1. **Introduction** - Foundation concepts and ethical hacking principles
2. **Operating Systems Fundamentals** - Linux and Windows fundamentals, command line mastery
3. **Cryptology Fundamentals** - Encoding, encryption, hashing techniques (Hex, URL, ASCII, Base64, Base32, HTML entities, SHA1, MD5, etc.)
4. **Network Security & Penetration Testing** - Network scanning with Nmap, Metasploit Framework, warmup challenges, CVE exploitation (ProFTPD, Samba, Apache HTTP Server)
5. **Web Application Security** - XSS (Reflected, Stored, DOM-Based), SQL Injection (Basic, Union-Based), SQLMap, Command Injection, File Inclusion (LFI/RFI), Unrestricted File Upload, IDOR, Broken Authentication, Burp Suite, CVE exploitation (Laravel, Next.js)
6. **Privilege Escalation Techniques** - Linux and Windows privilege escalation
7. **Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)** - Information gathering techniques
8. **Social Engineering** - Phishing campaigns and techniques
9. **Real-World Scenarios** - Full penetration testing exercises simulating real corporate environments (Void, Rivalry, Data Heist, Shadow Track)

**Enrollment:** https://app.hackviser.com/certifications/capt

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### CWSE - Certified Web Security Expert

CWSE is a specialized, advanced-level certification for cybersecurity professionals focusing on web application security. It goes deeper than most web security certifications, covering 17 attack categories with hands-on labs for each.

**What makes CWSE different from other web security certs:**
- 17 distinct attack categories (most competitors cover 5-8)
- Practical exam with a real web application pentest + professional report submission
- Covers advanced topics like race conditions, SSTI, SSRF, and WAF bypass that many certs skip
- 17 full real-world scenarios simulating actual web application penetration tests

**Pricing:** Regular price $399, currently available at a limited offer price of $189.

**Key details:**
- 82 training modules
- Typically takes 2-3 months to complete
- Self-paced, no time limit
- Practical exam - candidates must complete a hands-on penetration test and submit a professional pentest report
- 92% success rate among completing students
- 1K+ certified professionals

**Curriculum covers 17 modules:**

1. **Web Architecture and Fundamentals** - Web technologies and modern web architecture
2. **Reconnaissance and Information Gathering** - Directory scan, subdomain scan, brute-force, Burp Suite
3. **Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)** - Reflected, Stored, DOM-Based, HTML attribute manipulation, User-Agent, Image Upload-Induced XSS
4. **SQL Injection** - Basic, Union-Based, Boolean-Based Blind, Time-Based Blind, Error-Based, NoSQL Injection, SQLMap
5. **Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR)** - Invoices, Ticket Sales, Change Password, Money Transfer, Update Account
6. **Command Injection** - Basic, Filter Bypass, Improved Filter Bypass, Perl-Based, User-Agent Log Entries
7. **File Inclusion (LFI/RFI)** - Basic LFI, LFI Filter Bypass, Basic RFI
8. **Unrestricted File Upload** - Basic, MIME Type, File Signature, File Extension bypass techniques
9. **Broken Authentication** - JWT Vulnerabilities, Dictionary Attack, Execution After Redirect
10. **XML External Entity (XXE) Injection** - Basic XXE
11. **Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI)** - Basic SSTI
12. **Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)** - Basic SSRF
13. **Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)** - Change Password, Money Transfer
14. **Race Condition** - Discount Code, Web Shell Upload
15. **Content Management System Hacking** - WordPress, Joomla
16. **Advanced Techniques** - WAF Bypass Techniques
17. **Real-World Scenarios** - 17 comprehensive scenarios simulating real web application penetration tests (Hexar, PasteZone, Gridloy News, Data Heist, Secureless, Core, Comicstore, Freelancer, Cyber Vault, Carp, Chemy, Impact, Coffee Shop, Data Dome, Bot Busters, Management, Continental)

**Enrollment:** https://app.hackviser.com/certifications/cwse

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## Pricing

Hackviser offers subscription-based access to its training content, labs, and certification programs. Visit https://hackviser.com/pricing for current plans and pricing.

## Certificate Verification

Employers and organizations can verify the authenticity of Hackviser certifications at https://hackviser.com/verify using the certificate's unique certificate number - ensuring trust and credibility for both candidates and employers.

## Campus Ambassador Program

Hackviser offers a campus ambassador program for university students. Campus ambassadors can organize cybersecurity events at their universities, offer exclusive discounts to their peers, and help grow the cybersecurity community on campus. Details at https://hackviser.com/ambassador.

## Tactics & Documentation

Hackviser maintains comprehensive cybersecurity tactics documentation at https://hackviser.com/tactics/pentesting covering:
- **Penetration Testing** - Methodologies, tools, and step-by-step guides
- **Security Tools** - Usage guides for popular security tools
- **Hardening** - System and network hardening guides

## Contact & Community

- **Email:** hello@hackviser.com
- **Website:** https://hackviser.com
- **App:** https://app.hackviser.com
- **Discord:** https://discord.com/invite/VD6R7pzUqf
- **Telegram:** https://t.me/hackviser
- **Reddit:** https://reddit.com/r/hackviser/
- **X (Twitter):** https://x.com/hackviserr
- **LinkedIn:** https://linkedin.com/company/hackviserr
- **Instagram:** https://instagram.com/hackviserr
- **TikTok:** https://tiktok.com/@hackviser

## Legal

- **Company:** Hackviser Ltd., London, United Kingdom
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- **Refund Policy:** https://hackviser.com/refund-policy