Skills
- Active Directory Fundamentals
- AD Exploitation
- Certificate Services
- Exchange Attacks
- Persistence & Escalation
- Lateral Movement
- ESXi Red Ops
- Data Exfiltration
Cyberwarfare Labs
Certified Active Directory Red Team Specialist (AD-RTS) Certificate is earned by mastering adversary simulation in Active Directory environments and completing the 30-day flag-based challenge lab focused on exploitation, persistence, lateral movement, and enterprise attack chains.
Capabilities
The holder of Active Directory Red Team Specialist Certificate possesses the capability of the following demanding skills:
- Perform adversary emulation / simulation in both whitebox and blackbox environments.
- Identify and exploit critical AD, Certificate Services & Exchange misconfigurations.
- Develop and execute complete attack chains from reconnaissance to data exfiltration.
- Apply real-world offensive tradecraft in a simulated Telecom sector environment.
- Operate with customized offensive scripts and tools against Exchange & ESXi hypervisors.
Next Steps
AD-RTS holders demonstrate strong understanding of Active Directory offensive security. They are best suited for Red Team Operators / Adversary Simulation Specialists / Offensive Security Engineers. Additionally, they can advance with the following certifications:
- CRTSv2 (Red Team Specialist) → Advanced red team topics and real-world case studies.
- MCRTA (Multi-Cloud Red Team Analyst) → Extending adversary simulations into multi-cloud environments.
Earning Criteria
To earn the CWL AD-RTS Certificate, students must:
- Enroll in the AD-RTS Course via CWL Cyber Security Playground (CCSP).
- Complete the premium study materials (videos + PDFs).
- Activate and complete the 30-Day Flag-Based Challenge Lab.
- Capture and submit all required flags.
- No written report submission is required.
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