COMPUTED AVERAGE SCORE
694.3
Borderline / High Plateau
POINTS TO PASSING (750)
55.7
Target Passing: 750 / 900 Scale
PRIMARY BOTTLENECK DOMAIN
Attacks and Exploits (64%)
Lowest weighted mastery zone
TOTAL STUDY HOURS LOGGED
42 hrs
Estimated 15 hrs to break plateau
Exam Attempt History (Simulating 690-703 Plateau)
Source Student Scenario
The candidate reported: "Scored a 690, then 703, and then 690 again." Add or modify attempts to recalculate readiness trajectory.
CompTIA PenTest+ Scanned Domain Competency
Interactive Diagnostic
Attacks and Exploits (Weight: 30%)
64%
Vulnerability Assessment (Weight: 22%)
72%
Penetration Testing Tools & Code Analysis (Weight: 18%)
76%
Planning, Scoping & Reconnaissance (Weight: 16%)
68%
Reporting and Communication (Weight: 14%)
82%
TARGETED TACTICAL PRESCRIPTION
Focus on script interpretation, post-exploitation enumeration, and pivot mechanisms.
Domain Competency Polygon
Projected: 712 / 900
High-Yield Exam Tool Drills
Active Drills
# Nmap & NSE
READY
Timing templates (-T4), script args (--script vuln), OS finger-printing & evasion.
# Metasploit & Meterpreter
WEAK
Staged vs stageless payloads, autoroute pivot proxying, post/multi/recon scripts.
# Wireshark & TCPDump
PENDING
Display filters for cleartext credentials, TLS handshake dissection, ARP poisoning.
# Hashcat & John
PENDING
NTLM vs Kerberos ticket cracking (-m 13100, -m 18200), wordlists, mask attacks.
Tactical Remediation Vectors
1 / 4 Completed
Source Grounding & Context: Formulated directly from Reddit r/WGUCyberSecurity candidate thread addressing the documented 690-703 score stagnation. CompTIA PenTest+ scoring standard mandates 750/900 passing cutoff. The diagnostic calculator maps weaknesses against CompTIA exam objectives (Attacks/Exploits, Tools, Reconnaissance, Vulnerability Assessment, Reporting).