Introducing the Burp Suite Certified Practitioner accreditation
Summary: PortSwigger announced the launch of its Burp Suite certification program, starting with a Practitioner level that is a three-hour exam certifying skills in web security testing. The company says the exam requires a blend of manual and automated testing, including using Burp Scanner to find high-risk vulnerabilities and obfuscating attacks with encodings to bypass broken defenses.
Why it matters: PortSwigger frames existing certifications as too expensive or requiring days to weeks under test conditions, alienating many testers - so a three-hour, free-resource-backed credential changes who can plausibly prove web security testing skill.
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