In the same vein as last week, I went through some more HackTheBox machines this week in preparation for my OSCP exam. Below are my quick thoughts and key takeaways for each of the machines I attempted. Arctic Similar to a machine seen in the OSCP, Arctic is a relatively straightforward web application exploit. Making … Continue reading OSCP Week 14: HackTheBox (Part 2)
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OSCP Week 13: HackTheBox (Part 1)
My first week of OSCP study without access to the OSCP lab environment! I decided to take it a little easy and give myself a bit of a break, but still went through a decent number of retired machines on the HackTheBox network. For each machine, I watched the IppSec video in full to gain … Continue reading OSCP Week 13: HackTheBox (Part 1)
OSCP Week 12: Pain and Humble
Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 28.5/55 Days: 90/90 I actually underestimated the amount time I had left, and was surprised to find out I was actually into my last week of lab access. Thinking I had 2 weeks left, 'losing' a week of time set me back a bit and meant I wasn't quite able … Continue reading OSCP Week 12: Pain and Humble
OSCP Week 11: Heading Into the Home Stretch
Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 26.5/55 Days: 77/90 I made some solid progress again this week, managing to root 3 lab machines of varying difficulties. It feels like I'm starting to head into the final stretch of my initial attempt at the OSCP so I'm doing my best to keep the motivation high and commit … Continue reading OSCP Week 11: Heading Into the Home Stretch
OSCP Week 10: Taking a Step Back
Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 23.5/55 Days: 70/90 I managed to get through 2 lab machines this week, which is a little less than what I have done in usual weeks. However, there is a reason for this. I decided to go back through the course material, reading it through and completing some of the … Continue reading OSCP Week 10: Taking a Step Back
OSCP Week 9: Easing Back into It
Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 21.5/55 Days: 63/90 After taking a few days to recover from jet-lag and general post holiday blues, I'm finally back into the swing of things and am ready to pick up where I left off at the end of last year. I'll admit that it wasn't actually that easy to … Continue reading OSCP Week 9: Easing Back into It
OSCP Week 8: Holiday (2018 Reflection)
Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 18.5/55 Days: 56/90 So unfortunately, I wasn't able to meet the target I had placed for myself at the end of last week. I knew it was going to be a stretch goal, as 6 machines in a week was always going to be tough but I do wish I … Continue reading OSCP Week 8: Holiday (2018 Reflection)
OSCP Week 7: Five of a Kind
Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 14/55 Days: 49/90 I rooted 5 machines this week, which is my new personal record and a significant improvement over any of the other week so far. In doing so, I passed the milestone of rooting 10 lab machines. Although this may seem small, it was the first goal I … Continue reading OSCP Week 7: Five of a Kind
OSCP Week 6: Fast and Slow
Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 9/55 Days: 42/90 I spent this weekend just gone visiting friends in Auckland, so wasn't able to spend as much time on the OSCP labs as I have done in previous weeks. My week started off well though, as I was able to root 3 machines in 3 days before … Continue reading OSCP Week 6: Fast and Slow
OSCP Week 5: Leveraging Metasploit
Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 6/55 Days: 35/90 For the first half of this week I was horribly stuck on a machine, and struggled for about 3 days to no avail before I decided to cut my losses and move on. Thankfully, I was able to make solid progress in the back half of the … Continue reading OSCP Week 5: Leveraging Metasploit