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 →

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 →

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 →

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) →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 3/55 Days: 28/90 As I mentioned in my previous post, Friday and Saturday were exclusively taken up with Kiwicon, New Zealand's largest hacker conference. Because of this, I expected my OSCP progress to stall somewhat, but I was still able to root a further 2 machines which I was extremely … Continue reading OSCP Week 4: Web App Double Act →

Course content: 18/18 Lab machines: 1/55 Days: 21/90 Last week I wasn't able to finish as much as I had hoped, so I am pleased to report that this week I was able to complete more than I had estimated. The modules toward the end were relatively short, so I was able to make quick … Continue reading OSCP Week 3: First Step →