I recently completed the Junior Penetration Tester certification, provided by eLearnSecurity. There are a number of reasons as to why I did this, but the main one is that I was felt myself losing motivation. Work and general life has been extremely busy for me lately, and I have struggled to find the time or energy … Continue reading eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT) – Course Review
Category: Reviews
PentesterLab: First Impression Review
Like I mentioned at the end of last weeks post, I moved away from HackTheBox this week and studied on the PentesterLab site. This is a relatively new service that focuses on web application penetration testing, providing a wide range of systems that can be used to practice exploiting specific vulnerabilities. With approximately 200 exercises … Continue reading PentesterLab: First Impression Review
The Hacker Playbook 2 – Book Review
Having done the four beginner Kioptrix boxes, I decided to go back into reading to see if I could expand on what I had learned so far. This lead me to reading The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide to Penetration Testing by Peter Kim this week. This book is not intended for the pure beginner, and Kim … Continue reading The Hacker Playbook 2 – Book Review
Penetration Testing: A Hands-on Introduction to Hacking – Book Review
When I first decided I would begin this journey of learning penetration testing, I did some research on where the best place to start would be. It wasn't long before I stumbled across a book titled Penetration Testing: A Hands-on Introduction to Hacking by Georgia Weidman. As someone who had next to no prior knowledge of penetration … Continue reading Penetration Testing: A Hands-on Introduction to Hacking – Book Review
