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My Favorite Resources

Favorite Resources General Learning Resources: Udemy - I use this for just about anything, certifications, new skills, hobbies, it really has everything. Never buy a course at full price, there are always sales where you can get the course for around $20 or less YouTube Channels HackerSploit for ethical hacking tools/techniques Lawrence Systems for network administration technologies Programming with Mosh for programming tutorials Linus Tech Tips for general hardware information Podcast Darknet Diaries (available on Spotify, iTunes, RSS and more) my all time favorite, cool stories about famous hacks, nation state APTs, and stories from notable hackers Unsupervised Learning more technical podcast about modern technology and cybersecurity Networking: Study-CCNA in conjunction with Cisco’s Packet Tracer can teach you everything you need to know regarding basic networking protocols and network engineering GNS3 - Network focused virtualization platform, more complex than Packet Tracer but supports other vendor platforms Linux: OverTheWire - Great place to get started learning basic Linux commands LinuxJourney - Interactive explanation of commands, utilities, processes, services, and all things linux Windows: Microsoft Learn - customize your learning track based off of experience and interests UnderTheWire - Interactive way to learn PowerShell Cybersecurity/Ethical Hacking TryHackMe - Hacking tutorials for beginners, includes instructions and lessons

Monday, June 8, 2020 | 2 minutes Read
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My PenTest+ Experience

About the PenTest+ Exam: The PenTest+ is among the more intermediate certifications offered by CompTIA and focuses primarily on penetration testing techniques and methodology. The exam has both practical hands on questions as well as traditional multiple choice questions to test both the knowledge and capability of testers. It is broken up into 5 primary sections Planning and Scoping - 15% Information Gathering and Vulnerability Scanning - 22% Attacks and Exploits - 30% Penetration Testing Tools - 17% Reporting and Communication - 16% For a quick comparison to other offensive side cyber certifications, it is generally regarded as being more difficult and hands on than the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), and less difficult/hands on than the eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester (eJPT).

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Monday, June 8, 2020 | 3 minutes Read
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