Are you up for the challenge??
Hello, apologises for the lack of posting I’ve been revising for an exam (which is tomorrow), regardless of that yesterday I took part in my first Cyber Security Challenge UK, I’ve never tried this...
View ArticleOSCP – My journey begins
You may remember that in some of my previous blog posts I mentioned that I was studying for my Security+ exam, well the good news is that I passed the exam nearly 2 weeks ago (there isn’t any bad...
View ArticleOSCP – It’s getting closer
o just over a week ago I wrote a post about the fact that my current employer had agreed to fund the PWB (Penetration Testing With Backtrack) and the associated OSCP exam. All being well this should...
View ArticleOSCP – Two weeks in..
So I’m a couple of weeks into my OSCP course and I thought I would share some of the things I’ve encountered. It’s been an interesting experience for me so far and I’ve learnt a lot, but I have a lot...
View ArticleOSCP – Alone in the dark
It took me a while to think of a title for this post, normally I would tell you how awesome the course and how much I’ve learned over the last 3 weeks but then I decided to try something different. Yes...
View ArticleOSCP – The final countdown
I started the OSCP (PWB) course back in July with 90 days of lab time. I’m now down to less than 30 and while that still may seem a lot, when you minus work/sleep/family time from it, it starts to...
View ArticleOSCP – Useful resources
Inspired by a conversation I had on twitter today with @Balgan (who has just started his OSCP adventure, so everyone wish him luck), and due to the fact that I’ve now managed to root all the boxes in...
View ArticleOSCP – The lab report
So I had two weeks before my exam (more on that later) and all the machines in the lab were “owned” so it was time to write the “dreaded” lab report. Now like any techie, writing documentation of any...
View ArticleOSCP – Exam day..
Well the day had finally arrive, now I don’t like exams don’t get me wrong I’m happy that my brain soaks up information but I prefer to be able to recall it on my timescales and not with the pressure...
View ArticlePopping my Netwars cherry
So you may remember from earlier blog posts (before all the OSCP stuff) that I had started taking part in the Cyber Security Challenge UK contests. These are security related challenges that are aimed...
View ArticleCyber Security Challenge – The Masterclass
On Friday the 8th of March, the city of Bristol woke up to what they assumed would be a normal Friday in the vibrant city. What they didn’t know was that throughout the day 40 cyber security (made up...
View ArticleSANS SEC503 – My overview
So last week I attended the SANS Summer London 2013 event and take part in the SEC503 – Intrusion Detection in-depth course. You may remember that this was one of the prizes I won for in the Cyber...
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