One of the things I am contemplating is partaking in more training in the subjects that I require a little more education in. With that said I have enrolled in a few course on UDem.com to increase my knowledge in coding as it pertains to creating customing exploits. Although with my education background and certifications I am more geared toward management role, I think it would be beneficial if I could understand what hackers or penetration testers are capable of on a vulnerable system.
The following courses are what I am currently in:
Both courses are really good and I picked them up for $10 during Udemy.com’s $10 promotions. I particularly enjoy the Python course as it concentrates on building your own exploits and tools using Python.
I’ve also started watching the “Path to OSCP” video blog posted by Jan Vikholm which is very informative. There are no hints given (as expected) however, watching him stress out during his journey has given me the motivation to study harder and more thoroughly.
I’m also thumbing through “The Hacker Playbook2: Practical Guide to Penetration Testing” This is a really good book and I suggest anyone interested in Pentesting to read it. As of this writing, it is available as a Kindle book for $1.99 (amazing)
Did I mention that I am also undertaking a Masters degree at WGU in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance? I like burning the candles at all ends. Lol.
I’m always studying and perfecting my knowledge, skills and aptitude for cybersecurity. From what I’ve experienced so far, the money shot is in the knowledge of crafting custom tools in cybersecurity (writing code from scratch). Think about it, you won’t always be allowed to bring your mint of tools with you on a Pentest ( for whatever reason) but if you are able to memorize and crank out simple code via Python, Ruby, Perl or Power Shell to infiltrate a system and make it cough up its goodies, you would be the man! A good book for reference is “Coding for Penetration Testers – Building better Tools“.