Episode 39 – John’s OSCP Journey

Over the past few months, John has been working on obtaining his OSCP certification.  Recently he attempted and successfully passed the exam!  In this episode he goes over his journey, what he learned as well as a few tips to help those attempting this rather difficult certification.

Some links of interest:

• Penetration Testing - A Hands On Introduction to Hacking - https://www.amazon.com/Penetration-Testing-Hands-Introduction-Hacking/dp/1593275641
• Web Application Hacker's Handbook 2nd Edition - https://www.amazon.com/Web-Application-Hackers-Handbook-Exploiting/dp/1118026470
• OSCP Prep:
  • https://www.abatchy.com/2017/03/how-to-prepare-for-pwkoscp-noob
  • https://github.com/burntmybagel/OSCP-Prep http://niiconsulting.com/checkmate/2017/06/a-detail-guide-on-oscp-preparation-from-newbie-to-oscp/
  • https://medium.com/@andr3w_hilton/oscp-training-vms-hosted-on-vulnhub-com-22fa061bf6a1
  • https://tulpa-security.com/2016/09/19/prep-guide-for-offsecs-pwk/
• VulnHub - https://www.vulnhub.com/
• HackTheBox - https://www.hackthebox.eu/
• Infosec Mastodon - https://infosec.exchange/auth/sign_up

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Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time.

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