I’ve not been updating the blog as much lately. Been busy with some stuff at work, NASA and The White House have had some big things going on. 🙂
I am 95% done with the Linux PrivEsc course. This one has been a lot easier and a lot more fun to do than the Windows course. Everything felt foreign there. This course covered a lot of things I know well, but not from a hacker perspective. That’s been fun.
I am almost done with the capstone and still not able to get boxes on my own more than 1/4 of the time. But I learn a ton each time. My notes and my online FieldGuide grow every day I can get to THM or HTB. So it’s super beneficial, just not confidence building that I’ll be able to pass the PNPT.
I was going to take the live PEH live course, but because it’s so expensive I gave it a second thought. I was ready to pull the trigger, just one click and it would be done. But the fact that these courses are so out of date and sometimes the boxes assigned just don’t work – I am weary to drop that much money on the live course. On one hand I’d love to meet the TCM folks and network in the class, that would make it well worth the cost. But there is no guarantee I will be able to network, and testing the waters a bit by emailing into TCM several times – I’ve not been able to get anything of benefit. Not sure being in the live course would be much better. It’s too big a risk and gamble, so I’ll keep plugging away. Once this Linux PrivEsc course is complete, I have two more to go. OSINT and Reporting.
Oh yeah, and the fact that the market is now flooded with extremely talented and experienced professionals thanks to government closures. I had like 5% chance of getting into the field at some point before, now it’s pretty much impossible. Spending money on a cert seems like a far less wise move these days.
But … if I started my own company and I hired these people, that’s a smart move. I have the ability to do this, but not the experience. Going to sit on this thought for awhile, see what happens. In a couple years this might be something I want to do. Kids are almost all off to college or beyond. The youngest of my 9 is 13, which – things go fast after 12. 🙂 I will keep plugging away and getting great at this, because at the end of the day, it’s a ton of fun.
Oh yeah, I reached out to Tyler on LinkedIn today. I’d love to ask him some questions. He is the one who inspired me to pick this up again and run with it. I am hopeful, but not expecting to hear back.
The Cybersecurity community is like no other. There seem to be iron doors tightly sealed, barring entry for most. While there is a lot of content and YouTubers and Teachers saying they want to help you get in the door, that’s not been my experience for the last 3 years. The only two people to ever get back to me and have a conversation with me are the folks at BHIS, and Philip Wylie. In general if feels like a way to build their resume, stream and make money, or just brag about where they are in a field that’s extremely difficult to break into. Nothing like the OpenSource community, WordPress, Music Production, Theology, etc. communities. All which I have found to be open and a place I have been able to give back to easily. I hope it grows into something very different in the coming years.
