OSCP might be a good choice.

Kris has already linked to my course review of CPT by InfoSec Institute. If you still have any questions, please feel free to ask.


OSCP hasn't much market recognition either. However, it's a very practical course and does a good job in explaining the covered topics. You won't be a pentester after the course, but it does give you some of the foundations you'll need. If you have 7 years professional experience (in security?) as stated, it shouldn't be much of a problem to get through the OSCP course and exam.

Congrats, Joshsevo!

Indeed, that's a nice one.

Anyone else attending?

Can you show/explain what you have achieved so far by yourself?

If you have professional experience in pentesting (>2 years), 30 days should be enough to get through the materials and root all boxes. If you have less, you'll probably need 60+ days.

Joshsevo, you really shouldn't post and publish such details about a certification exam.

Anyone else attending?

Looking forward to read a few reviews regarding their quality.

I'm not through their Advanced Ethical Hacking course yet (Ethical Hacking course + Advanced Ethical Hacking course = Penetration Testing course), so I can't fully comment on it yet. Could you provide some background information about yourself, like skill level and topics you are familiar with?

Are you asking generally online vs live training or are you referring to a specific course offered by InfoSec Institute?

I took some time ago the online version of their Ethical Hacking course - you can find my review here.

Although I've written in the review that I'd recommend the live training of the very same course, I think if one has already some experience in this field, it shouldn't be a problem to go with the online version. Only if you are new to this area, you might benefit more from the live class, since - as you already stated - asking questions is much easier.

When you have received the ECSA you can apply for the LPT (background check + fee; no exam).

For the ECSA exam you only need to know the first ten modules.

I'm pretty sure dynamik was referring to OSWP, which is outdated.