Thanks Thomas; I'm in.

Could someone tell me if one can interrupt his/her training at The Hacking Dojo and then pick up where they left off? (without starting all over again).

How do I get access to the training materials once the payment is made? Do I wait for an email with instructions from the dojo?

Great review of the eLearnSecurity course, Andrew! Thanks for the link. I'm actually thinking about signing up for PTP2 after I will have done my review of TCP/IP, Assembly, UNIX, C++, and PHP, which are actually among its pre-requisites.

Thanks for the link to the free module, m0wgli.

For now, as I do my refresher on the above things, I will work in parallel at the Dojo for a month or two and see if I can complete a level or two over there. Thank you for the update on the number of hours of video lessons, Thomas.

LT72884, I appreciate your comment on the Hacking Dojo and Thomas' book.

Could someone share their recent training course experiences? I'd be interested in hearing about more recent experiences with the Hacking Dojo, The Hacking Academy, and eLearnSecurity.

Thanks for you feedback, guys! I'm still excited about PT, and I think I'm going to start by reviewing my TCP/IP, Assembly, UNIX, C++, and perhaps by giving a shot to the Dojo for a month to see if I like it over there. I'd be interested in reading a more up-to-date comparative review of the training courses, but perhaps I should create a new topic on a different board for that.

Thank you all

Thanks for the encouraging post, Grendel.

Having always been a workaholic and having studied a lot in my life, I'm not afraid of sacrifice if by that you mean the time and energy. Pentesting seems like an exciting and challenging work, and that's what looks attractive to me.

Hello guys and gals of EH!

I've noticed that for some reason it is the younger folks and folks in the middle of their careers that are asking questions over here; why is that? Just kidding

I've recently taken a medical retirement and have been searching for the meaning of life. Ok, ok, I've been looking for something meaningful--and challenging--to do, which would, ideally, also supplement my disability income. And here I am.

There are a few questions that I'd like to ask, but most of them are conditional on the one that I'm going to start with. But first, let me give you some relevant background.

After having completed my degree in electrical engineering in the early 80s, I worked as an engineer for about eight years, then changed careers and did a couple of advanced degrees in totally unrelated fields. Yet, I had to move in 1999 and changed track again: in 2000, I completed a two year diploma in programming (C, C++, VB, HTML, Hardware, Networking) and worked for a year as a programmer analyst. Had to move again and returned to my old, unrelated, career until retirement. I'm 55, and here's my question.

Assuming I did a lot of reading etc., did a few levels at the Hacking Dojo, took an online course from Offensive Security, and eventually took and passed a certification exam, such as OSCP, do you think it would be possible at all for someone like me, who didn't really have any meaningful career in the industry, to find a part-time freelance job in penetration testing?

Many thanks.

P.S. I'm located in Canada