I think so. It assumes some basic programming (loops, conditionals, etc) but gives you the basic bare bone examples of them all as it goes into the language. If you did this along w/ the Coding for Penetration Testers hand in hand, I think it would be a good confluence.
Right, so I occasionally teach courses at local schools and am looking to assist in developing a new course (or courses) focusing on security, including one in penetration testing. This Patrick Engebretson book http://www.amazon.com/Basics-Hacking-Penetration-Testing-Syngress/dp/1597496553/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323601871&sr=8-1 is basically a perfect foundation for say Pen Testing 101 for example, and I know at DSU.edu he offers some courses so basically what I'd be looking to do is model the course after this outline as well as a handful of other topics. They have an MSDN license and higher ed gets a massive discount on sw so I'm assuming setting up the lab won't be an issue, and most would just be VMs anyway. I guess my q w/ Metasploit was since the R7 purchase how that would affect it's free use but the ms framework is still free so that is all I'd need anyway.
Curious to see if anyone out there has helped create or implement a security course or curriculum at a college or university. Wondering how certain things are handled w/ licensing, such as using Metasploit for a course when it is now owned by Rapid7. Assuming Metasploit framework still ok, but I'm not aware of how university would handle licensing obligations.
Most networks for free use make advertisements that this service is available. Typically a physical sign (a la coffee shop) or an acceptance agreement via the default page of the wireless service's site.
I think most of the certification bodies will struggle with this quandary of making their certification valuable in the industry. I mean, MSFT still struggles with it and ... well ... they're Microsoft. PT certs are going to be niche to begin with so I wonder if HR has added Mile2 to their keywords at this point.
I'm not sure how much control you have (and obv. proceed w/ caution) but I would try installing the Service Packs then re-running. Sometimes the patches are out of band from the service packs and may not show up until they are installed. Something kludgy like that.
Really though, most companies (at least everything but the very top) don't require a suit or even a tie in daily wear. It's really 1-3 days (pending on # of interviews) for you to wear a suit, then you can typically dress however you want. Isn't that a low risk to take to potentially land a new position?
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