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« Reply #45 on: June 06, 2008, 01:46:50 PM »
Really?  Interesting... I'm going to assume that a bachelors in computer science with emphasis on security would work.  But that is interesting their focusing on a degree.  Best hacker I ever met was an old roomate of mine from Germany.  Guy was increadible, but he never had a degree.  All he did was spend all night on the computer... very movie like, and sureal actually.  He seemed to survive and sustain his life force off of crt radiation, red bull, vodka, and Cup O' Noodle soups.  It was actually watching the shit he did that got me vaguely interested in computer security years back.  He actually was the guy who altered the "Hack the Matrix" website that the Matrix creators put up when they were first making the movie.  They brought it down and fixed the scripting vulns, but it was interesting to watch him sit there and eat through the code mentally while he was drinking vodka and eating stale Cup O' Noodle soup.  All that said, he wasn't the most reliable guy... so I can see why they might want a degree.  A degree isn't so much a show of skill, but of patience and reliability I guess.  Tongue Not bad traits in a job.
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« Reply #46 on: June 06, 2008, 03:27:46 PM »
That does seem strange that the AF would only be recruiting people with a degree for the new Cyber Command.  If they are only accepting college graduates then how do they get any enlisted people in the command?  (For those that don't know you have to have at least a bachelors degree to be an officer in the AF.)  And let me tell you now that if you already have your bachelors degree and you go into the AF make dang sure you become an officer because that is the cushy life.  How do they get any work done if they don't have any enlisted people?  All officers know how to do is sit around and look pretty.   Cheesy  Tongue

On the serious side though if you are really interested in getting into the Cyber command I wouldn't let that one recruiter dis way you.  The AF consists of probably 90% enlisted of which most don't start with degrees.
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« Reply #47 on: June 06, 2008, 03:31:23 PM »
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All officers know how to do is sit around and look pretty.     

and play golf
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« Reply #48 on: June 06, 2008, 04:00:52 PM »
Yeah, I couldn't quite do the golf thing.  I prefer hockey or boxing.  I'm still not sure though, whether I just want to stick with one of the civ branches, or go mil.  My job now is fairly lax, and I LOVE maxiflex scheduling. I figure AF would want me to actually... be places at specific times. Wink
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« Reply #49 on: June 06, 2008, 04:05:23 PM »
Quote from: oneeyedcarmen on June 06, 2008, 03:31:23 PM

and play golf

Very true!  I forgot they do golf.  LOL!
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« Reply #50 on: June 07, 2008, 09:59:01 AM »
Wow, it looks like everyone is using my thread as a chatroom lol. Just a little update for everybody. I just passed my A+ 602 certification with a 780. Soon as I got home I cracked open my Net + book, these certs are addicting. I also ordered Counter hack reloaded, and hacking for dummies. I had a question that I wanted to ask but it kinda slipped my mind. Will post later.


Sorry, I haven't  been able to reply to some of your post, I have been busy studying, school, girlfriend and all of that good stuff. But thankyou, It's nice to know how others got started, and how successful your path(s) were, it just motivates me to find my path so I can achieve my goals and be successful. You guys are really helpful. This really is a great community. I give credit to Don for that, and active members.
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« Reply #51 on: October 22, 2008, 02:55:15 PM »
Well guys, just a little update for everybody.

I passed my Network + with a 750. I'm scheduled to take my Linux + in two months. Then after this I'm going to either do the OSCP, or the CEH.
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« Reply #52 on: October 22, 2008, 02:57:16 PM »
Awesome, and thanks for keeping us updated... and for providing a healthy conversation.  Wink

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« Reply #53 on: October 22, 2008, 07:04:50 PM »
Congrats and Good Luck!
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« Reply #54 on: December 13, 2008, 10:21:33 AM »
Hello my fellow ethical hackers. Well, I'm proud to say I passed Comptia's Linux + exam, with an 820! I was very surprised to see that score. This was the hardest Comptia exam I have taken.

The class I took was based off the book, "Novell's guide to Comptias Linux +", the book was horrible, every time you tried something it wouldn't work, and it was very frustrating. I took matters into my own hands, and studied the study guide from proprofs.com, read Technotes(techexams.net), made flash cards, and practiced.

Although the book didn't meet my expectations, I can say my teacher helped me immensely, he was very knowledgeable. I have only used Backtrack for a year to this date, and only Ubuntu for the last two months; I have definitely seen a lot of growth, and I understand things much better after taking this class.

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« Reply #55 on: December 13, 2008, 10:26:48 AM »
Congrats   Grin

I was about to suggest that you'd want to update your sig... but you beat me to it before I had time to refresh! Glad to hear your hard work paid off.
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« Reply #56 on: December 13, 2008, 10:31:07 AM »
Quote from: RoleReversal on December 13, 2008, 10:26:48 AM
Congrats   Grin

I was about to suggest that you'd want to update your sig... but you beat me to it before I had time to refresh! Glad to hear your hard work paid off.

lol yea, when I hit the "post" button, I saw it, and then changed it. Thanks man, appreciate it, this is one tough exam, because certain options/switches change between different services, and it was very frustrating and difficullt to associate a switch with a service. Now it's time to Sleep +, because I'm working on three hours of sleep, I work third shift and my exam was at 9am. Thanks again! Smiley

Rant: and it makes me mad, because that's what the "help" command is for, you know any Linux Admin would have a reference book right next to him.
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« Reply #57 on: December 14, 2008, 08:16:41 PM »
Congrats on the pass!!
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« Reply #58 on: December 14, 2008, 09:31:25 PM »
Well done, and the sleep is deserved.

Was this the new Linux+ exam? If so, I'm glad to hear that they did a good job with it. As for remembering all the switches, such is life for an entry level cert. It's like learning all of your multiplication tables before you rely on a calculator.

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« Reply #59 on: December 15, 2008, 08:12:13 AM »
Congrats!
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