Hi tntcoda ,

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I'm just about positive that the class is done 100% on your own time. However what you pay for (Either 30 day lab access or 60 day lab access), relates to how much lab time you have to practice your skills you learn in the course. It was formerly known as Offensive Security 101 but is now called Penetration Testing with Back Track. I still call it OffSec 101, the certification still remains OSCP (Offensive-Security Certified Professional).

-Kris

I also want to take the course but after, I complete the CISSP.  I was wondering if I have to be an Assembly GURU to pass the course.  I have the two books (Hacking: The Art of Exploitation  2nd Edition) and (Reversing: Secrets of Reverse Engineering).

I figured reading and understanding them would help me before I take the course.  But is it necessary? I am going to anyway since ultimately I wanted to become a researcher for discovering and breaking malware, especially the ones that create botnets.   

I would concentrate more on a scripting language like Perl or Python.