Hi T-Bone,

Sorry for the late reply... I haven't been receiving notifications of replies, so my apologies.

I took Pen-Testing Fundamentals, so it is basically the cheapest, lowest level course... but I liked the inclusive of the book in the course price. Still, the course did not deliver on its promises. I say don't hype it if you can't back it up. I would have been happier attacking the De-Ice discs on my own or with a friend and would end up learning the same amount.

This is why I am sticking to self-study for now... but I am eyeing Wayne Burke's $500 Blended Learning course, however, I have yet to hear back from Wayne and I was told I might receive an CEH exam voucher (I am studying CEH on my own right now). But as it stands right now, that $500 course is no longer looking very useful. I think the really good, high quality course content is beyond the $1,100 mark (I always wondered why that number?). So I think I'll be leery of courses under that price point... at least for now.

Thanks for the feedback T-Bone. Do keep me posted :-)

-Alicia
aka Hungrymind