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SephStorm

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looking for mentor

« on: August 30, 2011, 07:25:32 PM »

Hi all,

I am looking for a mentor to teach me various subjects in Information Technology. Of Particular interest are IT Security/Penetration Testing/Programming. Other subjects are welcome including Operating Systems, networking, ect. Student requires HANDS ON learning. Mentor should be located in/around South Carolina.

Student is knowledgeable and dedicated. I will provide hardware and or needed software as appropriate. Looking for a teacher with verifiable experience, i.e certs and experience. Contact me via message or here (which will lead to a PM.

Compensation can be discussed @ that time.

Thanks for your time.


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Re: looking for mentor

« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2011, 10:58:37 PM »

I would check in to this: http://site.infosecmentors.com/

Don't know if it is still active or not. I kind of dropped out of the whole game. I think the guy they paired me with was out that way. In one of the Carolinas. but we had a failure to launch.


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Re: looking for mentor

« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2011, 07:17:41 AM »

So I took a swing on the twitters. From @InfoSecMentors:

It is! Took a break for the summer, but we're ready for the next round of matches and a new process! Deadline Sept 13 for @brucon!


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Re: looking for mentor

« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2011, 08:00:44 AM »

Why don't you try finding someone to mentor? You're far from a newbie, so you should be at a point where you can research and find answers yourself (and you know you can ask here if you get stuck). This skill, along with critical thinking, is extremely important for any infosec-related job, so the sooner you can fly on your own, the better.

Having someone depending on you to explain something complicated to them in a way that they will understand really forces you to gain in-depth subject matter expertise and pushes you past your boundaries. That's why I love participating in forums like these. Someone may ask a question that I partially know off the top-of-my-head, but I'm not comfortable answering until I research/lab it. Everyone benefits in this process.

Have you taken your GCIH exam yet (sorry, I've been away for a bit). If you score 85% or better, you can mentor the course. You only need to be able to pull four (I believe) people together for it. I think that'd be a great experience for you.