There's been a few topics here regarding python and infosec and it looks like Vivek has an answer to those threads:

SecurityTube Python Scripting Expert

The syllabus looks promising.  The site says the course is for people with no programming skills to those with prior experience with the language.  His past 2 certs (SWSE and SMFE) have had their course videos up on securitytube.net, but it looks like he may be doing something a little different with this cert:


I've posed the question on Twitter regardless   I really like Vivek's vids, teaching style, etc, so I'm definitely keeping this course on my radar!

Anyone who wants to learn Python should also consider Learn Python the Hard Way by Zed Shaw.  The online version of his book is free, there is also a PDF version for $3 and an online course for $29. 

I haven't taken his course, but I have read some of his writing and he's both a good programmer and a clear writer which is hard to find.

This may be a stupid question but will the cert for this be recognized by employers?

Awesome, thanks. I'm having to do the entire course in a week due to their schedule, but they have another course starting 4/16. It started off pretty slow for anyone who is familiar with Python, but it's starting to pick up some speed. This is definitely a great resource for beginners. I also signed up for several of the other courses that will be released on 4/16.


It's not going to set your resume apart from others like professional certifications will, but it will provide some demonstrable evidence that you have a certain level of proficiency with Python (i.e. it may help if someone is already looking at your resume or you have an interview and can explain what you learned from it).


You should also check out coding for penetration testers: http://www.amazon.com/Coding-Penetration-Testers-Building-Better/dp/1597497290

I signed up as well. I'm actually hoping this will be more on the advanced side. I don't care about the certification itself that much, but Vivek puts out a lot of great content, and this is a good opportunity to support the site.

I signed up for the course as well, last night


5-6 new courses in the works?  I look forward to seeing what topics these courses will be on!

Also, as for the python videos being on securitytube.net, he released a video for the Python course/cert the other day (http://www.securitytube.net/video/3786).  In it he said that the videos will be released 1 video per week for the next 52 weeks.

I enrolled a week ago. This course is very good. I'm in module 2 right now and I feel like I'm learning a lot. I think I should have taken this before I did the OSCP. Either way both courses/certs are fun.

Ya...I have that link too but IMO it's ok only for basic stuff. When I've faced the threading and queue concept I was forced to look elsewhere for more than 1 week and get this concept understood.

I'm not a programmer type but I'm making great efforts to became one as much as I'll can one and get this course done.

I'm almost at the end of module 2 and I've already read impressive extra to get some task completed.

Also I was forced to watch every youtube resource and narrow every additional video examples which I had on my personal library.

Bottom line I'm founding this certification very demanding but in the same time very useful. It's not like of the "one month learning" type certifications, you need get used with the concepts and way of thinking to get your own tools build up from the scratch.



From my point of view worth every cent.