davekoob

@shawal wrote:

The Penetration field is quite deep and wide

Thanks for making my day….  ;D

We had an Annoy-a-tron in our office for about a month…

Hilarity ensued…

DEFINITELY worth the $10… Heck get 3 or 4…

Shawal

This is exactly the kind of info I’ve been looking for.

While I’m sure Don’s probably not greatly excited about taking a GCIH thread and turning into a GPEN thread, the @home part still applies!!!

I’ll be purchasing Counter Hack Reloaded today in preparation for my GPEN course.

I’m totally new to the world of security, but have a pretty…[Read more]

CadillacGolfer,

Thanks for your confidence in Ed Skoudis.  I’m slated to take his GIAC Penetration Testing course this summer through the @Home program. When you took your first @Home course, what were your concerns/ fears?

My biggest fear is not being able to gauge what the other students are thinking/ feeling. I’ve been in classroom settings…[Read more]

So you would recommend the GPEN cert over the EC-Council stuff?

How do you guys think that this course compares with the C|EH/ LPT courseware from the EC-Council?

Not being a dick at all…

Maybe I should have phrased the question a bit differently. I guess it was more of a curiosity of mine as opposed to asking on behalf of the company I work for. I’m familiar with audits and tests that other companies perform for our customers. I do not personally know anybody in our area that is a penetration tester, so…[Read more]

I also plan on attending to obtain my C|EH (version 6) certification. Our company would like to get into penetration testing and if the bosses approve, it will be a fun filled, educational mini-vacation from ice and snow covered Cedar Falls, Iowa to warm and sunny Myrtle Beach, SC!!!