knwminus

@knwminus wrote:

google accounts are about to become even more valuable…

To data mine 😉

@ajohnson wrote:

When are you scheduling that GSE written exam? 😉

Maybe in a few years if I haven’t gone insane from all this studying?

@ajohnson wrote:

Have you gone through the Web App Hackers Handbook (2nd)? If so, how did you feel it compared to the course? I’m thinking about challenging this one and would be interested in any…

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@knwminus wrote:

I was thinking of getting the Linux+ as a primer to the RHCSA/RHCE since I don’t actually work with linux professionally. There are a lot of Network Engineer jobs in my area that want Unix/Linux knowledge. After CCNP:S in a couple of months I might pick up Linux+/LPIC-1 for fun along with CWNA/CWSP (which not very many people have…

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@knwminus wrote:

Doesn’t it cover basic wireless theory for all wireless networks?

You learn some RF basics, but it’s not one where you learn about all wireless technologies (i.e. Bluetooth, ZigBee, RFID, etc.). Check out the exam objectives: http://www.cwnp.com/exams/pw0104_objectives.pdf

@knwminus wrote:

I guess I see your point. GCIA would be…

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I’ve looked at the jobs. Most of them want the skills I have described (*nix, packet analysis, wireless, etc). But that doesn’t mean I should certify in all of those areas. I guess most bang for my buck is what I am looking for. I know CISSP would offer that but I want to be a bit more rounded before I take it.

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@knwminus wrote:

I hope she used a hidden volume….

I hope she wasn’t participating in a mortgage scam and just wants to protect “home movies” 😉

@l33t5h@rk wrote:

@knwminus wrote:

At any rate that is my 18 month goal (CCNP:S,CCNP,CCIE:S) with OSCP possibly mixed in there.

Holy aggressive batman

He’s a cylon…

@knwminus wrote:

At any rate that is my 18 month goal (CCNP:S,CCNP,CCIE:S) with OSCP possibly mixed in there.

Holy aggressive batman

@knwminus wrote:

I know I want to take the following:

CCNP:S
OSCP

That’ll take me to about June or July or so.

After that, things get interesting. My heart says go for CCIE:S but my head says do CCNP R/S. There is also the issue of my desire to do CWNA and CWSP.  I also want to do linux+ (since I am taking a linux course for school) but that…

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@knwminus wrote:

I’m a little shocked that you didn’t include the other “TAO” book:
http://www.amazon.com/Extrusion-Detection-Security-Monitoring-Intrusions/dp/0321349962/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324319286&sr=8-1

I have it, and it’s a great book. I just don’t know if it adds much to GCIA studies after all those others. It certainly wouldn’t hurt…

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I’ve read it for the most part (still need to finish up the Tshark stuff). I was looking for something that would be a low cost version of the GCIA training. 4500 isn’t happening anytime soon. OSCP looks cool but the WCNA material would be beneficial. I may just try to squeeze the OSCP in at some point late next year (probably…

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@knwminus wrote:

Don’t be too worried. The CCNA:S is like Security+ but from Cisco. You can probably study up and pass it without too much work. I think my CCNA took me like 5 months but the CCNA:Security took like a month and a half.

Thanks knwminus.  I’m still going to re-read the Todd Lammle book and throw my notes into an SRS system to get…[Read more]

@knwminus wrote:

You will be able to do the CEH6 for 6 months after the release of CEH7. I did call ECcouncil to confirm that. I picked up the CEH book tonight. I plan to take it in April or so.

yeah, but the v7 looks so much better!

@knwminus: I agree with both points – that too many holders may lower the value and that a practical would be a good thing. While the CEH is still meant to be an introductory/intermediate level certification, I would like to see the follow-on LPT have a practical.

@knwminus wrote:

I might have to check that out  8)

How do you jump into a analyst position? I mean from what I have seen, the entry bar is set pretty high.

I do a lot of the Technical Screening at my company so i will give you a quick breakdown of what we look for in our analysts.  It likely varies from job to job, but this will give you an i…[Read more]

@knwminus wrote:

nothingelse and rdm

Do you mind telling what type of roles you guys are working in? Are you working in IDS/IPS analyst roles?

Right now I am the only sec guy so I do a large amount of different things.  I spend about a quarter of my time doing IDS and log analysis. 

@knwminus wrote:

Greetings,

I will be completing the CEH sometime in the next few months. I know it isn’t the end all be all of pen tester certs but I am looking to get my feet wet. After that, I plan on doing the elearnsecurity course (and cert). After that I am thinking of doing the OSCP course but I am wondering if anyone has moved from CEH…

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@knwminus wrote:

I am still but a noob but I am being thrown into some network testing and I don’t want to just run a tool and read the results to our developers without understanding what I am seeing and offering solutions.

And this is why I always go back and state… “Understand the OSI… forget about the tools for now!”

In my post, I gave…[Read more]