Passed the CISSP on my first attempt in mid-July, 2019, and finally getting around to writing about it now. Summary of exam: My exam was 100 questions, although it can go up to 150 based on how you are doing on the exam.. its kind of variable so I think if it knows you are […]
Category: Certifications
Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) Certification
Just passed my OSCP this weekend, successfully hacking into all five boxes that were presented! Summary of exam: This exam is a great way to prove your penetration testing skills and a great one to add to your resume. It is a 24-hour exam (although you don’t need to use the whole time) and it […]
Splunk Certified User Certification
So I kept seeing that jobs near me were looking for Splunk experience so I decided to get the Splunk Certified User certification. It’s a free certification that you can take online, and I suggest you go and register for it right away as they are changing the model by August 15th, 2018. You have […]
EC-Council CEH Certification
The Certified Ethical Hacker v9.. what a prestigious name, should have turned me away but it didn’t. I wanted it because it was a “check the box” activity.. many companies and contracts are looking for this on your resume so I figured why not. In the end the content was extremely similar to the CompTIA […]
CompTIA Security+ Certification
Honestly – I don’t have much for you here.. My company paid for a 3-day boot camp. Two eight hour days of learning and exam on the third day. About 70% of us passed, but overall I think it was pretty basic of an exam. Just memorize memorize memorize and you’ll pass like I did! […]
CCNA Certification
My first step was getting the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA Routing and Switching) certification to get fundamental network knowledge, to really understand all the layers of the OSI model, and to understand how packets flow, how DNS resolves, and how firewalls/routers work at a fundamental level. Looking back, I still think this certification was […]