Trying Harder, an OSCP Journey

JoJoCal19

As I'm finishing up my PMP prep and getting ready to take the exam, I'd decided I was done with certs. Definitely any cert where you need to read and take a multi-choice exam for sure, but was thinking certs in general. Well last week my manager shocked me and told me he resigned, which really sucks for me. Aside from him being a great guy, awesome to work for, and someone who I've learned a lot from, he also paid for my CISM, CISA, CRISC, and now PMP that I'm about to take. So two things entered my mind, first, I want to make sure I have a solid out to our Cyber team if need be (or a new company/job) in case things go sideways in my current position, and second, I should see if he will cover one more cert before he leaves. So I decided OSCP was the perfect choice as it really accomplishes both.

So last night I got fully registered for PWK/OSCP. I'm not going to approach this like most people and spend inordinate amounts of time on it each and every night. But I've got at least 2 solid hours a day minimum that I will put towards it. I've done a ton of research on the OSCP for years now and have a war chest of resources saved in OneNote. As well I have an entire shelf full of every well known pentesting/hacking books out there. Now it's time to put everything to use. My start date is September 2nd, which happens to fall on my favorite day of the year, college football kickoff day. The good thing about practical certs like this is that I can sit in front of my tv with my laptop and practice away. I guess you can consider this thread the lazy mans OSCP journey. Will I be successful? Time will tell. I'm pretty damn good at researching, and pick things up really quickly and easily when it's a practical matter, so I've got that going for me.

katawia

JoJoCal19 wrote: »

So OSCP is back on! I'm set to start on 9/30. I spoke to management again about the expense, and they are requesting approval from senior management to get it approved. Based on this situation and also some things since my manager left, I feel like I can't afford to not take the course, so I've decided that if management doesn't get the approval for it, then I will just pay the bill (corp card) myself. I want to go ahead and move forward with the OSCP so that I have an ace in my back pocket if I need it.

So I'm doing the command line course on Code Academy, and then doing the Git and Python course before the 30th. As well I am going to do some preliminary studying of buffer overflows using my eLearnsecurity material.

Are you going for the basic or will you upgrade?