OffSec WiFu

treynolds

Hey

I passed my OSWP exam a few weeks ago and I think its worth 10 ICS2
points, but where does this stand in the industry today?

I took this course as I am wanting to become a certified penetration
tester, and I'm thinking of doing the Pentesting With BackTrack course
offered by Offensive Security

Any thoughts?

Cheers

dijital1

I would highly recommend PWB. The courses from Offensive Security have been the best technical courses that I've taken to date. PWB is heavily based on "doing" vs theorizing over how something could be done.

The lab environment that comes with the course is very complete and contains a variety of machines of varying difficulty levels which will allow you to really exercise what you're learning.

Based on what you spend for what you get, there's not a better deal out there in information security for a penetration testing course. Prepare to put in a lot of work though. The course is challenging and the exam even more so.

The exam is one of the best aspects of the course. You really have to master the concepts taught in the course combined with a heavy dose of creativity to pass. Like I said, very challenging, but you will come out it with real world penetration testing skills. I hope this helps.

treynolds

Thanks dude

Does the WiFu points really mean much when attempting to go for the
CISSP?

dijital1

The 2 don't really have much/anything in common. The CPE points are more gained from the course only apply towards current CISSP holders.

So if you already have your CISSP, then the CPE hours from the Wifu could be applied towards your CISSP to meet the annual CPE requirements.

treynolds

Cheers for the help

Chris:/*

It stands pretty high in the industry for penetration testing of Wireless networks. It is best to couple it with a CWNA and CWSP though so you can recommend ways to fix the problems you find. That being said it is an outstanding technical certification!

Unforg1ven

Sounds like a really interesting course, but the price tag to use open source tools is a little odd. Aircrack's help pages are rather proficient to say the least to do your own research combined with wireless network books. Still hacking to obtain a cert sounds pretty fun.

Chris:/*

The price tag is not to use the open source tools but to prove your proficiency.

Unforg1ven

Chris:/* wrote: »

The price tag is not to use the open source tools but to prove your proficiency.

That is true. Guess I'm very touchy on where I shell out my $$$ regarding certs

Chris:/*

Match your certs to your goals and all will be golden in the end! Cheers.

treynolds

I had a bit of spare cash, so I did this all off my back

My previous temp job, lost all trust in me when I told my manager I was looking to become an ethical hacker (I was told to leave that day) , so I didn't mention it at my current employer at first

But after a few beers, I told him and work will pay for all of the security certs for me, including OffSec

SephStorm

sounds like you are where you are meant to be then.