My new career path..tell me what you think?
YuckTheFankees
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I'm really interested in linux/wireless/wireless security/ and pentesting.
Currently I work as NOC/ linux support, so I'm gaining networking and linux experience. I just obtained my Linux+ this week and I want to learn more about linux but would the RHCSA/RHCE be useful for pentesting or is that just overkill?
For the wireless portion; I would like to get all 4 of the CWNP's certs and maybe the cisco wireless certs but most people say to focus on the CWNP certs.
After I get the CWNA, that's when I'll start studying for the pentesting certs. I would really like to get the GPEN and GAWN certs first then maybe OSCP or GWAPT. But then again, maybe start with eCPPT/OSWP/ security tube wireless cert than SANS?
Tell me what you think?
Currently I work as NOC/ linux support, so I'm gaining networking and linux experience. I just obtained my Linux+ this week and I want to learn more about linux but would the RHCSA/RHCE be useful for pentesting or is that just overkill?
For the wireless portion; I would like to get all 4 of the CWNP's certs and maybe the cisco wireless certs but most people say to focus on the CWNP certs.
After I get the CWNA, that's when I'll start studying for the pentesting certs. I would really like to get the GPEN and GAWN certs first then maybe OSCP or GWAPT. But then again, maybe start with eCPPT/OSWP/ security tube wireless cert than SANS?
Tell me what you think?
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UnixGuy
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YuckTheFankees wrote: »I'm really interested in linux/wireless/wireless security/ and pentesting.
Currently I work as NOC/ linux support, so I'm gaining networking and linux experience. I just obtained my Linux+ this week and I want to learn more about linux but would the RHCSA/RHCE be useful for pentesting or is that just overkill?
For the wireless portion; I would like to get all 4 of the CWNP's certs and maybe the cisco wireless certs but most people say to focus on the CWNP certs.
After I get the CWNA, that's when I'll start studying for the pentesting certs. I would really like to get the GPEN and GAWN certs first then maybe OSCP or GWAPT. But then again, maybe start with eCPPT/OSWP/ security tube wireless cert than SANS?
Tell me what you think?
For a pentesting career, you don't need RHCSA/RHCE. Those certs are useful for Linux/UNIX admins. If you are interested, you can do them. -
onesaint
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For a pentesting career, you don't need RHCSA/RHCE. Those certs are useful for Linux/UNIX admins. If you are interested, you can do them.
Do you see the RHCSA/RHCE being a good foundation for anything beyond Admin work (e.g., security)?Work in progress: picking up Postgres, elastisearch, redis, Cloudera, & AWS.
Next up: eventually the RHCE and to start blogging again.
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UnixGuy
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Do you see the RHCSA/RHCE being a good foundation for anything beyond Admin work (e.g., security)?
A good security professional should have a solid understanding of networking and system administration, so there's definitely a value. RHCE demands a basic configuration of may network/security services such as DNS and firewalls, so it does give a good foundation, but I think passing the exams needs experience in Linux