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Re: CCNA for penetration testers?
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Re: CCNA for penetration testers?
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Re: CCNA for penetration testers?
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CCNA for penetration testers?
[read bold only if you are lazy] First of all, hello to everyone. I am browsing this forum since a few months and it is really amazing :) My goal is to learn and pass certs to find a job in network pentesting or web apps pentesting and I am abit confused right now about the certifications I would like to get To make it… -
Re: CCNA for penetration testers?
I think it just goes way more indepth into setting up Cisco equipment than anyone who is not in networking will ever need to use. It just wouldn't be a good use of time in my eyes. To me, just the CCENT would definitely be good enough for someone just wanting a good foundation on how a network is setup. But really don't… -
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Re: CCNA for penetration testers?
I personally think everyone in IT should get a CCNA R&S, but not many people agree with me. It's just such good foundational knowledge, even though some of it is Cisco-specific. I worked as a pentester for a few months before I figured out it wasn't for me. I'm glad I had the networking background as it helps one think… -
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100% agree with NetworkNewb, everyone always jumps right to the CCNA, but if you don't need to configure Cisco gear, then the 2nd half of the cert isn't going to be useful to you other than name dropping and hoping a pentest company even cares. Also, pay special attention to the part about "I looked at job ads" that will… -
Re: CCNA for penetration testers?
I kinda agree with NetworkNewb. The thing is that I don’t want to study too much useless cisco networking details (considering my goal ofc). I guess I will start applying at junior pentester positions after OSCP and see what happens. Concerning CEH, it is too expensive for me as I don’t have the required 2 years of…
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