About a month ago, I completed all the modules in the HTB CPTS course. This course was time-consuming and it's a prerequisite for anyone wishing to attempt the CPTS exam. Directly taking the exam without completing the course is not an option. I would highly recommend this course, even for those who may not be… Continue reading I completed the CPTS lab and the HTB Zephre Pro lab.

I took the summer off from hacking to take my 14-year-old Shepherd mix camping. He likes the water and probably doesn't have much time left, so we looked for camping sites near water. It was the most time off on the weekends I have taken in years. He had a blast and even swam in… Continue reading I completed more CPTS modules after taking the summer off.

These are the modules that I still need to finish.

This took a while to complete between other things I have been working on. I now have the following modules to finish.

I completed the Try Hack Me Advent of Cyber 2022 today. I am still working through the KringleCon V challenges.

Over the past couple of months, I have been busy working through two courses. Last month, I completed the Attacking and Defending Active Directory course in preparation for the Certified Red Team Professional (CRTP) exam. Additionally, I have been working my way through HTB's new Certified Penetration Testing Specialist course. The Active Directory labs provided… Continue reading Attacking and Defending Active Directory (CRTP) and the HTB Certified Penetration Testing Specialist (HTB CPTS) courses

I received the pass email for the eCPPTv2 test last week, just a day after submitting my report. I dedicated all 14 days to working on the test, mainly during weekends and after work hours. However, I encountered some difficulties with my Kali virtual machine and ended up performing a full upgrade during the test,… Continue reading I passed the eCPPTv2 Test

To prepare for the eCPPTv2 test I decided to do the Dante Pro Lab on Hack the Box. I had previously completed the Wreath network and the Throwback network on Try Hack Me after taking time off. Dante consists of 14 machines and 26 flags and has both Windows and Linux machines. There are also… Continue reading Hack the Box Dante Pro Lab

I purchased Daniel Dieterle's new Advanced Security Testing with Kali Linux book. At the time it is only available in hard copy although he said he plans a Kindle release. It is a big thick book with over 700 pages so I would have preferred the Kindle version. I have read his previous Kali books… Continue reading New book Advanced Security Testing with Kali Linux

I wanted to install Elastic Security to use in my home lab machine. I have used Helk and Security Onion in the past. I found some walkthroughs on how to do this but had some trouble following them to get this to work. This is my documentation on how I installed it. My home lab… Continue reading Installing Elastic Security