Offensive Security Course – Offsec 101 – another windmill to tilt at
The SANS 560 penetration course has addled my brains.
I did pretty well on the exam, and should have left the offensive security side there, going back to tending my ever-growing, defensive side of the fence.
But no.
Carried by the enthusiasm of Damian’s initial experiences with the Penetration Testing with BackTrack course, formally known as OffSec 101, I had a look at the material and course.
At first glance it appears very similar to SANS 560, with similar tools, approaches and steps to attack targets, but with a focus on using BackTrack as the primary tool.
What caught my eye were the casually thrown in mentions on Bash and Python scripting, then Ollydbg and finally fuzzing. Only mildly terrifying words to a humble windows admin.
After further goading and kicking by Ash, I approached my boss to get funding to take the course. He got the training approved and now all I have to do is apply.
Am I ready to take on this course? Was Don Quixote?
Watch this blog space.
1 Comment
Aug 15, 2009 11:14 am |
Do you need a hug tiger??
This is going to be awesome fun!! We’ll get through it fine .. the three of us should be able to work it all out!! What we don’t know, we should hammer some of the SANS guys over at the Sydney SANS event
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