The day has arrived. I have my email from the BackTrack team confirming access to the training material, videos and labs. Downloaded all the files, checked the videos ran and the PDFs had content, then connected to the labs. The VPM worked as advertised, so I could ping a system at the far end. Now, [...]
Installing BackTrack 4 on to an old laptop is easy. Boot from the CD, then run the install.sh script on the Backtrack desktop. Now as a Windows Admin, I have to updated everything. I have no choice, otherwise my MCSE status is revoked. Once you have logged in to the laptop, plugged it in to [...]
Being but a humble Windows Admin, certain requirements of the course overview appear to have a heavy dependency on Linux and programming, so I decided to brush up on those latent skills. Okay, latent skills may be a huge over exaggeration, but, in the wacky world of IT operations having to understand new, totally unrelated [...]
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 [...]
