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Re: Pen testing training / certification
From: Jeantet Fields <jt () jeantet net>
Date: 31 Jan 2004 19:33:03 -0000
In-Reply-To: <4017106E.3000808 () infostruct net> Hey Gideon, I took Redvolution's Ethical Hacking and Pen Testing class this past November, in DC. The class wasn't so much an OPST cert course as an all-around Pen-Testing class, which mentioned OSTMM principles where relevant. Kind of like the OPST cert was an afterthought, but definitely added value. The class was about 60% labs, and nearly everything they talked about was backed up with live examples out on the net or in a test environment they set up in the class. The students were an eclectic mix - foresic specialists, Net engineers, shady DOD characters etc. In my opinion, the class is not for novices. You should know IP networking like your birthdate, and have a solid understanding of Net topologies, equipment, and also some win32 and *ix OS if you want to get the most out of the class. Put it to you this way, if you have a CCNA, you'll be ok. In addition to the lead instructor, they had two backup instructors who helped the students one on one with labs. The student / teacher ratio was 2:1. I would have been overwhelmed by the amount of information and security tools presented in the class if not for their lead instructor - Taylor. The guy's good. He spent years at Verisign before starting this company. He's probably one of the best instructors I've ever had. In fact, I now teach Firewalls and Net security at NYU, and I've modeled my class and lectures on the way this guy teaches. I highly recommend these ReD guys. (they also throw a pretty good party after the last class ;-) bounce me an e-mail if you have any more questions. ./j
Received: (qmail 24493 invoked from network); 28 Jan 2004 22:51:09 -0000 Received: from outgoing2.securityfocus.com (205.206.231.26) by mail.securityfocus.com with SMTP; 28 Jan 2004 22:51:09 -0000 Received: from lists.securityfocus.com (lists.securityfocus.com [205.206.231.19]) by outgoing2.securityfocus.com (Postfix) with QMQP id D57DE91E6D; Wed, 28 Jan 2004 09:46:46 -0700 (MST) Mailing-List: contact pen-test-help () securityfocus com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: <pen-test.list-id.securityfocus.com> List-Post: <mailto:pen-test () securityfocus com> List-Help: <mailto:pen-test-help () securityfocus com> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:pen-test-unsubscribe () securityfocus com> List-Subscribe: <mailto:pen-test-subscribe () securityfocus com> Delivered-To: mailing list pen-test () securityfocus com Delivered-To: moderator for pen-test () securityfocus com Received: (qmail 12806 invoked from network); 28 Jan 2004 01:53:45 -0000 Message-ID: <4017106E.3000808 () infostruct net> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 20:29:18 -0500 From: "Gideon Rasmussen, CISSP, CFSO, CFSA, SCSA" <gideon () infostruct net> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Pen testing training / certification Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am considering the OPST certification from ReDvolution Technologies. It is based on the Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual - OSSTMM (http://www.isecom.org/projects/osstmm.shtml). Has anyone taken their applied penetration testing course (http://www.thinkingred.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=print&ceid=23&redi=training_sub2.jpg)? I would appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thank you. Gideon Gideon T. Rasmussen CISSP, CFSO, CFSA, SCSA Boca Raton, FL gideon () infostruct net --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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