This isn’t your typical review of a book. I read this book because I felt that too many security professionals were “showing their work” but not doing it in a way that provided any real value. The way some people share online, I feel like they might have read this book but missed some key…
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Certified CyberDefender (CCD) – Review
Hopefully, this review will be slightly different than others I’ve seen. I won’t go as in-depth on some of the labs, material, or exams because I feel there seem to be several reviews about that already, and I expect many more as this cert becomes more popular. I also warn you I might be making…
Blue Team Level 2 (BTL2) – Review Part 2
I recommend reading Blue Team Level 2 (BTL2) – Review Part 1 to get some additional background on my journey with this certification. Why I took this certification. I took this certification not to move up the security ranks or get a new career. It was for me to level up and to be able…
The Metrics Manifesto – Book Review
I’ve always been interested in using metrics to present a pattern and see if action could be taken from them. I’ve seen many organizations using metrics, but I can’t say I’ve seen an impact on the organization because of them. An example would be, “As you see here in the graph, phishing attempts were highest…
eCPPT Review – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
eCPPT stands for eLearnSecurity Certified Professional Penetration Tester. Now, I’m very much a blue teamer, but the purpose for me to pursue this certification was to learn attackers’ tactics and techniques. I wanted to be able to more quickly identify an attacker in an environment and also understand the attacker’s next step. I didn’t pursue…
Blue Team Level 2 (BTL2) – Review Part 1
3/21/22 This review will be an ongoing, living review. As I write this review, the platform has jumped to a new interface. Two labs are still “coming soon,” and the estimated date for the exam to be available is at the end of March. I’m doing a “living” review because Blue Team Level 2 has…
Practical Malware Analysis & Triage – Review
I wanted to do a quick review on this course to give some initial thoughts. I want to say I’m only familiar with Matt Kiely aka HuskyHacks due to his blog for the eCPPT. https://huskyhacks.dev/2020/04/24/elsptp/. I enjoyed his other blog posts and ended up following him on twitter https://twitter.com/HuskyHacksMK which is how I became aware…
Bill Walsh: The Score Takes Care Of Itself – Book Review
This book was so good that I bought a physical copy. The Audible version wasn’t cutting it for all the bookmarks and notes I wanted to take while reading. I believe the book has a little bit of everything, from his struggles early on and how he built a team, to the burnout he felt…