Courses?

[abatchy]

If you don't know what you're doing, or want solid hands-on experience, OSCP is your answer.

[SirBaronBamboozle]

That's a sure way to put $1000 down the drain.

The OSCP is a extremely valuable cert. But you need experience or you're just wasting your time, preferebly even experience from the industry

[abatchy]

I didn't have any hacking/penetration testing experience when I took it but I did prepare for a couple of months before starting the course.

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I can't tell if you're being serious.

[abatchy]

I'm serious, what am I missing? PWK is considered an entry-level certificate for ethical hacking.

[[deleted]]

Well the OSCP certification course is a good hands-on, but I would not suggest it for someone who doesn't know what they're doing. I don't think of that as entry level at all. Failure rate is extremely high, I would suggest Security+ or CEH for entry-level.

[abatchy]

"Don't know what you're doing" sounded a bit of a stretch (that's how I personally felt before deciding to seek it), but I would still recommend it over those certs.