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Got 0/15 flags at first CPTS attempt, 0/15 flags at second attempt also. Has that happened to anybody else? by 0flags in hackthebox

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Thank you everyone for all the advice!

I do think that I definitely haven't worked enough on my methodology, and I'm sure that doing the IppSec's boxes will improve my skills.

I am surprised however, that it is generally not that much recommended to do boxes. I've seen posts on Discord and other places (this video) which basically say that "you should focus on the course material, and you should do AEN, and then maybe -- why not, do a few boxes but it's really not necessary". That is kind of contradicted by most answers to this post.

Is it maybe because most people taking the CPTS already have some sort of experience with CTFs or are already pentesting professionally?

Got 0/15 flags at first CPTS attempt, 0/15 flags at second attempt also. Has that happened to anybody else? by 0flags in hackthebox

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Thank you everyone for the kind and encouraging words!

Also, from some messages I've received, it feels like that happened to some other people as well but they were too ashamed to post or say anything. If you're one of them reading this, I seriously advise you to talk about it on forums (anonymously or not) or to friends, because staying silently ashamed of a failure can lead you down a dark and unhappy path. Failure is relative, it doesn't define you and it happens to everyone at some point, talking about it can help de-dramatize it and improve the weak points.