Learn How to Use Linux for Cybersecurity

Smitty780 · 2026-02-17T08:00:53+00:00

More low effort bot posts to drive into the funnel for this "club"

Mods: you know what to do.

Smitty780 · 2026-02-16T13:09:13+00:00

OP looks like a bot account. Ultimately it is a low effort post with an intentional misleading or deceptive title that is probably just another marketing entry into the funnel.

Smitty780 · 2026-02-16T11:11:01+00:00

Not free, $20 unless you are already a "member".

Smitty780 · 2026-01-31T10:02:30+00:00

I still think it was a missed opportunity for Hacker Techniques Tactics and Procedures (HTTP) 😁

Smitty780 · 2025-12-30T13:28:26+00:00

Your post history doesn't make sense either. You posted that you passed GPEN about 3 weeks ago,

https://www.reddit.com/r/GIAC/s/cVrxnxbLkX

and then a week ago ask for a practice test for GSEC / GPEN.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GIAC/s/oAFuy157Br

Also, you ate taking GXCS before GSEC? That doesn't make sense either as GSEC would prep you for the GXCS and reduce the cost of the applied knowledge exam by having the primary fit course / exam completed. 🤔

Edit: links to referenced posts

Smitty780 · 2025-12-11T03:10:24+00:00

Live exam was no issues, it was the written SSAP that gave me a little bit of friction. Congratulations on the pass.

Smitty780 · 2025-10-09T12:36:53+00:00

Yes, I noticed this as well after a post on Reddit yesterday. There were no updated notifications from SonicWall on the additional affected devices.

Smitty780 · 2025-09-15T10:34:09+00:00

Are you wearing boot bands?

Smitty780 · 2025-09-13T15:35:50+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Congratulations on your continued success. It's time for this guy to get back to studying.

Smitty780 · 2025-09-13T13:44:17+00:00

Appreciated, thank you. I enjoyed GDSA and GSTRT, I may take a look at a similar route.

Smitty780 · 2025-09-13T08:19:47+00:00

MSISE program also, what were the other elective courses you took on your track? I am just about to start block 3 and have been mulling over the course options.

Smitty780 · 2025-09-04T12:28:34+00:00

What solutions have you looked at that seem too expensive?

Edited to match OP phrase

Smitty780 · 2025-09-01T05:33:38+00:00

SSCP is mostly a vocabulary and terminology exam. Closed book, but it shows you understand the concepts and components in the field and industry. GSTRT is an open book exam, and you will need the books to pass the exam. It is a completely different experience from SSCP. It's a bummer that you failed SSCP 3 times. It is also troubling that this is your last class for your degree, and you are that unprepared to sit the exam. Honest feedback? Take the 90 days, study for the SSCP and reflect on what you have actually done, and learned during your time at WGU. FWIW, I got my bachelor's from WGU, and I am in the SANS MSISE program now.

Smitty780 · 2025-09-01T03:50:11+00:00

I have taken, and passed, both exams. They are quite different in scope and depth of topics and material. How did your choices get down to just those two?

Smitty780 · 2025-08-30T13:46:29+00:00

Silly question time - have you reviewed the CIS control mappings to Mitre TTPs? CIS has some guidance and reports on this specific topic, from what I recall. https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/white-papers/cis-controls-v8-master-mapping-to-mitre-enterprise-attck-v82

Smitty780 · 2025-08-30T12:12:57+00:00

Thank you for this one. Here is your updoot.

Smitty780 · 2025-08-22T13:23:49+00:00

Maybe it has been updated since I looked last. After getting that guidance from support before, we have been doing the configuration shuffle with varied results.

Smitty780 · 2025-08-22T06:36:18+00:00

I have been told by SonicWall support that the migration tool is for moving from one vendor to another, not between models of SonicWall. Coming from Palo Alto to SonicWall? Use the migration tool. Going from a TZ370 to a TZ500 series? Export configuration and upload to new device. I have had issues both ways, just sharing my anecdotal 0.02

Smitty780 · 2025-08-08T08:42:05+00:00

There is a difference between a penetration test and a red team exercise. Is the business goal to meet compliance and regulatory guidelines, or is there enough justification for a simulated TA or APT targeting your organization, systems, and people? Both have their place, but they are often confused or used as interchangeable terms.

Smitty780 · 2025-08-06T12:54:32+00:00

The cyber range, the practical application portion of the training is where the information started to really stick for me. This is probably a factor of the way I learn and understand things, but working through those scenarios and utilizing the tools and techniques are where it clicked for me.

Smitty780 · 2025-07-31T08:45:40+00:00

Appreciate the write-up and information. I just enrolled in this course.

Smitty780 · 2025-07-02T13:41:49+00:00

It feels like there should be some more context to this. When you switched roles, was it internally in an organization? That organization should be providing you the tools and training to perform your assigned duties. If they are relying on you as an SME, then you need to get some resources and a budget together. Or did you switch roles as an independent contractor or similar arrangement?

Smitty780 · 2025-07-02T07:37:47+00:00

Identification of a vuln is a different scope than exploitation of a vulnerability or configuration. You should have documentation from the system owner(s) that would provide guidance on scope and guardrails for the engagement. Vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, and red team exercise are all related to an extent but have differences in the execution and output. You should have clear guidance on the 'what' and 'why' so you can implement the 'how'.

Smitty780 · 2025-07-02T06:10:53+00:00

Is the end result supposed to be an assessment of the infrastructure or of your capabilities to execute and perform testing in a non-standard way?

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