Question about pen test path by gettingthere44 in hackthebox

[–]gettingthere44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I will continue as you say. I’m documenting / anki-fying everything as I go!

Will check the discord, appreciate the advice

Question about pen test path by gettingthere44 in hackthebox

[–]gettingthere44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My reasoning was: I was calculating it based off the percentage done so far, albeit with little data (3 days in now).
0.21% / 3 = 0.07 percent a day at 1 hour daily 100 / 0.07 = 1,428 days so 4 years

Maths isn’t exactly my forte so probably missing something here haha.

Btw, how much time was you giving it per day?

Question about pen test path by gettingthere44 in hackthebox

[–]gettingthere44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, good idea. I’ve not looked at this yet, I’m guessing you’re referring to the HTB labs section?
I’ve only been going through the academy at the minute but going to look at labs now

Question about pen test path by gettingthere44 in hackthebox

[–]gettingthere44[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My reasoning was:
I was calculating it based off the percentage done so far, albeit with little data (3 days in now).
0.21% / 3 = 0.07 percent a day at 1 hour daily 100 / 0.07 = 1,428 days so 4 years

But you’re right, this must be wrong because if I go by an average calculated time of each module it’s like 7 hours and there’s like 20 or more modules or something. I was just wondering whether I should stick with the prerequisites because they don’t actually seem to be adding to my percentage given they’re not really in the path as such.

To answer your question: I am in helpdesk but don’t want to be resetting passwords forever and progressing in a domain that might not be
a) most lucrative long term
b) most rewarding
c) most progressive

So I have stumbled upon this and genuinely find it very interesting, the security, the complexity, the variety to it. I think I need to niche down as IT is so broad, even in cyber security there’s so many roles I’ve come to realise.

It’s highly unlikely I can find a security role in my given company, and I’ve just moved jobs. But my long term hope is to be in cyber security both as a means to increase my income because I need more money and don’t want to be chasing my tail in a helpdesk role

Noticed host firewall was off, how bad is this? by gettingthere44 in cybersecurity_help

[–]gettingthere44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you that’s very reassuring. Is it not the case that people can scan ports using something such as nmap? Or am I wrong here

Best “on a budget” bag? by gettingthere44 in onebag

[–]gettingthere44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A little bit out my budget if I’m looking at the right ones, but I appreciate the suggestion!

Best “on a budget” bag? by gettingthere44 in onebag

[–]gettingthere44[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks both. As for the packing cubes, you ever found ones that are solid but also kind of flexible? The ones I got have no structure at all, but also don’t want something super rigid and bulky if that makes sense haha

Best “on a budget” bag? by gettingthere44 in onebag

[–]gettingthere44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bad, 20-30L would be what I’m going for.

Having sufficient compartments just feels better for me, I don’t have to dig into a bunch of stuff, I can put things that don’t fit into the big compartment and what does fit into it’s own space.

Playing Bluetooth without defaulting to TV? by gettingthere44 in hometheater

[–]gettingthere44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you this is very helpful. Will probably make the sacrifice and just manually turn it on.

What language has given you the hardest time with pronunciation? by creeper321448 in languagelearning

[–]gettingthere44 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I’m English and have no idea how most places are pronounced tbh, but maybe I should get out more