This is just a place for me to put my stuff because I can never remember the syntax… and that one cool config I had on that machine one time… And for projects.
Outside of work, when I have some of “spare” time, I like to do things that are interesting and profitable. Right now I'm working toward the OSCP. I'm following a path laid out for newbies in a book I read.
Do the Thing: A recommendation from Daniel Miessler's Unsupervised Learning NO. 336:
If you've been studying and planning to do something cool for a long time, stop it. Do the thing. You can still study after you're doing it, but don't let the studying trick you into thinking you're accomplishing something. You're not. It's a trick. Do the thing.
Thinking about using LaTeX for some writing I have on my back-burner. Learn by doing:
Resources:
This is my dumping ground (my “catch mechanism”) for stuff I want to do, read, research, etc. in the near future.
This guy has a good OSCP write-up with good, practical advice.
Some more ideas to get some practical, hands-on experience (instead of just books and flash cards).
Start with Starting Point:
Start Point is part of the HTB main platform (not the Academy).
They highly recommend you supplement Starting Point with HTB Academy.
Supplement Starting Point with HTB Academy:
And then supplement HTB Academy with Hacking Labs:
At this time, the main Hack The Box platform and HTB Academy use separate accounts, so even you've already registered for Hack The Box, you'll need to make a separate account for Academy.
Semi-helpful Blog Article: How to become a penetration tester
Daniel Miessler, UL #353 [2022-10-22 11:33AM]
“The most personal is the most creative” ~ Scorcese
If you really love something, create around it. Create about it. And if you really hate something, create around that… The point is, when you're looking to be creative, figure out what you like and don't like. Gravitate towards those for ideas. Ask yourself, “what should have been created instead of what exists?”.
”'What am I really sick of?' is where innovation begins.“ ~Jerry Seinfeld
Confused after JR Pentester [2022-09-23 8:17PM]
QUESTION: I've completed the JR Penetration Tester learning path in TryHackMe.Now I'm confused about what my next step should be… another path? start trying to crack boxes? prepare for the eJPT certification?
ANSWER 1: Do0gle121
Don't worry so much about “paths”. Start doing all the boxes you can by yourself without any help. Doing the boxes will teach you far more than answering a few questions. Go as far as you can until you find it impossible to move on, figure out where you're stuck and learn that specific area. Repeat process.
As an example - I said before that I find accessing boxes and getting the user flag fairly easy, but escalation is a problem for me. So I looked up guides specifically for escalation and now I'm far more confident in that area. I find in other boxes I'm not so clued up on command injection, so I go back and look over that guide again, also looking up Youtube videos for even more information. One thing to remember, no matter what you're doing - take notes, lots of notes.
Don't feel like you have to stick to any set path, it doesn't work that way. Once you have a basic skill set and a bit of knowledge (which you should after the JR path), just start hacking boxes all day.
Two of the easiest boxes to start with, if you haven't done them already, are Brooklyn 99 and Basic Pentesting. They both are very simple paths and require little technical know-how to complete.
ANSWER 2: TheMadHatter2048
I say go for your eJPT or maybe another one up. Also you can DEFINITELY start the offensive path !!! I did that one and I’m actually going to redo the AD room from JR Pentester since I’m at 98% technically lol , they redo these