Re: About to start PWB - Any tips?

[Alex Dolan <dolan.alex () gmail com>]

Thanks everyone for all you advice, I have taken it on. My work is
paying for this course and I am planning to take a little time off
here and there over the duration so I can pull all nighters and really
get some time into it. I'm certainly not taking it lightly, hence all
my questions. I have set myself up with a VM and started reading
through and trying the things on the Backtrack wiki.

Patrick, here is the PWB page at the OffSec site
http://www.offensive-security.com/information-security-training/penetration-testing-with-backtrack/

Thanks again all, I am going to start in a few days, and will let you
know how I go!

On Thu, Jun 21, 2012 at 2:29 AM, Kim Guldberg <kim () bufferzone dk> wrote:
> Totally agreeing on what has already been said what I will add is this.
>
> The time issue is very important, In fact more important then homework. The
> value you get out of this course is directly proportional to the time you
> put in.
>
> Lets say you do your home work great and basically walk through the course
> without too much troubles and frustration. In my opinion you will have
> wasted your time.
>
> It is important that you spend entire weekends, working 50 hours without any
> thing to show for it, knowing only, at the end that, these 50 things doesn't
> work. If you had solved it on the first try, you wouldn't have tried and
> done the 50 things and learned a lot less
>
> It is important that you learn to try harder. In real life scenarios you
> have nobody to ask and quitting is not an option.
>
> Nothing you do or try is wasted even if it doesn't work. The more you try
> the more you learn
>
> It will be a life changing experience for you I am sure
>
> Best Regards
> Kim guldberg
>
>
>
>
> 20-06-2012 10:32, Alex Dolan skrev:
>
> Hey guys I'm about to embark on the Pentesting With Backtrack course
> and was after any tips any one can give me.
>
> I'm fairly new to hacking and this will be my first training
> experience with it. I'm pretty self-sufficient with Ubuntu and know my
> way around Windows okay. Any areas I should be focusing on and
> brushing up before receiving the study materials?
>
> What do you recommend for hardware? Should I use a laptop and keep the
> same install running with me or will it be fine to move between home
> and work while I'm doing it and using a service like Dropbox to store
> my files and stuff? How much space should I allow for the BT5
> partition?
>
> Thanks for any advice you can give.
>
> -Al
>
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