Penetration testing is a key part of cybersecurity: finding and safely exploiting system flaws. Learn the skills, tools, and steps to start your career as an ethical hacker in this growing field.
So... You Want to Become a Penetration Tester?
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StrikerRocket
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My son, who will turn 18 next month, is finishing his 1st year as a cybersecurity expert cursus in Marseille, France. His is learning linux, python and everything related to routing, security etc.
Very interesting and rewarding. I've been monitoring his studies closely, as I find this really interesting too.
It helps me understand networking better and everything related to security, IP V4 vs. IP V6 etc.
And this also offers goods job opportunities.
Very interesting and rewarding. I've been monitoring his studies closely, as I find this really interesting too.
It helps me understand networking better and everything related to security, IP V4 vs. IP V6 etc.
And this also offers goods job opportunities.
Ah yes... skills that can be used for both good and good against evil. For context sake, evil just means bad people. And yes there is a lot of bad people!
Zathras says lots of work to do
Good article David
Zathras says lots of work to do
Good article David
Plutoisaplanet
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How many of these opportunities will be gone within the next five years due to AI, though?
IT will probably be one of the fastest adopting AI tools requiring fewer every year.
MonicaPython2
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Nice overview! I would just like to add that pentesting is not limited to just web and infrastructure pentesting. There are multiple types of pentesting and many of them have their own learning path and certifications.
Circumventing protection and checking backdoors?Yes I want to look for insecurities in my target and shoot my payload inside to see if I can conquer
You are absolutely correct! Physical pen testing is especially interesting because it's basically legal breaking and entering lol. Social engineering can also be it's own branch of pen testing technically.
But what profession is safe?
On the contrary, I have a hunch that IT professions will be the most resilient.
The day there's no more need for IT specialists, I can't see any other job holding out (and that's terrifying).
StrikerRocket
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Maybe, but just maybe. AI is far from being THE answer to everything. It is merely a tool, a powerful one, but a tool. And as with every tool, someone has to wield it, and it has to be a human. Some corporations are already cutting back on AI as a replacement for client support for example. AI must never be completely autonomous, that's too dangerous IMHO. But it's not my call so...
Ironically, I've seen more and more offensive security folks use AI during engagements. There's even a module on the OSCP (PEN-200) course that teaches how to use generative AI for open source intel like DNS and subdomain enumeration.
StrikerRocket
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Sure, as long as it is used as a tool, I think it's fine. Some jobs will definitely be replaced by AI, but AI can't, for now, replace everything I think.
