My Experience with eLearnSecurity's PTS course and the eJPT Certification Exam
I ntroduction I've been home-schooling myself in penetration testing skills and exercises for the last several months, but I only started thinking about going out for certifications in the last few weeks or so. I'd done a bit of research on different beginner certifications from YouTube videos and various blogs, and it seemed like the eLearnSecurity courses were pretty well regarded and reviewed from a learning standpoint, but lacked a bit in recognition from HR hiring managers. I picked up the PTSv4 (Penetration Testing Student version 4) course from eLearnSecurity in September when I saw that their courses were on sale with big discounts, so I took that as the sign to finally go for my first certification. Thoughts on the Course The PTSv4 is a really great course for new students looking to get into the industry, because it covers a lot of pre-requisite skills required for penetration testing, such as networking concepts, html requests, navigating in a Linux environment, p...