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Think the OSCP is All About Tech? Think Again
It’s been about a year since I successfully took the OSCP exam. It was my first attempt and passing that exam made me really happy. There are so many certifications in the world of cybersecurity, many of which, let’s face it, are practically useless and only serve to increase the amount of lines on your CV, without providing any teaching.
The OSCP is different, they say…
The OSCP, however, has always been considered by most as a serious certification, as an important achievement. When I started studying for the OSCP, my main focus was on technical skills. After all, why should you study and get a certification? Of course, to become better at what you do on a daily basis.
So, with the documentation in hand, I started working with the machines available in the laboratories.
The idea that at the end of the course I would have to spend two whole consecutive days in front of the PC, hoping to pass the exam, scared me a lot, but at the same time it gave me the right amount of constructive anxiety and adrenaline needed to push myself even further.
So, I tried to understand every possible mechanism of Active Directory and the techniques to apply in Windows environments, without stopping to shake my head in disapproval thinking about stuff like Pass-The-Hash.
