Actual starting point
In my last post I gave a potential outline for how I want to spend the next two years, gaining certs and knowledge to eventually obtain the OSCP certification. Today I spent time determining where to actually start.
The first thing I had to consider was cost. Looking through HackTheBox’s pricing options I determined that subscribing to the Labs (for about $20 a month) would fit my goals. This will get me access to the different boxes, challenges, sherlocks, etc.
To supplement the Academy I will be leaning on YouTube and other free options for stepping through the specific environment based on the enumeration conducted.
AWS Cloud Practitioner
To begin my journey of obtaining the AWS Cloud Practitioner I will spend the first month (and a half, I have a trip during September and will be away from my lab at that time) splitting time between the free courses offered by AWS, YouTube videos, and other recommended materials.
This will give me more than enough time to learn the required material for the certification as I do have hands on experience in AWS environments, while also allowing me time to do labs to keep me from getting reading/watching AWS video burnout.
Summary
I will be spending my personal development time from now until the beginning of October studying for the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification and digging in to the HTB Labs. Any helpful resources I will link in another post, this will be true for any certification, lab, etc.
Support Me
This is something that I’ll tack onto the end of my monthly update posts, it’s a small way to support my journey. It’s above and beyond and there is not ANY posts or content that are paywalled. The only benefit that you get is good karma and (if you do $3 a month) your username on the Supporters page.