We've got another CTF walkthrough from our Noob Village at DEF CON challenge earlier this year! In today's video, Carlo reviews the packet analysis challenge. Watch it here, and be on the lookout for future #CTF opportunities from our team as well as our partners! hubs.ly/Q04yQXBY0

Spend Sunday watching some #CTF walkthroughs! We have a whole playlist available on our YouTube channel, which you can watch here: hubs.la/Q04z5cZr0 Want to become a better CTF player? Sign up for a TCM Security All-Access Membership, which includes courses like Practical Ethical Hacking and Practical Bug Bounty. hubs.la/Q04z5d050

Happy Sunday! We've got another job to share today - this time, a job posting that happens to highlight the PNPT. Booz Allen Hamilton is #hiring an Enterprise Cybersecurity Penetration Tester (based in McLean, VA) for its internal Red Team, and the PNPT is listed among the certifications they accept. What caught our attention, though, is everything around the certification. Specifically, this role calls for experience with: 🔴 Vulnerability discovery and enumeration 🔴 Exploitation and post-exploitation 🔴 Tools like Burp Suite Pro and Metasploit 🔴 Writing professional penetration testing reports That’s a useful reminder for anyone working toward a #pentesting career: the certification can help demonstrate your skills, but employers are looking for the methodology behind it, too. Which is part of what makes the practical nature of the PNPT so valuable. Check out the job posting for yourself here: hubs.la/Q04z5cQR0

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Studying for the PNPT? 𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲. A few things can make a major difference before you get ready to take the PNPT (Practical Network Penetration Tester) exam: 🎃 Know what you’re working toward and give yourself a realistic way to track your progress. 🎃 Take care of yourself while you’re studying. Long sessions don’t automatically equate productive sessions. 🎃 Give yourself credit for any milestones along the way. Finishing a course, completing a lab, or finally understanding something that’s been giving you trouble all count. And when exam time comes, remember: the goal isn’t to memorize everything. It’s to build the methodology, problem-solving skills, and persistence you’ll need to work through the environment. For anyone who’s already taken the PNPT: what’s one piece of advice you’d give someone preparing for their first attempt? Buy the PNPT package here: hubs.la/Q04z5bXR0 P.S. One common misconception about the PNPT is the sole coursework needed is the Practical Ethical Hacking course. The package actually features OSINT Fundamentals, External Pentest Playbook, Linux Privilege Escalation, and Windows Privilege Escalation. 💫

Things will break. Labs won't work. Your exploit will fail. You'll spend two hours troubleshooting something that turns out to be one tiny mistake. That's not time wasted. That's part of getting better. Don't let it get you down. <3 Have a good weekend!

Sep 30 with Megan Percy and the @tcmsecurity crew for Real Folks of Cyber still sits with me. The full episode is on YouTube now, and Shorts from that talk are rolling on Instagram and YouTube. Thank you, TCM Security, for having me on. Full episode: piped.video/QpWxHv-vfII

What's a logic analyzer and how does it work, and why is it a must-have while testing electronic equipment? 🤔 Watch this quick tutorial for an introduction to how logic analyzers can assist you in decoding UART data. If you've ever been intrigued by hardware #hacking (and we don't blame you), you might want to look into the PIPA (Practical #IoT Pentest Associate). 🔨🤖 This hardware hacking certification is a lot of fun, and you can read more about it here: tcm.rocks/pipa-x

Just had an amazing webinar on choosing a pathway in cybersecurity, hosted by @TCMSecurity and @Educate3602, with Megan Percy as the instructor. Got some really good insights on the various roles and their technicalities in this vast cybersecurity industry.

Welcome to Cybersecurity Appreciation Month! We've got another virtual event to add to your calendar this month: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝗧’𝘀 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲. Hosted by TCM Security CISO Alex Tushinsky, this session will tackle the growing challenge of unauthorized AI use inside organizations, and the risks that come with sensitive data being entered into tools IT may not even know are in use. Alex will cover: 🔹 The 5 entry points where Shadow #AI appears on managed devices 🔹 How to detect and govern unauthorized AI use 🔹 How to build an enforceable AI usage policy 🔹 And the 4 metrics you can use to measure whether that policy is working Sign up for this virtual event here, and we'll see you Wednesday starting at 12 PM CT! hubs.la/Q04yRpf30

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What are some ways you can develop healthy #study tips as a pentester and not burn yourself out in the process? Here are a few tips to help you on your way as you study toward your next cert or take some courses in your free time. 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 & 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴. This may not seem like a big deal at first, but consistency in your routine will help you study more effectively and productively! 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿. Set a timer while you study, and when it goes off, that's your cue to move on. This will help you not waste time on more minor issues and ensure your time is evenly spent. 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽! The healthier sleep you're getting, the more you'll functional at an optimal level. Strive to go to bed and wake up at consistent times. Stabilizing your sleep schedule will help you study and retain information better. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀. Lastly, you want to make sure you are taking notes effectively. Don't get too bogged down by finding the right notetaking app - even a pen and notebook can be useful. The important thing is you are taking notes in a way that makes sense to you and that you review the info often. That's all for now, but feel free to drop your suggestions in the comments! Put these healthy study tips to work, and check out our latest roster of #cybersecurity certifications - from the PNPT (Practical Network Penetration Tester) to the PAPA (Practical AI Pentest Associate.) hubs.la/Q04ywDrd0

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If you're a developer and have been considering making the move into #cybersecurity, Alex Tushinsky has some thoughts for you! Check out why he thinks it's a pretty logical leap in the latest installment of our ongoing Ask a CISO series. Have a question for Alex (the TCM Security/Educate360 CISO)? Drop it in the comments, and Alex may give you an answer here soon! Jump into your cybersecurity journey with a course like Practical Ethical Hacking, our most popular course by far (and the cornerstone of the PJPT/PNPT): hubs.la/Q04ywjvL0

We're doing things a little differently here at TCM Security this October. 💡 We're hosting Cybersecurity Appreciation Month - and we're kicking it off with a virtual event that is perfect for folks just starting out in security and undecided about the direction they want to take. Join Senior Product Manager Megan Percy for "How to Choose the Right Cybersecurity Path ... For Now." She'll highlight the differences between cybersecurity careers in enterprise pentesting, security operations, and exploit analysis, including what the day to day looks like. You'll learn how structured learning paths remove the guesswork you might otherwise be staring down. This 1-hour event is scheduled for October 1st, starting at 12 PM CT. We hope we'll see you there! hubs.la/Q04ym-770

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Want to pick up some #programming in your cybersecurity/tech journey? We’re here for you. We offer several programming courses, which we've highlighted below. 🫶 And yes, some of these courses are 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲! ⬇️ Find them all in the TCM Security Academy: hubs.la/Q04yhFKg0 1.) 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬𝟬 - Start with this FREE course that will guide you through the basics of Python! This is one language that can be a game-changer to know as a pentester. 2.) 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝟭 – This is a GREAT way to master low-level programming and get familiar with how to write and read the human readable version of the 1s and 0s that defines computer communication. 3.) 𝗖# – In this course, you will learn C# and the .NET framework, covering everything from basic structure to creating console applications. 4.) 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟭 – Get to know advanced hacking techniques utilizing Python and discover how it can double as a Windows hacking tool. 5.) 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁 – Explore Rust with our beginner-friendly introduction to this powerful general-purpose language. 6.) 𝗔𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶-𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 – Finally, take this course and discover how AI-based programming assistants can help you write cleaner and more efficient code. Explore the TCMS Academy today and enhance your programming knowledge. What languages do you want to us to add? Tell us ⬇️

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Spend today learning the #programming language Rust over on our YouTube channel! Watch the free course snippet here: hubs.la/Q04yhvqw0 You can also take the course in the TCM Security Academy (we offer several other programming courses as well!) hubs.la/Q04yhvpk0