2025-01-03 09:46:00
In May 2017 I got to quote that great line from Dredd:
"She's a pass."
After months of hard work I completed my OSCP certification exam.
Since then a lot has happened!
I've done projects for governments, banks and the military covering a lot of infosec fields. These days I'm mostly on DevSecOps. In the seven years since then I've done pentesting "on the side" with each of my customers, but I've never been a pentester. It's never been my primary role description.
Imposter syndrome is no stranger to me, so I've often felt a bit out of place claiming "I understand and can do pentesting", while not exercising that particular field regularly. It irks me; I want to do something about it.
Per November 1st 2024 Offensive Security introduced the new OSCP+, a CE-version (Continuing Education) of the OSCP certification. Unlike the original which was good for life, OSCP+ needs to be renewed every three years.
For current holders of OSCP, OffSec offer a discounted exam attempt ($199 instead of $799), enabling anyone certified to upgrade relatively cheaply towards the CE-version of OSCP.
Now there's a great chance to beat that Imposter-monster. :D
I've bought my exam voucher. Now I have exactly 120 days to prepare for and pass the exam!
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