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Best Phone For Hacking ?
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January 1, 2016

i am bored with my old smart phone & i was thinking about buying a new one but this time i was thinking about a phone which i can use for pentesting i do have a laptop for hacking but.. laptop is heavy + when ever i open lappy all people around me are like "WTF are you doing..?" & ...

Best Path To Certified Ethical Hackers CEH?
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January 1, 2016

Just got a BS in Computer Science, I'm under 25. I have A+, Sec+, and a few years of part time help desk experience. A month ago I some how managed to land a full time Information Assurance/ Cyber Security gig. For this job (or rather the positions a level up on the totem pole), CISSP is Gold Star and ...

BEST IDE FOR PYTHON
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January 1, 2016

please tell me that which is the best IDE for python to get started with? I like PyCharm by JetBrains a lot) it has a free community edition, and a pro edition trial. https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ I always use VIM, which isn't really and IDE but a really great text editor. It has a bit of a learning curve though. I second VIM, and pythons ...

Best Courses For Security+ CEUs?
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January 1, 2016

Hello, Relatively new to Cybrary and I'm trying to gain some CEUs to renew my Security+ certification. What are some of the most relevant courses that you would recommend to start out with that would help meaningfully improve my cybersecurity knowledge and skills while also earning some CEUs? Thanks! Hi, This is CompTIA's listing of approved courses for earning CEUs for ...

BeEF With Meterpreter
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January 1, 2016

Hi, I want to know if i can get a meterpreter session with BeEF yeppers! https://blog.beefproject.com/2012/06/beef-in-real-world-pen-test-part-3-hot.html "Finally, to expand our exploitation, the Metasploit integration makes perfect sense. BeEF allows almost full Metasploit integration where you can see Metasploit modules inside BeEF’s module branches under “metasploit/\*”. Now we can run a multi-handler and execute any of the the juicy metasploit modules suitable ...

[SOLVED] Because Of It's Privacy Settings, This Video Cannot Be Viewed Here.
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January 1, 2016

Hi there, I've been trying to access videos on this site, however I keep getting this error and I can't seem to figure out why. I'm using Comodo Dragon as my browser with high security settings, but I've tried it at minimal settings and on IE and still no luck. Any advice? Thanks Hi @dannylad, The 'privacy settings' error typically occurs ...

Bash: Netdiscover: Command Not Found
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January 1, 2016

Hi All, I am hoping that someone can point me in the right direction. For some reason netdiscover is not working on my VM the error that I am getting is bash: netdiscover: command not found. I've done an: sudo apt-get install netdiscover and it appears to have worked. But just no luck getting things to kick. Thanks, Hi @mkuhn, Try ...

Backtrack 5 R3 VS Kali Linux
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January 1, 2016

write everybody what is better Backtrack 5 r3 or Kali Linux i think Backtrack 5 r3 old good classic :) cyborg is better :D cyborg is based on ubunto and it has 3x more tools than kali While I do prefer Ubuntu for everday use ( Backtrack) I find the tools in Kali more up to date and usefull Also really like ...

Average Salary For Certification: Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSC
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January 1, 2016

https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Certification=Offensive\Security\Certified\Professional\%28OSCP%29/Salary Difficult exam with great rewards! Thanks for sharing. YW! Interesting. Thank You With prep time and cost, hopefully it's a good return on investment for those who pursue it! Good information to know! Something to keep in mind when you read these average salary reports is that they only account for the people who have the cert and a job. It doesn't take into consideration ...

Availability Of PKT Lab Files. Placed Onilne In The Resources Section?
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January 1, 2016

Hello Group: In the interest of time and for those who have glasses, can the lab PKT files be placed online somewhere or zipped up and included in the resources section on the CCNA page? Thank you. (I know I can play with the interface and create the model myself. However, some of us do not have an abundance of ...