Six Things No One !@#$%^& Told Me About Pentesting | Jason Downey | WWHF Deadwood 2022
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My first year as a Penetration Tester was an absolute whirlwind. I hacked, I struggled, I drank knowledge from a fire hose, I questioned my entire existence, and I while I succeeded, there was some things I just wasn’t ready for. Had I known these six things then, my transition to pentesting would have been much smoother and quicker.
This talk is geared towards newer pentesters or those looking to land their first pentesting role. It highlights things that I feel every pentester should know as well as things you can do to standout to a potential hiring manager.
Jason Downey is a security consultant at Red Siege where he spends 90% of his time hacking clients and 10% of his time cussing at Microsoft Word. With several years of experience shared between both offensive, defensive, and networking roles, he has a well rounded approach to security and enjoys combining knowledge and personality to come up with fun ways to convince people to do things they shouldn’t. When not on the internet, he spends his time kickboxing and bouncing around to random countries.
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