Offensive Security Certified Professional
Offensive Security Certified Professional is a Ethical Hacking certification offered by Offensive Security - a training spin off of the BackTrack Penetration Testing distribution The course leading up to the OSCP Certification was originally called Offensive Security 101 , but was changed to Pentesting With BackTrack in December 2008. The labs are accessible via a high speed internet connection, and contain a variety of operating systems and network devices where the students perform their assignments. Upon completion of the course students become eligible to take the certification challenge. The OSCP does not require re-certification. Completion of Pentesting with BackTrack qualifies you for 40 ISC2 CPE Credits The Penetration Testing with BackTrack online course does not include official instructor support.This course is offered in two formats, either online or live instructor led classes. When asking for hints or help with specific exercises, students are often encouraged to try harder . .
Although an unofficial student channel exists, technical help is not readily provided. The online course is a package consisting of videos, a pdf, lab assignments and lab access; the instructor led course is intensive live training covering the same material, also with lab access.
Pentesting With BackTrack covers common attack vectors used during penetration tests and audits, based on the popular Linux penetration testing distribution - BackTrack.
