It is with great sadness that I announce that I am back. This time, I would like to take a moment to talk about a topic I only recently realized is not talked about enough: Project management in penetration testing and the approach some companies take.

I’m back, baby! I fell back into the old lines. It took a few months, but I went from “Okay, I’ll go into the blue team for some more calm and a stable work environment” to “Well, since the pentests are already there, mind if I snatch one up?” This is my comfort zone. This is my happy place. After all that happened in the last 3 months, it’s good.

In this post, I will try to review, compare, and contrast two cybersecurity certificates I had the pleasure of passing in the same week: Certified Ethical Hacker v12 and BTL1 from Security Blue Team, which one I would pick if it hadn’t been paid for by my employer, and general tips on how to succeed.

Well, a lot has happened in the last week, and I want to talk about that, at least in part, and also about a topic that has come up in my discussions lately.

Well, I guess I’ll put my thoughts on page once again. This time, I’ll do a little rant on my fears and goals regarding my profession and on what is waiting for me in 2024.