Course
Review written : Unknown... but at the time when the class was offered through PentesterAcademy
Course Format:
This course is online.
Course Materials:
This course materials included videos as well as slides and slide notes.
Class size:
The videos and slides are taken offline and are just for you.
Lab Environment
The lab environment is shared with other students. I don't recall the exact number of other student machines in the lab environment I was in.
Estimated cost:
At the time of this review, the course prices were listed as follows (Check the web site for actual prices!)
30 Days $299.00 USD
60 Days $499.00 USD
90 Days $699.00 USD
My motivation:
I signed up for this class with the objective of learning PowerShell tools, and ended up learning so much more.
Review:
This course will provide you an environment with which to practice movement within an Active Directory domain and forest, and a whole lot more. Plus, if you do like I did and sign up for this course first, you will get access to a PDF and videos and can learn a lot from them. And all the skills taught are critical skills when performing a Red Team assessment.
The course:
I didn't make a ton of progress in the Red Team lab, although I did accomplish what I set out to do and that was learn. I spent a whole lot of time watching the videos and then moving to the recommended PentesterAcademy videos. I spent a lot of time running through PowerView commands, and PowerUpSQL commands. I got fascinated by the MSSQL stuff and ended up burning up most of my time. I don't feel it was a loss to not do all the challenges and capture all the flags, but I do feel the 30 days helped me a lot.
Misc:
I didn't have any troubles with the servers while doing the labs, but I did make a mistake with my jump box (the box you start on) and had to e-mail support. They were quick to get back to me, and quick to help resolve the issue (even though the problem was caused by me).
I will also say, the tools and data I had on my jump box were there the entire time, which is a huge time saver.
The Exam:
The exam started pretty early, at my request, and I started out pretty steady.
More info possibly coming to this review!
My two cents:
While I didn't get as much from my lab time as I would have liked, the exam was amazing.
An image of what the Certified Red Team Expert certificate, which I got several days after submitting the exam report and passing the exam, looked like.
