After 260 days, 740 hours of studying, and 3 exam attempts I can proudly say I am OSCP certified!  It took longer than anticipated, and the journey was not what I envisioned when I started a little over 8 1/2 months ago.  It took pwning 49 PWK Lab Machines,

Lessons learned and ramblings from someone who studied like hell for their first OSCP attempt and failed gloriously.

An IT professional since 2010, specializing in cybersecurity since 2013, and most recently focused on network penetration testing since 2020. Playing catch up for not getting a CS degree, but loving every second of it. The internet has a wealth of knowledge, and hopefully some of my content will contribute