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[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (2 children)
  1. Most folks dgaf about certs, and I agree with them. Certs are BS. I only have certs because employers paid for them and in tech (especially security) there's a LOT of free time if you know what you're doing. Certs only prove you can pass a test.

  2. Bold of you to assume most companies have intrusion detection systems and that their monitoring isn't muted half the time.

  3. Findings come from an automated report generated by a scanner that does literally all the work.

OP post is really not that far off. It's an easy gig.

Source: I've worked on both sides.

[–] expr 12 points 5 days ago

Uh, certs are a huge deal in cyber security. Absolutely useless in most fields, but cybersecurity is not one of them.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So pen testing is a scam? I knew it! Opening all my ports right now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

oh yeah I probably should close those unused ports I've had open since 2020...