Azid's InfoSec Journey

I passed the CCNA last year and I've seen this question asked a lot. So here's your answer. CCNA has little to do with Security and Security related beginner certifications like the Security+ and the CEH are better for Security related roles. But, to understand a lot of stuff in security you need a thorough understanding of networking concepts. You could just learn all of it for free on the internet, but certifications show a recruiter that you understand it and have been tested. Also, it looks really good on your resume. You will learn networking concepts that will help you when you start concentrating on Security. Topics like OSI layers and protocols, TCP/IP Model, TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, ARP, DHCP, DNS,  MAC, Encryption, SSH, Telnet, FTP, NAT, SNMP, Routing and Switching protocols(OSPF, RIP, BGP etc). You will also learn key concepts in network security and general security like WiFi security protocols, ARP and DHCP attacks, threats, vulnerabilities, port securit...

As I am getting experience and writing simple programs in Python, I wanted to write a "hacking" related program. Not too hard, but not too simple. PasswordListGenerator I think I got the idea from watching a Mr Robot episode, Elliot creates a wordlist for cracking passwords. This gave me an idea and I thought I would do this! So I searched for similar programs to see if something like this existed and I found CUPP and BEWGor. These are absolutely beautiful. They are well written and provide many operations and options for creating a wordlist.   I took the idea of how these programs worked to create the wordlist and applied my version to do the same. Yes, it is not an original idea, but it is my implementation. I have to agree, the best way to get better at a programming language is to do a project. I posted a small GIF showing how the program works on Reddit and it got a good amount of reactions. Turns out, people actually give great advice and mot...

Hey there! I got the CCNA last year and the CEH was the next step in my mindmap . I completed the CCNA December of 2019 and got caught up with college for a while. I started studying for the CEH around March 2020. Here are the resources and methods I'm using:  1. Matt Walker All-in-One for CEH  I bought the CEH All in One guide from Matt Walker and I've been studying from that. The book was recommended by a lot of people on Reddit and other forums. 2. Matt Walker CEH Practice Exams I bought this book too and intend to use it and solve a lot of questions so I get as much practice as I can. 3. Boson Exams I had a really good experience with Boson practice exams during the CCNA studies and I'm going to stick with them for the CEH also. Boson played a huge role when I passed the CCNA and hopefully it can do the same for CEH. 4. Practice on the actual thing As I actually want to learn using the tools I'm practicing the tools and methods us...

I haven't been actively blogging and I have updates! I thought I would stop blogging and work on a YouTube channel but I also want to keep this blog going. I am going to try to keep this blog active and I will document my journey in InfoSec. The Coronavirus has kept me at home and I've done so much but so little. Looks like its time to bring this blog back to life again. Thanks for reading! AZID

I did it! I passed the ICND2! I'm CCNA certified! I took the ICND2 on Saturday and passed with 884/1000. I passed the ICND1 in September. My write up of the ICND1 : https://azidsecurity.blogspot.com/2019/09/i-passed-icnd1.html I only got to study during nights and weekends. I worked hard for this certification. I followed the same methodology I did for the ICND1. Watched the CBTNuggets videos and take a ton of notes. Study from the Official Cert-Guide thoroughly from start to end. Practice with Boson. I had a deadline. My University exams start from December and the Saturday I attempted the exam on was the last day I could. I had to start preparing for my finals. When there was 10 days left I still had a lot to do, so I buckled up and finished the OCG, revised all topics from the notes I found on /r/ccna . I had around 3 days left when I took the first Boson exam and I scored 650. This made me stress out a lot and I panicked a lot. But I calmed myself down an...

My third semester of college has just started. The first 2 semesters were the basics of Engineering. So we had common subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Engineering Mathematics. But now the core Computer Science Engineering subjects have started. These are the subjects I have and what I will learn from them.    Java  Into to Java, Program Control Statements, Arrays,Classes, Objects and Methods Inheritance, Polymorphism and Abstraction Strings Exception Handling Interfaces, Packages, Multi-thread Programming Enumerations, Auto-boxing, Annotations Generics, Streams, Swing Fundamentals Course Outcomes: Implement Object Oriented Programming concepts. Design a GUI using Java programs and Applets. Develop Multi-threaded Applications. Creating Custom Packages and Interfaces. Data Structures and Algorithms with C Asymptotic Notations and Analysis of Algorithms Stacks, Queues and Linked Lists Trees, Graphs Hashing Sorting, Searching and Pri...

I just cleared my ICND1. So it is time to finally get my CCNA. I'm going to follow the same method of studying I did for the CCENT. 1. CBT Nuggets I trust Jeremy Cioara to keep me motivated throughout the whole course. I am going to continue studying with CBTNuggets. If I think I need some other video course, I will buy the David Bombal course on Udemy. 2. Official Cert Guide by Wendell Odom  The OCG for the ICND1 was absolutely amazing. There is so much information that you'll get lost in it. I am going to continue with this book as I need the knowledge. 3. Boson Ex-sim This was the reason I passed the CCENT. I am going to buy the exma for the CCNA too. I love their explanations and it will give me a real exam experience and I can judge myself when I take their exams. Hopefully, I get CCNA certified before December. That is the GOAL. I want to complete the certification before my semester exams in college.  Thanks for reading! AZID