Last year I decided to move my study more into focusing on security to give myself more exposure to this important area. I wasn’t expecting the rabbit hole that it’s sent me down. Studying for the eCPPT(Certified Professional Penetration Tester) has opened up a hole new community and it’s been a brilliant year of learning, but more than I was expecting. I took the v2 exam, which is due to be retired at the end of December. Unlike the new v3 exam which is a 24hr exam, but doesn’t require a report to be created. The v2 exam was a 1-week long lab exam with a 1-week report write up phase.

I passed my Cisco ENCOR exam just over a month ago. I took it on the last day of V1.0. Thought I’d give an overview of the resources I used and how I found things. Obviously the Exam has now changed, so other resources maybe required.

Resources

Core Books

I would read every morning as soon as I woke. This way I guaranteed that I covered something everyday regardless of what got in the way.