Penetration Testing Professional version 4 Launch Webinar Highlights
On June 21st 2016, we launched the latest installment of the Penetration Testing Professional IT security training course. With PTPv4 marking its first week, let’s take a look back at the events from the Launch Webinar.
The long wait is over. Today is #PTPv4 day! Got your webinar tickets ready? If not, grab them now! https://t.co/o5u7tXQuZK #cybersecurity
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
We kicked off the event at exactly 1 PM EDT, with the hordes of attendees exceeding well over the GoToWebinar capacity even before the webinar started. We also had a #PTPv4 party on Twitter, and the place was buzzing with people eagerly awaiting the big reveal.
Dropping into eLearnSecurity’s Webinar for the #PTPv4! Can’t wait to hear what v4 has to offer #cybercert #pentest
— Zach Lawson (@the_Lawson) June 21, 2016
Only one minute away!!! #ptpv4 launch!! @eLearnSecurity pic.twitter.com/QUqo6nBEmL
— alejandro herrera (@SupaSecurityBro) June 21, 2016
attending the #PTPv4 eLearnSecurity webinar in a moment, can’t wait to get started!!
— Ruti Dauphin (@rupada1) June 21, 2016
Waiting to hear what eLearnSecurity has in store for #ptpv4. Gonna be exciting stuff!
— Josh Armentrout (@Josh_Armentrout) June 21, 2016
#PTPv4 webinar now live @eLearnSecurity
— cndycc (@cndycc) June 21, 2016
Now watching @eLearnSecurity live webinar for #PTPv4 launch – see https://t.co/szxtrGCWwF
— Tim D Williams (@SyOPs) June 21, 2016
With hundreds more at the gates, the party also spilled onto Facebook Live.
BTW, we got a live stream of the #PTPv4 webinar on Facebook too https://t.co/3lk4D01QAm
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
The launch was hosted by eLearnSecurity founder and CEO Armando Romeo – broadcasting live from sunny California, in our new Silicon Valley headquarters. The move to the world’s tech capital, according to Armando, is a prelude to something great which will be announced in the coming weeks.
“I have never attended a pentesting training. But I wish I did.“
As Armando said during his keynote, training courses are not the solitary method of becoming a professional pentester. Apparently, Armando himself has never taken any penetration testing courses. With information freely available anywhere, finding guides and tutorials is a relatively easy task. However, with the vast array of information at your disposal also comes the frustration of finding out which is right for you.
This is where PTP comes in – it gives students a proven and guided learning path in their journey to becoming a professional penetration tester.
“You don’t need a training course to become a hacker but to become a successful pentester you do” –@eLearnSecurity
PTPv4 looks awesome!— Alper Basaran (@basaranalper) June 21, 2016
Now is the best time
Armando also stressed the importance of how it’s the best time to be an IT security professional. The US alone lacks more than 200,000 security professionals, with projections of 1.5 million unfilled cybersecurity positions worlwide by 2019.
“There is so much need for #cybersecurity talent.” -Armando Romeo #PTPv4
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
Hera Lab – the most sophisticated virtual lab in IT Security
Amid all the PTPv4 furor, it was eLearnSecurity’s very own virtual labs – Hera Lab – that stole the show with its unique feature of providing real-world scenarios in a completely isolated environment. Some of the attendees certainly loved it.
#ptpv4 Hera lab sounds absolutely incredible. Would love to experience learning on a replica network.
— puppo (@maryisapikey) June 21, 2016
@eLearnSecurity I appreciate having my isolated lab. It matters to avoid distraction when learning for the 1st time. #PTPv4
— Cetin Alpaycetin (@cetinAlpaycetin) June 21, 2016
Fan favorites
A few of the key features of PTPv4 that were a hit to everyone were the completely revamped System Security section and the Ruby for Pentesters section.
#PTPv4 revolutionized system security section: much better buffer overflow/ shellcoding. Now entirely based on Kali Linux.
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
The hits keep coming with every section of #ptpv4. Looks awesome @eLearnSecurity !!
— Josh Armentrout (@Josh_Armentrout) June 21, 2016
@eLearnSecurity so cool you included a ruby part in the #ptpv4 so that we can learn to write our own pentesting tools ✌?️? #loveit
— Yannick Merckx (@de_merckx) June 21, 2016
Attending the live webinar of the new eLearnSecurity #PTPv4 pentesting course. Looks like a great course is getting even better #infosec
— CertBase (@certbase_io) June 21, 2016
Watching the @eLearnSecurity #ptpv4 announcement webinar; looks pretty damn good. Will have to sign up soon after it is available
— Brendan Hohenadel (@bhohenadel) June 21, 2016
United States to Italy
Armando handed over the reins of the webinar to PTPv4 course author Francesco Stillavato, who was hosting from our Pisa office, to go in-depth on the course interface and do a live demo of Hera Lab.
Francesco Stillavato, #PTPv4 course author will now guide you through the course structure and labs
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
Access @eLearnSecurity 's Hera Lab with #PTPv4. Francesco now demonstrating running one of the more than 27 labs.
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
1004 winners
Prizes were not in short supply during the PTPv4 launch, with all 1000 attendees winning an Early Bird Access to the top secret project Armando and the eLS team is working on. On top of this, 4 out of the 1000 winners came away with even more prizes.
Now on to the most exciting part…. 4 of the 1004 winners! #PTPv4
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
The prizes? One Elite Edition of the Penetration Testing Professional version 4 IT security training course, and three 50% Off vouchers for any eLearnSecurity training course or bundle.
#ptpv4 Who was the lucky winner?
— puppo (@maryisapikey) June 21, 2016
Congratulations to our #PTPv4 Elite winner: Jaime R.!
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
The 3 winners of the 50% discount coupon for ANY course: Pablo, Diogo, and Johan! 🙂 #PTPv4
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
Congratulations to all the winners! #ptpv4
— Walter (@Walula_Attics) June 21, 2016
PTPv4 is LIVE!
The latest version of Penetration Testing Professional is available now! To learn more about the most comprehensive and practical training course in penetration testing, click here.
Thank you for attending the webinar! We hope we got you excited for #PTPv4!
— eLearnSecurity (@eLearnSecurity) June 21, 2016
In case you missed it
You can still catch the full PTPv4 webinar when you visit our archive. Aside from our course launches, we also regularly invite IT Security experts to talk about different topics. These are mostly hands-on shows where you can see live attacks, ways to protect networks or web applications. Get access to our webinar archive now!
From Santa Clara, Pisa, and Dubai,
All of us at eLearnSecurity would like to thank each and every one of you for your support ever since day 1, and for making the PTPv4 launch webinar a success. It was great seeing familiar faces, email addresses, and Twitter handles, and it’s a joy for us meeting new ones. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
‘Til our next course (or top secret project) launch!
-the eLS team
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