I have dropped the cost of the 1DCPT and 2DCPT Heorot.net Certified Penetration Tester courses by 25%. For those who have been around awhile, you know that I only do discounts once (maybe twice) a year, so if you are interested in participating in one of the online courses, now is the time. The discount will only last a couple weeks, so don’t wait too long to sign up. As a reminder, you will receive a copy of the “Professional Penetration Testing” book, published by syngress, as an added bonus for signing up with either course.

Thanks for listening, and see you at DefCon!

- Tom Wilhelm MSCS, MSM
ISSMP CISSP SCSECA SCNA SCSA IEM IAM

Secondly, we have streamlined our certification process to make it more comprehensive and complete. We understand the penetration testing is an advanced concept within Information Technology, and want to recognize the higher level of knowledge and skills needed to compete in this profession. We have done so by renaming our certifications into the following degrees:

• (1DCPT) Shodan Certified Penetration Tester
• (2DCPT) Nidan Certified Penetration Tester
• (3DCPT) Sandan Certified Penetration Tester
• (4DCPT) Yondan Certified Penetration Tester
• (5DCPT) Godan Certified Penetration Tester

For additional information about the courses and content, please visit http://heorot.net

“I’m excited to be working with Syngress again, and thrilled to have this opportunity to expand the body of knowledge within the profession of information security. The success of the Heorot.net courses have improved the skills of many security professionals, and the book deal will help spread that knowledge even further,” stated Thomas. “The content of the book will benefit anyone who has any connection with a pentest project, especially project managers and engineers. In addition, based on my experience as a college professor, the book will fill a gap in the educational realm. The book will also be intended for use in a classroom, so that students interested in learning the art of penetration testing can do so in a systematic and controlled environment, with hands-on exercises that reflect and target real world security challenges present in today’s corporate and government IT climate.”

The book will include a DVD that contains instructional videos, exercises, and real-world server software that can be used in a pentest lab to develop hands-on skills within information security penetration testing.

About Thomas Wilhelm
Thomas Wilhelm has been in involved in Information Security since 1990, where he served in the Army for eight years as a Signals Intelligence Analyst / Russian Linguist / Cryptanalyst. A speaker at security conferences across the U.S., including DefCon and HOPE, he is employed by a Fortune 50 company to conduct Risk Assessments, participate and lead in external and internal Penetration Testing efforts, and manage Information Systems Security projects. Thomas is also a Doctoral student who holds Masters degrees in both Computer Science and Management. Additionally, he also dedicates some of his time as an Adjunct Professor at Colorado Technical University, and has contributed to multiple publications, including both magazine and books. His latest contribution was multiple chapters in the Syngress publication titled “Netcat Power Tools,” released in April, 2008, which was his third book contribution to Syngress.

About Heorot.net
Heorot.net focuses strictly on providing training in “Information Security Penetration Testing” for both engineers and managers alike. Based on years of experience, the staff at Heorot.net uses real-world knowledge to provide training that can be applied towards day-to-day operations upon completion of the courses. Besides teaching the methodologies, courses at Heorot.net include valuable, hands-on techniques that are current to today’s Enterprise-level threats.

Kudos to Citizen Benedictus and Citizen Epyonx!!