Hi, Thanks Jake. Sounds like a good option. I will check them out and if they are good, recommend them to my employer. How was the training experience? Hands-on or mostly textbook? I am more of a hands-on person and would love to have a "capture the flag" kind of exam at the end that tests learning outcome rather than a paper-based test.
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 9:02 PM, Jake Markhus <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Robert,**** > > When I felt the urge, I went to silensec. A company based out of Nairobi > that comes to Uganda to train corporates in > computer security. It costs about $1900 for a week’s course thus it is > always a good idea to get a company to pay for your > course or subsidise it in some way.**** > > Look up their website and/or talk to their regional training consultant > Paul Yago on email [email protected] **** > > Good luck.**** > > Jake.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Robert Muwanga > *Sent:* 13 December 2011 20:48 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [LUG] Computer Security**** > > ** ** > > Hi,**** > > I am not sure whether this is the correct place to put my concerns but I > wanted to find out whether there are any courses that are held in Kampala > that deal in computer security, particularly Pen Testing, something similar > to the SANS GIAC or Offensive Security courses. CEH seems to be something > similar learning on how to use tools without learning to understanding the > vulnerability or underlying security architectural flaw that causes that > vulnerability to exist. I wish to expand my knowledge towards Network > Penetration testing. Any ideas?**** > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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