Building a strong foundation in cybersecurity.

To be a good pentester you have to understand the basics of infrastructures: networking, various operating systems, and even programming.

The blue team's role in cybersecurity.

What is a blue team, and how understanding their methodologies is crucial to being a more effective pentester?

Choosing the right certifications.

Hands-on labs.

My recommendations for the best hands-on experience you can get online, for everyone from absolute beginners to advanced hackers.

Penetration testing methodologies.

Every hacker has their own methodology, but cybersecurity organizations have compiled testing/attack frameworks that you can model your methodology off of.

Understanding reconnaissance and information gathering.

Exploitation techniques for beginners.

Privilege escalation & post-exploitation.

The Report: how to produce a quality deliverable