ibootcamp training
Last December, I had the honor of getting a free pass to take Alisa Esage's iBootcamp training. Here is my impression about it.
First, I have to say, this training is different from any other technology trainings I know of. Most of other technology trainings involve packing a lot of content on a special topic in a fixed number of days. This one is about a special topic, iOS security research. However, it's more about using that as an example to teach how Alisa, an experienced security researcher approaches a new topic. I learned a lot from the discussion about research methodology and follow along in the initial reconnaissance activities. It's very helpful for someone who is new to security research, like me. To date, I'm still trying to apply what I learned to my workflow.
The training ran for ten days. With a daily one-hour online video webinar where Alisa went over a special topic each day. After each webinar, Alisa would give out exercises to do before next (exercise would be on topic to be discussed in next webinar), and sometimes post notes related to things discussed in seminar. Doing the exercises and comparing my results with Alisa's was best for learning and for finding out areas for improvement. The class size is small and Alisa took time to make sure everyone's questions/concerns were fully addressed.
Due to my full time work, I was not able to attend all the video sessions. However, I think to fully take advantage of the training, it's best to attend all the live video sessions and ask your questions. I did ask a few questions via email and got all my questions answered. Going over responses to other students' questions also proved to be very helpful.
Overall, I am grateful for the opportunity. The training is very helpful to me and I think it would be for anyone who is new to security research or just started.
Just FYI, I don't think Alisa has any plan to offer the same training in the near future, but the recorded version is available for sale.
First, I have to say, this training is different from any other technology trainings I know of. Most of other technology trainings involve packing a lot of content on a special topic in a fixed number of days. This one is about a special topic, iOS security research. However, it's more about using that as an example to teach how Alisa, an experienced security researcher approaches a new topic. I learned a lot from the discussion about research methodology and follow along in the initial reconnaissance activities. It's very helpful for someone who is new to security research, like me. To date, I'm still trying to apply what I learned to my workflow.
The training ran for ten days. With a daily one-hour online video webinar where Alisa went over a special topic each day. After each webinar, Alisa would give out exercises to do before next (exercise would be on topic to be discussed in next webinar), and sometimes post notes related to things discussed in seminar. Doing the exercises and comparing my results with Alisa's was best for learning and for finding out areas for improvement. The class size is small and Alisa took time to make sure everyone's questions/concerns were fully addressed.
Due to my full time work, I was not able to attend all the video sessions. However, I think to fully take advantage of the training, it's best to attend all the live video sessions and ask your questions. I did ask a few questions via email and got all my questions answered. Going over responses to other students' questions also proved to be very helpful.
Overall, I am grateful for the opportunity. The training is very helpful to me and I think it would be for anyone who is new to security research or just started.
Just FYI, I don't think Alisa has any plan to offer the same training in the near future, but the recorded version is available for sale.
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