On the road to Security

Yesterday I made my payment for the Offensive Security 101 training. If I pass the exam I will be a Offensive Security Certified Professional. This exam has received very good reviews from a lot of experienced security professionals, one major reason being that you have to prove knowledge of the ethical hacker practices. So instead of just memorizing the nmap man page you have to actually apply the knowledge of fingerprinting, scanning, and other tasks required during a pen test. After I receive this certification I will study for my CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) certification and work on picking up some contracts that will let me apply that knowledge. Ultimately I would like to get my CISSP and work as a penetration tester, but I do realize that after taking this training I may not like the whole world of security, so my plans could change.