Tag: Storm

In October 2019 I attended both an EC-Council Storm class and Hacker Halted. I had really been interested in attending this conference since I found out it existed. The concept and the pictures on their site made it seem fun and interesting and when IBM released the code to pay for women and veterans to attend free I registered.

Prior to my registration I had been speaking with a rep from EC-Council regarding taking classes because I’d filled one of their online contact forms out regarding interest in their exams. With this I’d also looked into their Storm platform and had been interested in a similar build. I figured that taking the class might be killing two birds with one stone so, I registered for a one day Penetration Testing with Storm class.

First the Pros:

• Hacker Halted is laid back so it feels welcoming to newbies.
• Everyone at EC-Council was supportive and approachable.
• The class was informative, but troubleshooting was hard with the time constraints.
• There were good opportunities for networking
• Great if you are ready to sit for an EC-Council test that week (I believe discounted attendance to conference is included here)

Cons:

• Time constraints caused the Storm class to feel incomplete
• Although there are network opportunities the field felt sparse
• The hotel set-up was slightly confusing to navigate in order to make it to talks
• Parking was bad, just bad…
• Cost (This is subjective, but I feel like the cost of the class might not measure up to what you get) [Also cost is a big deal when it’s coming out of your pockets and not the employer’s pockets]