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  If you are just coming into cybersecurity, pump the brakes and let's chat about how to not get sued.. or worse. The Background - this message on LinkedIn from last night: Let's break this down: NMAP could be considered OSINT.  OSINT - is the collection and analysis of data gathered from open sources (covert and publicly available sources) to produce actionable intelligence. See Wikipedia page for categories. Doing NMAP scans on "potential clients" without permission is against NMAP terms and conditions. Unauthorized port scanning, for any reason, is strictly prohibited. You could face legal action if you perform unauthorized scanning & assessments, and jail time  absolutely if you knowingly access without permission.   In the comments, a student from WGU was advocating for OP: The breakdown on this one:  His is misinformed. At first, I was frustrated that these two individuals, people who appear smart and passionate to network, seemed to be missing ...

PNPT TIME! I'm stoked to kickoff The TCM Security course  Practical Ethical Hacking , one of a few courses that I will be taking from the company before attempting their  PNPT  certification.  I'm bringing in a fair amount of foundational knowledge already but think I may need some extra study in a few areas, so I'll be sure to detail those as I get to them.  If you don't know a ton about TCM or the PNPT well here's a challenge to you. Check out the links, join the discord channels available, and absolutely follow TCM/ Heath Adams  on LinkedIn, Twitter, Twitch, YouTube.  Blowing Past the Introduction In all honesty, I quite carefully paid attention and took some notes, so don't actually blow past the first sections as some great time is spent speaking about what it will take not only be on a red team but to succeed (and stay) in this industry. For shortness in this blog post, however, I'm going to skip into the first meaty part, Notekeeping . If Pentes...