u/alex_noumz

Hey everyone,

After a first attempt fail, I’m locking in for a retake in roughly 60 days. I’m looking to pull together a small, focused group of 2 or 3 people at a similar stage to keep each other accountable and refine our methodologies.

My focus for the next 8 weeks:

• Labs: Daily Proving Grounds Practice (focusing on the TJNull list).
• Core Gaps: Active Directory sets, pivoting speed, and tighter initial enumeration to avoid rabbit holes.
• Routine: ~10–15 hours/week of dedicated prep.

How I see the group working:

• Format: Async discussion on Discord for daily updates and quick sanity checks.
• Syncs: One short weekly call (~1 hour) to debrief on tricky footholds, privilege escalation concepts, and AD attack paths.
• Approach: Strict hint-first/methodology-focused rule—no straight walkthrough reading or blatant spoilers.

If you are on a similar timeline, have finished the core course materials, and want to keep momentum high over the next two months, send me a DM!