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ResourcePython......when should you learn it?
NetworkChuck answers when IT learners should start learning Python: right now, alongside whatever certification or role they are …
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Resourceyour first Hacking certification (PenTest+)
In a video sponsored by CompTIA, NetworkChuck pitches CompTIA PenTest+ as a first hacking certification. He argues IT certifications …
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Resourcehack like Mr. Robot
The creator showcases hacking gadgets from the company Hak5, noting these are legitimate tools used by professional penetration …
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Resourcei failed my exam
Chuck candidly reports failing his CCNP ENCOR exam after livestreaming 14 days of study on Twitch. He says his first impulse was to …
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Resource5G: what you DON'T know!! (3 things)
In a Verizon-sponsored video built around an interview with Heidi Hemmer, Verizon's VP of Network Engineering, NetworkChuck explains …
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Resourcelet's hack your home network // FREE CCNA // EP 9
He argues most home SOHO networks are hackable and structures the video around four weak areas: attack from the internet, devices …
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Resourcelearn Python, Hacking, Linux, CCNA.....hurry!! (6 deals you don't want to miss)
A promotional roundup of six holiday deals on training and related products Chuck says he personally uses, with affiliate links …
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Resourceshut up and just DO it!! (IT certifications)
A short motivational video where Chuck tells himself and viewers to stop making excuses and schedule their certification exam …
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Resourcei LOVE this switch!! // Cisco Enterprise Switch for SMALL business (Catalyst 1000 series)
In this Cisco-sponsored review, Chuck presents the Catalyst 1000 series as enterprise-grade switches deliberately priced and …
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Resourceyou’re about to get hacked!! (7 reasons why) // FREE Security+ // EP 6
Episode 6 of a free Security+ series, sponsored by CompTIA around its then-new Security+ SY0-601 exam, teaching social engineering …
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Resourcemy beard isn’t real // FREE Security+ // EP 5
Free Security+ episode 5 on hoaxes, influence campaigns and hybrid warfare — how the audience itself spreads attacks. He starts with …
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Resourceyour favorite websites can be HACKED! (watering holes, typo squatting) // FREE Security+ // EP 4
Part of NetworkChuck's free Security+ series, this episode argues you are not safe even on sites and systems you trust. He explains …
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Resourcei hacked my grandma (social engineering and pretexting) // FREE Security+ // EP 3
In this CompTIA-sponsored Security+ episode on social engineering, Chuck demonstrates pretexting, inventing a false identity and …
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ResourceWAN....it's not the internet!! (sometimes) // FREE CCNA // EP 8
A CCNA lesson on WANs — how geographically separate sites connect, as distinct from LANs inside a site. The creator uses a coffee …
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ResourcePhishing attacks are SCARY easy to do!! (let me show you!) // FREE Security+ // EP 2
In this Security+ episode, he builds a phishing attack against a fictional CEO, Bernard Hackwell, to steal LinkedIn credentials, …
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ResourceVMware on a Raspberry Pi!?!?! (ESXi Install)
NetworkChuck installs VMware ESXi — a type 1 hypervisor normally run on large data-center servers — on a Raspberry Pi 4, explaining …
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Resource3 Hacking Skills EVERYONE has // FREE Security+ // EP 1
In episode one of a free Security+ series, the creator argues social engineering hacks the human operating system and that everyone …
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ResourceData Center NETWORKS (what do they look like??) // FREE CCNA // EP 7
In this free CCNA episode, the creator explains how data center networks are designed and why they differ from campus networks. A …
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ResourceFREE CompTIA Security+ Course // SY0-501 vs SY0-601 // EP 0
This is episode zero of a free CompTIA Security+ course the creator is making with two other instructors, David and Jeremy, …
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Resourcei bought a DDoS attack on the DARK WEB (don't do this)
He explains denial-of-service attacks as overwhelming or confusing a server rather than breaking into it, warning repeatedly that …
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ResourceDO NOT design your network like this!! // FREE CCNA // EP 6
He argues that daisy-chaining switches, as in many home and starter business networks, creates single points of failure where one …
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ResourceHow Hackers hide files on Windows 10 and Linux
Presented as an ethical-hacking lesson with an explicit warning not to hack anyone without permission, this video demonstrates two …
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Resource5G will change gaming FOREVER
Sponsored by Verizon, this video explains latency as the core internet problem and how Verizon 5G combined with AWS cloud aims to …
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Resourceyou need to learn Kubernetes RIGHT NOW!!
Chuck teaches Kubernetes fundamentals through a fictional coffee e-commerce site that keeps outgrowing its infrastructure. Manually …
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