>>>lookYou're in the local Hall of Hackers. Set into the wall is a hearth which contains a modest fire. On the mantle over the hearth is a semi-transparent glowing cube, dull and dusty. No doubt a trophy brought back and displayed by hackers from long ago. A corroded brass nameplate beneath it reads merely, "The Gibson."Near the fire is a man seated in a worn leather wingback chair. He peers over the top of a keyboard typing arcane emerald syntax against an otherwise black screen. The only sound you hear is the crackle of the fire and interjections of brief satisfaction or deep concentration from the man in the chair.You see exits to the North and West.>>>look manThe man looks like somebody you've heard of: that's Ben Kendall. You can call him a penetration tester, cybersecurity professional or perhaps an ethical hacker.After Ben Kendall taught himself Python, he took to learning the skills of offensive security with great facility.It was during the initial phase of his cybersecurity education that Ben earned the eJPT certification from eLearnSecurity (now INE) followed by the eCPPT. His sights are now set upon earning the coveted OSCP.He has successfully completed over 170 different CTF machines from a variety of sources such as Hackthebox, Vulnhub, Offensive Security's Proving Grounds and is in the top three percent of Tryhackme's users.Ben is also well acquainted with the common tools used during a pentesting engagement such as Burp Suite, Nmap, Nessus, Metasploit, Gobuster, Dirsearch, Responder, Enum4linux, Hashcat, Johntheripper and the list goes on.He knows the ins-and-outs of Windows, Linux and Mac operating systems and is constantly looking to improve his current skill set while searching out the means to learn new ones.Though he is not a conventional candidate, Ben is able to leverage his previous experience as a journalist to supplement the reconnaissance phase of an engagement. As an offensive security specialist, Ben Kendall would be a boon to any team securing a client's network or web application.>>>talk ben"Looking for a penetration tester?" Ben asks, looking at you across the room as you approach. "I'm happy to help. Let's chat."