Hello everyone, and welcome to part 2 of OSCP Exam Secrets: Avoiding Rabbit Holes and Staying on the Right Track. The response to the first part of the blog was phenomenal, and that is what keeps me inspired to put practical tips and strategies out into the community to help make your experience during the OSCP exam more productive or enjoyable, or both!

In this post, we take a deeper dive into a few specific technical scenarios you will experience during the exam with actionable insights and practical examples. These are the precise situations where candidates either gain massive momentum or they spend 2–3 hours in one of those rabbit holes that we are trying to avoid.

This blog will follow the same framework and walk through the situational and practical examples that will guide you in developing the differentiating decision-making capabilities to either allow you to move forward versus getting stuck. Here are the key strategies we will cover:

Each tip includes the kind of tactical knowledge that can save you hours during your 24-hour exam window. Let’s get straight into the techniques that will keep you moving forward efficiently.