From Cloud Security to Pentesting: My eJPTv2 Journey

For the past years, most of my focus has been on cloud security — hardening AWS environments, responding to incidents, and making sure access is tightly controlled. But lately, I’ve felt the urge to explore a different side of the equation: ethical hacking. That’s why I’ve decided to take the eJPTv2 (Junior Penetration Tester) certification. This post is a mix of personal motivation, my preparation strategy, and how I see pentesting tying directly back into the work I’ve done in AWS and incident response. ...

September 8, 2025 · 3 min · 539 words · Javier Pulido