That's just the culture of defcon/blackhat/"if you get any certs you're dumb". If you can program, you can learn almost any concept in security with self study

That's just the culture of defcon/blackhat/"if you get any certs you're dumb". If you can program, you can learn almost any concept in security with self study and a handful of good books. Marketing posts, such as these, often aren't very useful but sure look neat with all the basic blocks...