Well-organised notes are crucial for penetration testing, OSCP preparation and exams, CTFs, etc. They help you quickly identify previously exploited vulnerabilities and map the interconnections between machines within a network. In this video, I'll show you how I take effective notes using Obsidian's Canvas and Excalidraw, and how I structure them. Download the Obsidian template from GitHub: Alternative download (password is notes-4-oscp!): === Timestamp === 00:00 - Intro 00:34 - Why whiteboards? 01:08 - Where to find the Obsidian template 01:17 - Old video talking about Obsidian 101 01:27 - Required Obsidian's community plugins 02:36 - Settings you MUST edit for integrating Obsidian notes with GitHub 03:23 - GitHub links and examples using Obsidian notes 03:55 - Suggested core plugins to activate within Obsidian 04:21 - Hands-on look to the template 04:50 - Templates folder 05:42 - Cheatsheet folder 06:23 - Labs folder 06:45 - Lab 1: OSCP or network penetration test template 11:51 - Lab 2: Vuln. research or Web App pentesting 15:48 - Conclusion If you enjoyed the video, leave a like and subscribe to my channel! For writeups in text format or other articles related to Ethical Hacking go to my blog: --- Would you like to support my work? Offer me a virtual coffee :) Check out my socials: Linkedin: Twitter: GitHub: #notetaking #ctf #oscp #obsidian #excalidraw #notes #pentesting