Recently in Certification Category
Just a quick reminder: I will be starting a new SANS mentor session for Security 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits and Incident Handling on January 7 out of Garden City, NY (Long Island). Some spots are still available, so please sign up if you are interested. We'll convene once a week on Wednesday evening from 7.30pm-9.30pm.
More information at: http://www.sans.org/mentor/details.php?nid=14803
Back in July, I blogged that I had passed my CISM exam. Today I was pleasantly surprised that all the paperwork had cleared and that I am now officially certified.
Dear Dr. Kees Leune, CISM,CISSP
Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that on 31 October 2008 the CISM Certification Board approved your application and awarded you the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) designation.
What's next? We'll see. It's probably time for something more technical. Maybe a SANS class, or maybe something more off-beat, such as the training programs offered by Offensive Security. For the time being, I think I'll just ride the flow a bit and see what comes my way.
SANS courses have a reputation as being the best technical vendor-neutral security training available at the moment. I am pleased to announce that I have recently joined the SANS Mentor program, and I am currently preparing to host a SEC 504 Hacker Techniques, Exploits & Incident Handling class. The class prepares the attendees for the GIAC certified incident handler (GCIH) certification.
We are currently looking at starting the class somewhere around Christmas. Mentor classes run for 10 consecutive weeks for two hours a week, usually in the early evening.
If you are interested in taking the class through the Mentor program, and if you are able (and willing) to travel to Long Island (NY) to take the class, please let me know.
Exact dates and times have not yet been determined, so I can work with you on that aspect. For now, we are looking at holding the classes in Garden City, or in Hauppage.
Well; got notified last week that I passed my CISM exam; now it is a matter of getting the appropriate references lined up, papers completed and returned to ISACA, and waiting for the certification come through.
Time to go see what else it out there.
