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Comptia backs down!!! Certs for life!
If you are already certified.... Read article here... CompTIA backs down; past certs remain valid for life w00t!
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AS400, RS6000, HP, AIX, etc Certifications?
A few of my co-workers are, for lack of a better term, 'complaining' that there are no "formal" training/certifications on the mid-range platforms such as AS400, RS6000, HP3000/9000, AIX, IBM Mainframe etc. While Microsoft has the MCSA/E track, Cisco has the CCNA/P track; whats the equivalent on the platforms mentioned…
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other security certs
Hey guys (and gals). Like others, I have been lurking in the forums for a little while and have been seeing some really good advise. I just passed the A+ Essentials yesterday and am taking the 702 next Wednesday. I then plan on taking the Security+ by the end of the month. Long story short, I have just about completed…
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Just passed 101
I just sat the LPIC 101 exam today and passed! Score isn't particulary high 590 out of 800 but I'll take it, I actually wanted 501 out of 800 with 500 being the pass minimum, I just love to see three-point shots scored at the buzzard of a basketball game. It wasn't a festival of the bizzare like I thought it would be,…
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A 2 part A+ question
I am thinking of taking the bridge exam to get my 700 series A+. How close do you all think the practice tests that come with the Mike Myers series book are to the actual test. I just took a practice test from the test seminar disc that came with the book and I scored a 98%. Just want to get some feedback from those who…
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Passed the OSCP
I highly suggest this to everyone... C|EH was a joke compared to this course. It was also nice to take an exam based on actually being able to use knowledge rather then picking A, B, C, D. If anyone has any specific questions post up. Now I have to figure out what to get next.
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Blue Coat Proxy Certification
Has anyone here taken the Blue Coat Proxy certification? BCCPP or BCCPA? If so, how and where did you register for it? I'm looking on the Prometric site and I can't find it even though I've been told that it's listed there and taken at a Prometric testing center. Any help? A verified link would help. Thanks in advance.
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NEW CCNP track problems with CCDP/CCIP
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I have been looking at a small problem with the new ccnp and regards to related tracks that blend with it, such as ccdp and ccip. Please tell me if i am wrong, but if you have a CCNP completed out of the (BSCI,BCMSN,ONT,ISCW) track , and the exams are no longer valid after this…
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Value of a CAPM as a Sys Admin
Do you guys think there is much of a value in the CAPM certification (aka junior PMP) for those of us in sys admin roles? I have a B.S. in business management and would like to get into IT Management once I have the experience. Would this be a worthwhile investment in my time? From what I understand this is one of the more…
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Second chance - cisco
Hello, Before signing up for the ISCW. I was wondering if anyone knows of a special offer going on. thank you
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Thinking of CWTS...
Hi all, As I weave my way through the MCITP:SA, I am, of course, thinking of what's coming up. I noticed the CWTS and thought it sounded interesting. Is it a worthwhile cert to get? Not to belittle anyone who already has it, I just don't know much about it. I find the wireless stuff interesting though. Much obliged for any…
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Creating a list of allowed http/s sites
Figured it out! Sorry!
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Is MCSA/MCSE worth it these days?
I am one test away from getting my MCSA. Since I'm already close, I'll get my MCSA, but I wonder if I should go after the MCSE. With the stiff competition in IT, and the bad economy, will I be able to get a better job with a MCSE? Right now, my job is being a Helpdesk Tech. I've had this job for about four months now.…
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MCMCSE.COM A+ practice exam
I was asked by someone if they thought if you took the A+ 601 practive test online and got a 73% on all 250 questions it has would you be ready to go sit for the A+ Exam. I thought I would bring this to the community to get some input so... If you got a 73% 173 questions right out of 236 would you be ready to sit for the…
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Need some advice.
Passed A+ 701 last Friday, passed 702 yesterday. Just wanting some advice on what to go after next? Another Comptia cert like Network+ or should I start working towards Microsoft certs? Just trying to get an idea and not waste any time as I'm in college full time working on computer science, studying for certs, and working…
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Ahoy
I've read things here for a couple of weeks and decided to go ahead and sign up. Seems like a bunch of cool dudes. Just wanted to be polite and say hello. Carry on.
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a new guy around
hi everybody, i just signed up for this site and i really love it because of all the good infos and the knowledge that you guys have in the IT world. im currently taking a CST (computer support technician) class, my goal for now is to get certified in: A+ - Network+ - IT Technician- Security+ - Help Desk and Depot. i need…
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CCNA Kit
Hi What do ye think of 1 x Cisco 2610 Router 64Mb DRAM / 16Mb Flash IOS 12.2 1 x Cisco 2610 Router 64Mb DRAM / 16Mb Flash IOS 12.2 1 x Cisco WS-C2924C-XL-EN Switch 24 x 100Mb Ports EE IOS 1 x Cisco 2501 Router 2 x Serial Ports + Ethernet Port (AUI) 2 x Cisco WIC-1T Serial cards (For the 2610s) 1 x DCE/DTE Cable (For Serial…
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Passed CCSE
Just passed CCSE. It was quite a bit harder than I thought it was going to be, but I did it! :) I cannot stress enough read the following PDFs because they are free! http://www.checkpoint.com/support/technical/documents/docs_r65.html Check Point R65 ClusterXL Admin Guide Check Point R65 VPN Admin Guide Check Point R65…
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U.S. Internet security plan revamped - NetworkWorld
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/021110-cybersecurity-defense-revamped.html
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Another new guys here
Hi All Well, I am from south africa and 26 years old. I have NO certifications behind my name. When I left school I started working at a company that imports and does sales of CCTV equipment. I never new anything about computers when i started and blew up about 5 in the process of learning. I started building PC based…
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Novell bump
Big on Linux/SLES, Virtualization and even SAP. At least in terms of offerings Novell seem to have some good stuff even on certifications. Still popular in some shops including government and Novell are pushing enterprise data centre solutions hard as opposed to small/mid sized office file and print which they seem to have…
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Apple Cert
I was wondering if anybody as ever gotten an Apple Certification? My long term goal is going to be trying to get a job working in IT for a record company, (recording studio) Apple PC's are pretty much a standard in the industry.....Just wandered if anybody has gotten an apple cert.....
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a MCSA w/out the card
NOW i am MCSA but I do not have a value to this certification, comparing it with those of comptia. i hope that microsoft resume the wallet card, @ least $5.00 more.
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trying to decide
I am trying to decide weather or not to take the CCNA Feburay 25. I just made some extra money but still unemployed really feel like I am going no where right now, I have obtained 4 certs that I put off over the last 4 months one a month has been my goal I have studied off an on for the last year. I took January off…
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Steganography via. VoIP
How To: Smuggle Secret Information with VOIP | Danger Room | Wired.com
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Should I go for my RHCT cert this summer?
My school is offering a free RHCT voucher for the top 30 students in the the Redhat linux class (so far I got a 99% avg). If the school was nearby the answer to my question would be an obvious "yes", but its over a 3+ hour round trip. Is the RHCT worth the long trip + the additional study time? I don't know the demand RHCT…
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IT Jobs Magazine - Career Builders
Engineering Fall 2009
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trying for CWTS
Hi people, I am taking CWTS exam around 20th of feb. I was hoping if you guys could show me some ropes. 1# how difficult is it ? 2# I am using sybex CWTS study guide. Will it be enough ? 3# I have no professional experience in Wireless. I am still in Uni. Does this matter for CWTS? 4# Is one month enough to prepare for it…
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CIW credit towards CISSP
For my fellow WGU members wondering what to do with those CIW certifications... (I don't know if this information was already posted since the article is almost two months old.) Certified Internet Web Professional | CIW-certified.com
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Threat Level Privacy, Crime and Security Online Sweden Probing Cisco, NASA Hacks
Threat Level
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New Cert Agony
I am currently working on a sharepoint project at work and really enjoying working with sharepoint and thought it be a good idea to add a cert for this (MCTS Sharepoint 2007)onto my resume, but my company wont spend money to buy sharepoint 2007 (currently using wss3) and so i am stuck, feeling really pissed at the moment.…
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SAINT Vulnerability Scanner
Anyone know of books that cover SAINT Vulnerability Scanner? I tried searching and wasn't coming up with anything. If I get this new job, I might be using it and I wanted to start brushing up on it.
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Project Honey Pot
https://www.projecthoneypot.org/index.php
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REVIEW: TrainSignal's Wireless Networking CBT for the CWNA
Thanks to our dear Webmaster, I had an opportunity to review the Certified Wireless Network Administration (CWNA) certification training CDs by Train Signal (http://www.trainsignal.com/). This is a two-CD set containing 13 videos with over 10 hours of presentation and instruction, a 140-page wireless networking lab book…
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Apply Your Comptia Credentials to Microsoft Certifications
CompTIA Certifications the link from MCP webpage are outdate, but comptia website doesnot reflect any information. how this work now?
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1Y0-327 - Password Manager 4.5
Whilst I am in Citrix mode, I have been studying Password Manager 4.5. As a CCEA, I have passed the Password Manager 4.0 exam and knowledge of Password Manager 4.1 was essential for the 1Y0-456 exam. My reason for taking this exam is work related (and a little check back to see how it has evolved) I have the official…
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Support Ticketing System
Hello everyone, Ive been looking for a good (open source) ticketing system to install on a Debian linux server, now Ive been checking out OTRS and OSticket.. and they seem to do the trick. Problem is that it must have spanish interface capabilities and be able to join the domain in order to login using domain usernames and…
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Book sugestions(A+,N+)
Hello everyone, Sorry about putting the post in here, but I figured it was better in here than clogging up two sections with similar posts. As far as A+ goes I'm debating between Michael Myers' all-in-one exam guide along with the Exam Cram book, both of which I've heard great things about. My other option is to go…
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From Ubuntu to Centos
So in an effort to learn RHEL/Centos I have to boxes running now at work. An ubuntu server and a centos server. These are both in a lab so if I mess them up no worries. I'm having a hard time doing some of the things on centos that I can do easily on ubuntu. Are these distributions really that different? BTW - on centos…
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Will Comptia recertification apply to all certs?
In reading Comptia's position of requiring recertification for A+, Network+ and Security+ starting Jan. 1, 2011, does this also apply to all of their certs starting next year? Comptia's own press release doesn't explain this.
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House Overwhelmingly Passes Cybersecurity Bill
Quote from Slashdot.org: Hopefully this will help IT professionals move into junior IT security positions.
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Information Assurance Scholarship Program
Very interesting scholarship from the DoD: ::::IASP::::HOME::::
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Scheduled the PW0-104
Hi all, I am scheduled to take the 104 on Feb. 16. I took the 100 once and failed it with a 68% :S right around the time they retired it. I was taking classes and working full time at the time so I didn't feel too confident scheduling it again before they retired it (and I figured learning the new version would be…
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any current exam discounts for cisco 640-553 exam
Hello, I have finished my studying for the cisco 640-553 exam and was wondering if there are any discounts currently being offered when registering to take it. I have read the cisco press book twice and use gns3, sdm, packet tracer 5.2 and of course the cisco press book cd questions. thanks
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To pass the exam do I need the oracle software??
To pass the exam do I need the oracle software?? Can I just use the free express version ?? thank you
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ARUBA Wireless Certifications
Has anyone taken an Aruba Wireless certification exam? Does anyone know of books for the tests? I'm just curious...
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Preplogic Unlimited $99 2 yrs - Worth it?
What do you guys think? Check our 1 course at a time for 2 years...all materials and all courses (apparently?). Anyone done this? Edit: Nevermind. $191 a month automatically billed after the first 30 days. Stupid small print.
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continue CCNP? go for Voice or diversify?
Hi IT folks, I'm switching career. I'm going for a network admin job. I'll be dealing with networking/voice, and interacting with other departments like the Server dept. and the IT Sec. I'm on my final preparation for BCMSN. Should I continue for CCNP, bearing in mind the new syllabus? should I switch immediately to voice…
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Really Stupid Question
Ok so everyone can make fun of me afterwards but I can't seem to find a correct answer to a question I'm researching. Someone here posed a question, "You are on a linux machine being attacked from ip a.b.c.d...how to you stop it without the use of a firewall". My line of thinking would have been using something like using…
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Which Cert help please
HI there. I hope kind sole can steer me in the right direction. Just a bit of back ground. I work as a IT Support for a large American Insurance company here in Belfast NI. I work in a team of 3 and look after 1200+ users on an XP domain. I look after PC deployment iso images, 2003 server, network issues, vopi phones,…
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I need to get associate in order to get to professional??
I need to get associate in order to get to professional?? according to this: Oracle University Select Country thankyou
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WinMobile 6.5 beta exams available
Not really a section for this, so i threw it here.
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Pearson Vue dirty tactics
I tried to sign up for my Cisco exam this morning, only I noticed the test center I have used for 3 years now was no longer there. I called the test center they said Pearson Vue wanted them to buy a security camera system from Pearson Vue to be a valid test center. This place is immaculate and they already have a security…
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InfraGard - Questions
Well, I just decided to look for other groups that I could join and learn from. Columbia, SC is a little out of the way for me, but I might be inclined to go to any meetings they might hold. I filled out the paperwork, and was kind of surprised by the warnings and the background check. I gave them the name of the…
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How many times have you failed an exam... or have you ever?
I'm just curious what everyone's thoughts are on failing exams. Is it something most people do here and there? Or do most people pass them the first time? How many fails do you have?
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RSA Envision Exam
Hi; I want to collect group to buy last version for RSA Envision Exam which is 050-v40-ENVCSE01 please any one interested with this reply here.
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Reg : CPTS - Mile2.com
Hi Im planning to get CPTS CBT from Mile2.com Can u guys share your experience regarding that Certification ? How difficult the exam is ? What is the pattern of the Exam ? Thanks & Regards Karthik.
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Okay, Here's The Situation...
If the thread title reminds you of a song, you're probably really old! haha j/k of course! I'm looking to get back into the IT world after a 7 month career change (yes it was very temporary). Prior to that I made my living in IT for some 12 years... Long ago I was an MCP (2005) is that thing still current? Is there a way I…
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Are there any cable provider / DOCSIS / HFC certs out there?
Out of curiosity, are there any cable provider / DOCSIS / HFC certs out there? I have the CCIP but that cert is particularly weak on cable network administration. I'd really like something specific to cable networking, DOCSIS, HFC, etc. Also, I don't care if they are vendor certs or if they are obscure. This is a personal…
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Oracle Exams
Anyone out there doing any of the Oracle exams? My boss has asked me to learn 11G since I have finished the latest Microsoft exam 70-648. I still need 2 exams for the MCITP EA, they are 70-647 and 70-620, but they can wait since he is going to pay for all my study material and the Oracle exams. I have not found many exam…
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Question regarding MS Certifications?
I belive sooner than later everybody is going to upgrade to Windows 7. Is it worth it to go after Windows XP and Vista certifications? or should I just go straight for Windows 7 certs? What get cert on something that is going to become end of life. Thanks
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GCIH Preparation and attempt log
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Has anyone Tried Requesting Wallet cards...
....since it is no longer a standard issue item? I didn't find any special request info on the MS site, only info for the paper issue.
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Hurray! Passed my RHCE!!
Can't hide my happiness from passing RHCE! Got the result tonight from email after the exams this morning. The new exam format is taking 3.5 hours for both RHCT and RHCE. Passed RHCT at 85.2 and passed RHCE at 100. Last not the least, worthwhile after few months of hardworks!
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N-MAP 5.20 Released
Slashdot Technology Story | Nmap 5.20 Released
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General Cisco Inquiry
I think I have a fairly unique problem but I don’t know. I’ve been in college for almost 10 years, maintained a 3.4 GPA throughout, and I have 223 credits total and no degree (I say this only so you know I’m not completely stupid or maybe that means I am, I don’t know). I’ve recently decided to quit school and start…
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Exam 259 is scheduled to be discontinued
Link Here Looks like it will run through until the end of March so if you are studying looks like a good time to get those final study hours in and that exam booked :)
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Question regarding MS Certifications?
What is the differience between MCITP: Consumer Support Technician and MCITP: Enterprise Support Technician. Which one is better a desktop support technician?
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Computer forensics education directory now online
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What Cert should I go after next?
I am a Desktop Support Technician with 4 years of experience. I am A+ and Network+ certified. I'm thinking of moving away from CompTIA's certs since you now have to renew them every 3 years, and for a CompTIA certs I don't think that is worth the effort or money since they are consider entry level certs. I'm thinking of…
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Apache Clustering
I have a question about apache clusters. I know that you can run a Round Robin on the DNS server to load balance hits but it doesn't preserve sessions and such. I have seen that doing load balancing with heartbeats and clustering is the better way to go. My question is do only two servers with a single load balancer…
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Entry level certification dilemma
Hi TechExams! I've been using this website for the last few months in preparation of my A+ exam, which I passed quite handidly in October. My next goal was to finish the second half of the CompTIA duo (Network+) at the beginning of this year. I have yet to start studying for it. Last week I got a job offer from a large…
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Whatever Happened to the MCSE? (and What’s This MCITP?)
Might be nice to point this out to as much HR staff as possible: What's in a name? | born to learn :)
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Where should i go next?
I got my MCSE in November last year and decided to take a little break from certs(7 in 7 months drained me). Now I'm ready to get back into it again. I kind of want to do a Linux exam, but don't know which one's are the best to take. I am of course open to all ideas though! Thanks!:)
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EC-Council University| Masters of Security Science
Seems like they are offering and academic route: Master of Security Science. Credits will be awarded for EC-Council certification programs only. Certifications from other providers will not be accepted. I dont know about you guys but i am very interested. What do you guys think? ECCUNI | Home
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IronPort Certified Security Professional
Finished the Cisco IronPort Certified Security Professional ICSP-Email security. More information can be found at https://training.ironport.com/ICSP.html. Basically decided to earn the certification because my employer paid. Preparation: I have about a year experience with multiple Ironport appliances within a financial…
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SANS GSEC thoughts and opinions
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HP certs
IS anyone here familiar with HP (Hewlett-Packard) certs? I just got a new job where they state if I get the HP-APS that is "similar to the A+" I will get a bump in my rate. I just got my A+ so I was going to try and wipe it out quick but for the life of me I cannot figure out what cert they are talking about. I have…
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Subnetting class b, network address 172.23.0.0/27
Subnetting is not my greatest strength I need to subnet 172.23.0.0/27 the subnet mask is 255.255.255.224, I can not figure out what is the first and what is the last usable subnet. The questions I have are: what is the last usable first subnet? What is the last usable second subnet? What is the last usable third, forth and…
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Dns
Just curious can anyone elaborate on what DNS system they use? I'm looking into BIND vs MyDNS and I understand that MyDNS uses a MySQL backend. Aside from this is there big difference between the two? Mostly in Windows world so I don't have much experience here.
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AP Exclusive: Network flaw causes scary Web error
Another reason for Facebook to move to HTTPS. AP Exclusive: Network flaw causes scary Web error
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Backtrack 4 Final is out
The new website and download links are out! Downloads Join the torrent queue so that I get my version quicker :)
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IT Security Certification / Skills Salary Statistics
Security Administrator - 65k Security Director - 125k Senior Security Executive - 160k Satisfaction with your 50k job - Priceless !! THE SANS 2005-2007 INFORMATION SECURITY SALARY & CAREER ADVANCEMENT SURVEY SANS 2008 SALARY & CERTIFICATION SURVEY Foote News Release Skills Trends Every one into security ought to read these…
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Malware (where to get?)
I remeber maybe sometime last year someone posted a website where you could download a bunch of recent and old worms/virii/rootkits/trojans and all that fun stuff. I'm trying to find this stuff so i can learn how to defend against them and remove them from test systems. I searched and could not find anything. Also, what…
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Name Change
When I got married back in 2002, for some reason (don't ask, it's a long story), I had my wife's name hypenated with mine. e.g. (fake name) I was David West, I am now David West-Sills. I'm going through the name change via Probate court (no, we are not getting divorced; I just want MY name back LOL). They say it's going to…
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Apache
While I'm studying tonight I also ran across some apache configurations. One thing I noticed as an option is FollowSymLinks which seems to be set on alot of current apache deployments. I know that this will allow the system to follow system links within the directory. My question is...aren't there security concerns with…
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Security Certifications for Businesses
Hello all. I've been asked to research certifications that our business can strive for that will challenge our IT security. We've already received the SAS70 Type I and II, however these are more financial and auditing certifications than IT security certifications. I know ISO 27001 is out there, however we're a small…
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How do you document what you have learnt
I have been documenting things I learn at work and things I learn when revising for my exams in Microsoft One Note which is pretty good. Just interested in how other people document things they have learnt? Thanks
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language programming Advice
HI a dont know if this the correct place for advice, but all your are the experts in diferent ares of programs. i and good in the networks, servers and PC's areas. i never work with any prog. just in the university like 12 years ago, y dont remember any. but now just i want learn a any language programming, that is easy to…
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New to MBP
Is ther Anti-virus program or minor uilities application that I should have for my new MBP? Thanks & Happy New Year : )
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Where to start ?
Hi all. I started the year thinking about CCNA and start the "cisco path", but work had a surprise for me, CWNP. It's a, you can say, must I have to get CWNP certs cause we are going to need them at job. I'm new to this path, so I went CWNP website and look for info and all that. And my question is, which is the route to…
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I love...
... the CWNP certificates. I've got a few from MS, CompTIA, RIM and suchlike, but the CWNP ones are the nicest ones I have. They are not full of nasty standout colours, or boringly dull. I wish all cert authorities took a look at their certs and made more of an effort in the design.
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Oracle Databases Migration...
Hello everyone... I was just wondering if anyone here has experience migrating Oracle databases that are in a Windows XP 32 bit environment to a CentOS 64 Bit linux, can anyone give me some good pointers, what must be done, what should I check to see if its possible? any good manuals or guides on how to do that.. Thank…
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Solaris 10 and VirtualBox
I just installed Solaris 10 onto VirtualBox. How the heck do I get an internet connection?? Am I blind and missing something obvious?
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Boss just approved GCIH course
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What MS cert would go best with Cisco certs?
Just curious, our school has us doing classes on both, the Cisco is clearly CCNA and CCNA security, but the MS their not too clear on what certs we're actually being trained on. That and the cisco cert paths are pretty straight forward and understandable. The MS are quite confusing. Their not too clear on Linux either but…
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The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security - Kevin Mitnick
I finished The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security during my lunch break. Though the book was often repetitive and sometimes dry I learned much about Social Engineering, and how the attack is formed. The last chapter of the book was a well written plan on how to train your employees, and contains an…
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Hello from the trenches!
Just wanted to say hello to everyone, and let you know I miss you guys. I did read through quiet a few of the security posts and glad to see how awesome of a job all you vets are doing. Keep up the good work. And Johan, you still rock man!!!! Keatron.
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Security Certs
Hi, i have been reading a lot about Security Certs and i have a couple of questions. Before i begin to enumerate them, i want to say i am a CCNA, CCNA:Security, and now studying for the CCNP composite exam. I am still a student, and i want to get into Security.(After CCNP, will go for CCSP). The thing is, as i saw all the…