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Hi Everyone,

I was a passive member of TechExams but never said anything. Now I've made another account to share my journey to obtaining the GSE certification. I am a Sr. Principal Information Security Specialist (aka glorified Cyber Security Analyst). I'm at a weird point in my career. Because my job is no longer challenging I spend my days studying for my latest cert or working in my virtual lab to try out new tools or pick up a new skill. I have a two year plan that includes several more GIAC certifications and moving to another country. I look forward to reading the experiences of others and engaging with the community.

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Stevennn

Good luck!

Infosec_Sam

Hello, and welcome back to the community! Good luck with your certifications - I hope you'll use them to leverage your way into a position with an even longer title!

gerba

Hello CISM folks. I am here to lean

mizterkewl

What countries are you considering?

gerba

What countries ? What do you mean ?

mizterkewl

StormiCyber said:

I have a two year plan that includes several more GIAC certifications and moving to another country.

StormiCyber

My current company has some work in Germany. They’re actively trying to get some people over there.

mizterkewl

StormiCyber said:

My current company has some work in Germany. They’re actively trying to get some people over there.

Germany is good...I see a lot of good positions out there. I just worry about the cold, I hate the cold lol

StormiCyber

I need to get more info to see if my company will provide housing or if I’m on my own. Lol. Me too!!! I hate the cold. I didn’t really see any positions within my company that were in warm areas. The good thing is while I’m deciding my company let’s me go to SANS courses. I just finished SEC506 at Network Security 2019.

mizterkewl

That sucks. I would be willing to make the sacrifice if it was a title I really wanted. I think a lot of places in Germany offer a housing allowance. That's nice they are letting you take SANS courses. We only get $1500 that's not going to cover SANS training lol

UnixGuy

Welcome to the forums @StormiCyber , good to have more GSE

I get what you mean about the job not being challenging and spending time studying at work!