In Hot Soup. Need 120 CPEs by December!!

Don't know but somehow I got super busy and distracted between January 2020 and now. Actually quite a bit of it is due to the COVID-19 occurrence which derailed normal trend line of activities. Nonetheless, it just so happens that I need to amass 120 CPEs to keep a major certification alive. Major whopper

As always, you all rock for your tips, suggestions, or resources on how to make this happen!

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E Double U

If you cannot get them from training (my #1 go-to), then you can do:

- webcasts (SANS is my preference https://www.sans.org/webcasts/)
- ISC2 magazine/quizzes (https://www.isc2.org/member-resources/infosecurity-professional-magazine?membercontent=true)
- self-study for any exam/subject related to the certification

JDMurray

Attend security conferences via webcasts. Eight hours attended equals 8 CPEs.

cyberguypr

One month of non-stop Brightalk webcasts.

egrizzly

E Double U said:

If you cannot get them from training (my #1 go-to), then you can do:

- webcasts (SANS is my preference https://www.sans.org/webcasts/)
- ISC2 magazine/quizzes (https://www.isc2.org/member-resources/infosecurity-professional-magazine?membercontent=true)
- self-study for any exam/subject related to the certification

How do you document proof for the self-study? The first two are golden.

E Double U

For example, while preparing for the AZ-900 I went through the recommended Microsoft material which took about 10 hours so I logged it as you can see in the attached image and it was accepted by ISC2. With providers that do not require a printout (ISACA, ISC2) I just calculate the hours I have spent on self-study for an exam and submit the CPEs which always get accepted in my case. But even if they weren't it wouldn't be a problem for me since I get so many CPEs from continuous training. In the case of EC-Council I do not record the amount of time I spent studying because they have a set criteria for passing certifications so I just upload the certificate to claim CPEs.

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yoba222

Webcasts are easy CPEs and you can really load up with 5 months to go. For proof, I screenshot a before image of the webcast, and then a during image to submit as proof. For before, I tend to use a confirmation email that includes the date somewhere in the shot.

JDMurray

@egrizzly, did you get all your CPEs that you needed?

I was thumbing through the (ISC)2 CPE Handbook and thought of you.

egrizzly

yeah buddy. I sure did. Thanks for checking on it.