CISM ... almost Gone In Sixty Seconds

sexion8

So here is some Friday humor for you... I had forgotten to make sure my finance department paid for the CISM and until today, I hadn't even thought to check. So with 45 minutes left to dday for the year... Its official, I'm seated in DC:

Thank you for your online order with ISACA!

This email contains important details about your online order number 105xxxxx.
To help us serve you better, please refer to this number if you have any questions
about your order.

The following products were purchased at 4:14 PM CST today. (03 Oct 200[IMG]https://us.v-cdn.net/6030959/uploads/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif[/IMG]

Qty    Item                                                          Price
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1      ISACA International Membership Dues                         $130.00
1      New Member Processing Fee                                    $10.00
1      Chapter Dues - 028-Greater Hartford Chapter                  $40.00
1      2008 December CISM Exam Registration for J. Oquendo         $375.00
                                         Shipping & Handling:        $0.00
                                                 Final Total: US   $555.00

So, ladies and germs ... Always remember cross your own t's and dot your own i's... Never depend on your finance department... Enjoy the weekend

JDMurray

"Trust, but verify." Nice save.

sexion8

JDMurray wrote:

"Trust, but verify." Nice save.

I hadn't even remembered till I spoke with ISC2 today... They keep giving me the run around meanwhile, I had a date, paid the exam, went through the politricks with them over and over. So today I just asked for the refund. Not going to fight with them over it. In the interim, will focus on my one year goal... CPTS, CPTE, OPST, OPSE, OPSA. http://www.infiltrated.net/?p=102

Such an odd assortment of certs... I'd be a little intimidated of someone with all that crap. To date... The only person who intimidated was Scott Morris. That was until we chatted here and there, he's an extremely cool guy who is very down to earth and knows his stuff. However, I think I would whoop him on the security level with of course him mopping the floor with me on the networking side. I could hit him with low blows on the VoIP side but he'd pummel me the Juniper side...

Let's see the matchup:

Scott Morris:
Quadruple CCIE:
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -- CCIE #4713 (R&S)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -- CCIE #4713 (ISP-Dial)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -- CCIE #4713 (Security)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -- CCIE #4713 (Service Provider)
- Specialization in Cable/RF
Cisco Certified Design Professional -- CCDP (R&S)
Cisco Certified Security Professional -- CCSP
Cisco Cable Communications Specialist
Cisco IP Telephony Support Specialist
Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist
Cisco Certified Network Associate -- WAN Switching
Cisco Certified Systems Instructor -- CCSI #21903
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (NT 4.0) #474812
Ortronics Certified Systems Installer +
Cisco Sales Expert - Enterprise
AVVID Certified SE/FE - IP Telephony
AVVID Certified SE/FE - Voice Access
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS) #462
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional (JNCIP) #172
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE) #153
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA-J)
Juniper Networks Certified Instructor (JNCI) for M-Series and J-Series
NSA/CNSS INFOSEC Professional
TIA Convergence Technology Professional (CTP)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional -- CISSP #37445

Uh, yea I take it back... He's somewhat intimidating but I'd still mop the floor with him on a one on one capture the flag across any OS, network

Sayanora ISC2

From: "J. Oquendo" <sil@infiltrated.net>
To: xxxx <dbaxxxxxo@isc2.org>
Subject: Re: Refund

On Fri, 03 Oct 2008, Dxxxx Baxxxxo wrote:

> Mr. Oquendo,
>
> I have already started the refund process and the credit card will be
> refunded the full amount.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Dxxxxx Baxxxxo
> (ISC)2R Services
> Security Transcends TechnologyR
> (P)1.888.333.4458
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the_Grinch

Sexion saw this article and thought of you!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/30/voip_eavesdropping_tool/

I find it funny they make you pay dues before you take and pass the exam?

sexion8

the_Grinch wrote:

Sexion saw this article and thought of you!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/30/voip_eavesdropping_tool/

I find it funny they make you pay dues before you take and pass the exam?

Nah, I've been a member for a while. I like reading the content they have there and watching the podcasts from time to time. Anyhow on the VoIP side, I see a lot of things which never surface as public domain tools for various reasons. Pays to be @ VoIPSA.

Yes, the tool requires physical access to an organization's network, and that means remote eavesdropping isn't possible with UCSniff. But for anyone with access to an ethernet port of the company they want to intrude upon, it could prove invaluable.

What's irresponsible/reckless is so many people forget the insider attack. So here goes why some should worry about this... Someone leverages via malware, etc., a machine, that machine is on the network, UCSniff is now pseudo remote. Too many people in security haven't been paying attention to the core. An attack is an attack is an attack. The slacker attitude of "oh, local, I don't care" is insane.