I knew it.

Remember a few months ago I posted about my corncern over a Joe Black of "Black & Berg Security Consulting"? And a few months ago Mr. Berg found his way here, I don't believe the thread is still here.

Well it turns out that I am not the only ones with doubts about his qualifications, and indeed, those of his company.

JadedSecurity Another Fake Boutique Security Firm

omg, the link to attrition.org really shows this guy's backside, what i've been saying all along.

from one of his accounts: "I have infiltrated the DoD, CIA, DIA, NSA, ect...."

Apparently getting connections on linkedin means that you have infiltrated those companies...

Asshat: Joseph K. Black

If a mod feels this is in bad taste, please delete, but I am so happy someone outed this guy.

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jadedsecurity

Maybe we just want to add that colon

And the story isn't over. More things have come up. Will be updated.

SephStorm wrote: »

Jadedsecurity: Another Fake Boutique Security Firm

mikej412

SephStorm wrote: »

Remember a few months ago I posted about my corncern over a Joe Black of "Black & Berg Security Consulting"?

http://www.techexams.net/forums/isc-sscp-cissp/58051-cert-check.html#post500082

Hum. That was the ITT graduate with 4 months of IT contract job experience who self-proclaimed himself a security guru and was forming his own mercenary cyberhacker brigade, right?

SephStorm wrote: »

And a few months ago Mr. Berg found his way here, I don't believe the thread is still here.

His post was in that thread -- but I deleted his (funny) post since it was SPAM (full of ridiculous claims and obvious BS).

SephStorm wrote: »

If a mod feels this is in bad taste, please delete, but I am so happy someone outed this guy.

The guy might be a joke, but posting his name and company again only helps move him up in the Internet search rankings.

And it might attract him here again to post more drivel.

jadedsecurity

mikej412 wrote: »

The guy might be a joke, but posting his name and company again only helps move him up in the Internet search rankings. And it might attract him here again to post more drivel.

I can fully assure you no one will be trusting him anymore. The ITT background alone questionable, and I have put calls in to verify the certs.

mikej412

jadedsecurity wrote: »

I can fully assure you no one will be trusting him anymore.

Unfortunately his target market appears to be clueless idiots -- and either they won't notice what the post he didn't write are saying or they'll buy into his probable spin that he's a target now since he's so effective fighting off the threats.

jadedsecurity

mikej412 wrote: »

Unfortunately his target market appears to be clueless idiots -- and either they won't notice what the post he didn't write are saying or they'll buy into his probable spin that he's a target now since he's so effective fighting off the threats.

That I agree with, but there are enough of us outing these guys..

jamesleecoleman

Yea, I remember the guy. This photo of him kinda makes him look silly...

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It looks like he wrote "CyberSecurity" in permanent black marker lol

(start of his flickr album) http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackbergsecurity/

wastedtime

Ya....the guy is a little loopy to say the least. That picture wasn't what got me the picture with the cage and describing what a CAGE code was is what got me. I couldn't tell if he was serious or being funny.

SephStorm

Since Mr. Black has "friends" at the FBI, I wonder what they would think if they found out that he claims to have "infiltrated" the DoD and several intelligence agencies...

Or what ISC2 would think about his shady resume...

L0gicB0mb508

I am the Krisspy Kreme doughnut of cyber security.

Zaits

L0gicB0mb508 wrote: »

I am the Krisspy Kreme doughnut of cyber security.

This made me lol