System Advancements at the Monastery

Comparing the CISSP and GISP Exams

Posted in CISSP, GISP on May 22nd, 2009

Lately, I have been spending my time preparing and finally taking the GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP) and the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification exams. I passed both. The exams are very different, though they cover the same material. I figured I would take some time to discuss my impressions [...]

Read Full Post »

Security Sects: Destroying Relational Competence

Posted in Application, CISSP, COBIT, Defense in Depth, ISACA, Information Security Governance, Opinion, Policies, Relation Competence, Risk on Mar 21st, 2009

I come bearing no answers, only questions. This being the SecurityMonks website, I could not allow the article, “The High Priests of IT — And the Heretics” to pass without comment. No heretics or high priests here. Only a simple security monk. The author, Cory Doctorow, makes his argument well. [...]

Read Full Post »

GIAC Information Security Professional

Posted in CISSP, SANS, Training on Mar 20th, 2009

This past week, I took and passed the certification exam to become a GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP). The GISP focuses on the same material covered by the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Common Body of Knowledge (CBK). To prepare for both exams, SANS offers the SANS® +S™ Training Program for the [...]

Read Full Post »