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Re: CISSP
From: Joey Peloquin <joeyp () cotse net>
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 14:34:38 -0600
Bruno Cesar Moreira de Souza wrote:
What source says that a 11 years old boy got CISSP? I think this is only a rumour.
OK, I've read enough misinformation that I now have to add my two cents.. He was ~16, not ~11, and it was five years ago, so don't be surprised if that bright ~21 year old Indian chap doing your pen-test is him. His father owned and operated a security software and services company, and the kid had been coding and assisting with assessments since he was ~10, or thereabout. Apparently, he is a fairly gifted programmer. Now, the part about the degree being required because of his age..correct. It was a knee-jerk reaction deployed to prevent a minor from ever getting the cert again, and possibly contributing to its loss of integrity. The ISC saw the err of its ways, which is how we ended up with today's policy. The experience requirement was there even when he got certified. However, his work experience at his Father's company satisfied the requirement. I know Thor, Jerry, and a couple of others were on this list back then, you guys don't remember all the hoopla around this? After all, it was back when there was less than 5K CISSPs worldwide, and every sales guy that says the word 'security' in his pitch didn't have one**. **No offense to the sales guys. If I was in sales, I'd make sure I had it too. Cheers, -jp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Need to secure your web apps? Cenzic Hailstorm finds vulnerabilities fast. Click the link to buy it, try it or download Hailstorm for FREE. http://www.cenzic.com/products_services/download_hailstorm.php?camp=701600000008bOW ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Re: CISSP, (continued)
- Re: CISSP ruud . geelen (Dec 03)
- Re: CISSP killy (Dec 07)
- RE: CISSP Shenk, Jerry A (Dec 03)
- Re: RE: CISSP mr . nasty (Dec 04)
- Re: Re: CISSP dfullerton (Dec 04)
- RE: Re: CISSP Cony.Zhou (Dec 05)
- RE: Re: CISSP Clement Dupuis (Dec 05)
- Re: Re: CISSP Bruno Cesar Moreira de Souza (Dec 05)
- Re: CISSP Anders Thulin (Dec 07)
- RE: Re: CISSP Clement Dupuis (Dec 07)
- Re: CISSP Joey Peloquin (Dec 07)
- Re: CISSP Nick Besant (Dec 05)
- RE: CISSP Angelacci, Anna M CTR SPAWAR, J616 (Dec 07)
- RE: Re: CISSP Cony.Zhou (Dec 05)
- Re: Re: CISSP R. DuFresne (Dec 19)
- RE: Re: CISSP Mueller, Daniel (NMCI CIRT) (Dec 20)
- RE: CISSP Craig Wright (Dec 04)
- Re: RE: CISSP mr . nasty (Dec 04)
- RE: RE: CISSP Bates, Chris (Dec 05)
- Re: CISSP Pete Herzog (Dec 07)
- RE: RE: CISSP Bates, Chris (Dec 05)