Re: Economic situation impact on independent consultants

["Adriel T. Desautels" <ad_lists () netragard com>]

I can't say that I agree with you.  Perhaps you need to diversify your  
service offerings?


On Apr 10, 2009, at 7:56 PM, Victor DaViking wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I'm writing this time with a personal question. Being an independent  
> consultant myself, I've noticed a major drop in terms of assessment  
> opportunities for what's 2009 so far. I'd dare to credit that change  
> to the "world financial crisis", ergo I've been wondering how  
> everyone else is living/experiencing these current times.
>
> Personally, when talking about opportunities, I go for source code  
> reviews and penetration testing exercises. I try to avoid projects  
> related to IT, forensics, standards (PCI, SOX, ..); so I wouldn't  
> know if there's been any change on those fields.
>
> Companies get hit, so they cut costs. They lay off people, and get  
> rid of their security budget? Maybe partially and keep just  
> assessment related to security Standards? or not even that? I guess  
> this means the "black market" grows, meaning that.. given the right  
> contacts, assessment availability is a matter of ethics?
>
> Do you find your deals through intermediary consulting firms or do  
> you deal with clients directly? That should also help.
>
> Or just maybe it's tough luck and I need to refresh some contacts.  
> If that's the case, and you tend to have projects, contact me, I'm  
> interested! ;)
>
> Thanks for your time.
> -AV
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