Today ISC2 has announced an updated version of the CISSP and SSCP will be released as of 15 April 2014. What does this means to you, what impact will it have on your study plan, what about new books and resources, Read this article to find out more but in short: DO NOT PANIC, IT IS NOT MAJOR. It is more a reorganization of the content than new content.

(ISC)²® (“ISC-squared”), the largest not-for-profit membership body of certified information and software security professionals with over 100,000 members worldwide, today announced the formation of its Application Security Advisory Council (ASAC), with representatives from Asia-Pacific and the Americas.

See in attachment below a few graphics and spreadsheets showing the total number of CISSP per country worldwide as well as other certs maintained bye ISC2. As of this message there is a grand total of 94,041 CISSP's around the world.

See below an open letter I have sent to (ISC)2 to express my concern about the practice of forcing users to read their legal agreement under pressure and a short time limit. Something against best practices that we usually preach as security professionals.

Today I have added multiple entries with errors that I have discovered within the Cryptography domain of the official book. Some of them are REAL BAD and plain wrong. I was suprise to see this.

CCFP (Certified Cyber Forensics Professional) is the only cyber forensics certification that provides a comprehensive validation of your knowledge and skills as a digital forensics expert.

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