Monthly Archives: August 2013
CISSP training 2 months later…
So it has been about 2 month since I seriously started to study for my CISSP exam. I am about half way there. I am planning to take my exam in November which is only 2 and half months away or 10 weeks away. This post is an update of what I am … Continue reading
Hacking Toyota Prius
While I was walking my dog this morning, I was listening to one of my favorite podcast: Science Friday. They talked about something I found really interesting. The topic was about hacking, in particular hacking a Toyota Prius from remote. White hat hackers (a.k.a. the good hackers) at Defcon 2013 was able to show and … Continue reading
Security Vendors and ISO 17799 and ISO 27002
So it’s interesting, yesterday, I was in a vendor presentation about Building Automation Systems (BAS) and cabling systems. On one of their slides, it talked about how their products meets the ISO standards (ISO 17799). Since I’ve been studying for my CISSP, I was thinking that I should know that one, but it was a … Continue reading
CISSP Study Updates: vBookz vs. Voice Dream
I am 4 Chapters in to the Shon Harris’ CISSP all in one book, I’ve been getting 60% to 70% on the end of the chapter question answers on the first try. Few initial thoughts are as follows. The Shon Harris’ book is good with lots of material, but her writing style is very wordy … Continue reading