I passed the CISSP! WOO!

I can't believe it! I just got the results for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) exam that I took on Oct 27th and I freakin' passed!

I passed! I passed! That test is such a meat grinder that I had no idea how well I did until just now!

Woooooo!

Woooooooo!

Yeah! Baby! YEAH!

OK, I'm a little more calm now. Now back to your regularly scheduled web browsing activities.

Comments

[Kenny H.]

Congrats!! Nice to put the books on the shelf again, I'm sure.

[portcullischain]

Nice!!! Time to update the resume again. My friend in Phoenix just passed that test. He was pretty smug about it because he got to take it for free. The VA reimburses him for the cost of the test. Bastard.

[Alex Scoble]

Yeah, work (Corillian/Checkfree/Fiserv) picked up the tab on my test as well, otherwise I probably wouldn't have gone for it.

$400 is a lot for a cert.

Work also paid for my online SANS CISSP course as well, although I wouldn't recommend taking the online "On Demand" course. Not sure how much I got out of it. I've heard that the regular SANS CISSP course is very good though.

[securecyber]

Man, congratulations! I know what the happy feeling it is!

If anyone else is interested in my experince during exam and about CISSP exam preparation resources, read my blog at http://securecyber.blogspot.com (search for the "CISSP" word).
If you have any questions, post them in the blog or e-mail directly.

[Lon]

Congratulations! Certifications are always a huge stress while studying, and even more so until you get the results. Great job!

[Martin McKeay]

Belated congratulations, Alex. Now you can subscribe to the CISSP mailing list and get a ton of 'Add me to the LinkedIn CISSP' emails! Seriously though, take a breather and then get back to learning more about security. The CISSP is a great way to get past the recruiting and HR drones, but for a serious security pro, it's just the beginning.

Martin