Earn the required 20 CPEs per year for ISC2 or ISACA certifications without paying any fees

Do you want to get earn the required 20 CPEs for FREE? If so, then you came to the right place. You don't have to pay a cent but you do have to spend time listening to the free webcasts provided by a couple of InfoSec magazine sites. You also might need to answer a few questions to earn the CPEs.

Here's a few sites with free webcasts where you can earn CPEs. Most of the webcasts are about an hour and 1 CPE is provided once you pass a quiz.
Information Security Magazine - US site: http://www.infosecurity-us.com/webinars/
Information Security Magazine - UK site: http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/webinars/
SC Magazine - US site: http://www.scmagazineus.com/vendor-webcasts/section/145/

The webcasts are informative and the CPEs for most of them can be used for ISC2 and ISACA. Please make sure to keep a copy of your CPE certificates just in case you get audited for the event.

Information Security (InfoSec) Jobs - June 2009

My last posting about InfoSec jobs was about 3 months ago. Let's take a look at the demand for InfoSec professionals.

Similar to my previous post, I used the InfoSec certification abbreviations as a search string and did not specify any U.S. city or zip code and came up the following numbers.

CareerBuilder.com
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) - 1847
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - 1534
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - 412
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) - 335
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) - 115
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) - 76
Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) - 62
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) - 28
GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) - 25
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) - 17
Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA) - 10
Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP) - 9
Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI) - 8
Certified Wireless Security Professional (CWSP) - 2

DICE.com
CCNA - 744
CISSP - 769
CCNP - 511
CISA - 201
GIAC - 145
CISM - 161
CCSP - 104
SSCP - 50
GSEC - 42
CEH - 39
SCNA - 32
SCNP - 15
CHFI - 2

Monster.com
CISSP - 838
CCNA - 659
CISA - 444
CCNP - 426
CISM - 152
GIAC - 103
CCSP - 68
GSEC - 47
SSCP - 46
CEH - 32
SCNA - 18
SCNP - 17
CHFI - 10
CWSP - 2

Hotjobs.com
CCNA - 249
CISSP - 237
CCNP - 172
CISA - 110
CISM - 48
GIAC - 38
CCSP - 30
GSEC - 14
SSCP - 9
CEH - 5
SCNA - 5
CWSP - 3
SCNP - 1
CHFI - 1

Please note though that this is just a count of the strings on the websites so this cannot represent the actual number of job openings. A company can post their job opening on the 3 websites below and it will be counted as 3 (one for each site below) instead of 1. Also, some jobs list several certifications on their posting, e.g. CISSP, CISA, CEH certified, so an open position with this criteria will have a count for each of the InfoSec certification listed, i.e. 1 for CISSP, 1 for CISA and 1 for CEH, even though the open position is only 1.

The job search results for CareerBuilder and Dice websites only listed the jobs posted within the last 30 days while Monster showed jobs for the last 60 days and Hotjobs is showing any open position on it's database. I will try to create another count in about a month so. Please let me know if you want me to add other InfoSec certifications or other job hunting websites on the list.

InfoSec Jobs - February 2009

Similar to my previous post, this is a count of the open InfoSec jobs on well-known job hunting sites. I have added hotjobs.com on the list.

I used the InfoSec certification abbreviations as a search string and did not specify any U.S. city or zip code and came up the following numbers.

CareerBuilder.com
CCNA - 1379
CISSP - 402
CISA - 344
CISM - 68
GIAC - 67
SSCP - 22
GSEC - 16
CEH - 11

DICE.com
CCNA - 761
CISSP - 730
CISA - 195
GIAC - 136
CISM - 133
GSEC - 63
SSCP - 52
CEH - 26

Monster.com
CISSP - 697
CCNA - 663
CISA - 491
CISM - 114
GIAC - 91
SSCP - 58
GSEC - 38
CEH - 23

Hotjobs.com
CISSP - 227
CCNA - 222
CISM - 162
CISA - 149
GIAC - 24
SSCP - 18
GSEC - 13
CEH - 6

Please note though that this is just a count of the strings on the websites so this cannot represent the actual number of job openings. A company can post their job opening on the 3 websites below and it will be counted as 3 (one for each site below) instead of 1. Also, some jobs list several certifications on their posting, e.g. CISSP, CISA, CEH certified, so an open position with this criteria will have a count for each of the InfoSec certification listed, i.e. 1 for CISSP, 1 for CISA and 1 for CEH, even though the open position is only 1.

The job search results for CareerBuilder and Dice websites only listed the jobs posted within the last 30 days while Monster showed jobs for the last 60 days and Hotjobs is showing any open position on it's database. I will try to create another count in about a month so. Please let me know if you want me to add other InfoSec certifications or other job hunting websites on the list.

InfoSec Jobs

We all know that a lot of people lost their jobs because of the difficult U.S. economic conditions. I got interested in searching for a list of jobs looking for InfoSec certified professionals and checked 3 of the well-known sites for job hunting. I used the InfoSec certification abbreviations as a search string and did not specify any U.S. city or zip code and came up the following numbers.

Please note though that this is just a count of the strings on the websites so this cannot represent the actual number of job openings. A company can post their job opening on the 3 websites below and it will be counted as 3 (one for each site below) instead of 1. Also, some jobs list several certifications on their posting, e.g. CISSP, CISA, CEH certified, so an open position with this criteria will have a count for each of the InfoSec certification listed, i.e. 1 for CISSP, 1 for CISA and 1 for CEH, even though the open position is only 1.

CareerBuilder.com
CCNA - 755
CISA - 468
CISSP - 440
CISM - 108
CEH - 21
GSEC - 20
SSCP - 19

DICE.com
CCNA - 868
CISSP - 796
CISA - 279
CISM - 163
GSEC - 48
SSCP - 47
CEH - 34

Monster.com
CCNA - 861
CISSP - 768
CISA - 624
CISM - 163
SSCP - 66
GSEC - 55
CEH - 27

By the way, the job search results for CareerBuilder and Dice websites only listed the jobs posted within the last 30 days while Monster showed jobs for the last 60 days. I will try to create another count in about 2 weeks or so. Please let me know if you want me to add other InfoSec certifications or other job hunting websites on the list.

Friendly reminder for CISA and CISM exam takers

The scheduled ISACA exam for CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) and CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) is on December 13, 2008 (Saturday).

• Candidate should report at 7:30 AM on the day of the exam
• Oral instruction starts at 8:30 AM. No candidate will be admitted once the Chief Examiner begins reading the Oral Instructions.
• Exam start/end time: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM (13:00) Start time may vary slightly due to the onsite registration process
  

The registration for this scheduled exam is now closed. The next scheduled exam is on June 13, 2009.

Please do not forget to bring the following on the exam day:

• Admission ticket (you should have received this by now via mail or email)
• Valid Photo Identification (driver's license, passport or government ID). ID must be original and current.
• Several sharpened No. 2 pencils
• Eraser
  

Items not allowed at the test center:

• Any communication device (i.e., cell phone, PDA, Blackberry, etc.)

For more information about CISA, CISM or the exam, please visit ISACA's website at http://www.isaca.org