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.

ISACA e-Symposium - January 2009

For ISACA members.

ISACA is having its e-Symposium about "Effectively Managing Risk in Today's Economy" next week on January 27, 2009 (Tuesday) at 11:00am - 2:00pm EST / 4:00pm - 7:00pm UTC. To register, please visit http://isaca.brighttalk.com.

You'll have the opportunity to earn 3 CPE credits. Look for the CPE quiz link.

ISACA e-Symposium

This time it's for ISACA members.

ISACA is having an e-Symposium about Secure Web Access on December 16, 2008 at 11:00am EST / 4:00pm UTC. To register, please visit http://isaca.brighttalk.com.

Similar to ISC2's e-Symposium, you also have the opportunity to gain 3 CPE credits. Look for the CPE quiz link.

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

CPE opportunities

It's been a while since I posted on this blog and I apologize for that. I have a couple of CPE opportunies to list here. I found these out when I started studying for my CISA certification. The first one you can check is the ISACA's (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) online conferences. This is similar to what I posted earlier with ISC2. Visit this link for more details -> http://isaca.brighttalk.com/

If you are a member of ISACA and you are receiving their magazine Information Systems Control Journal, you can get 1 CPE credit by answering questions on http://www.isaca.org/cpequiz/. You must get a passing score or 75 percent or higher to get the CPE credit.