I think the BCS poll rankings are done via a game of darts. Mind you the players suck.
-mmiller On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Rick Hayes <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a computer security expert ranking system? If so, is it like > the BCS, where they use some higher algorithm based on the vendor's > poll, computer average and hacker poll? > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Jason Wood <[email protected]> wrote: >> I got a chuckle out of this line from the article. >> >> "Drawbacks: Talk about stress. If a system is infiltrated by a virus or >> hacker, it could mean lights out for the security consultant's career. "This >> is a job you can't afford to ever fail in," says Evans." >> >> What was funny to me was I remember a thread a while back where a lot of us >> talked about getting into infosec **because** we got hacked. I suppose I >> was just doing sysadmin work at the time, so you could point to that as a >> reason why I've never had much career trouble. Still, I had to grin at it. >> >> >> Jason >> >> >> >> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Soft Reset <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hmmm...I'm going out on a limb here, but I'm not seeing why he's *is* a >>> fraud? I understand how this profile can portray us in a negative light as >>> people who see *us* may think we were once on the black-hat side of things, >>> but do you all think its impossible for someone to switch to the white-side? >>> >>> Although to be honest, no, I wouldn't trust him. Convicted in 2002, >>> served 16 months means he was *probably* still in jail or just out when he >>> started his company in 2003. And "...that year, computer security stores >>> contracted to sell his cyber security software." So, in less than a year of >>> getting out of prison, he has a company and "computer security stores" sold >>> his software? WTF??? >>> >>> Ok, maybe I understand now...maybe it was just too early in the day. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 4:21 AM, John Strand <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Check it out: >>>> >>>> http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bestjobs/2009/snapshots/8.html >>>> >>>> On the plus side. I think it is nice that we have some job security... >>>> >>>> On the downside.... Why did they have to go and find "The Worlds #1 >>>> Hacker?" >>>> >>>> Now anyone that wants to get into this field thinks that all they need >>>> is a CISSP and to be an asshat. >>>> >>>> Wait..... That might be accurate. >>>> >>>> John Strand >>>> CISSP, GCIH, GCFW, ' or 1=1; --, Asshat >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Pauldotcom mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >>>> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Pauldotcom mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >>> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> >> >> -- >> >> irc: Tadaka >> Twitter: Jason_Wood >> jwnetworkconsulting.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > > > > -- > Thanks, > > Rick Hayes > CISSP, GSEC, GIPS, GCFA, GSLC, CCNP, CCSP > > InfoSec Daily Podcast: http://isd.psysmic.com or > http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=340111543 > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
