Fwd: Looking for a little help

[strandjs at gmail.com (John Strand)]

This is odd....  Chris wants to take the GSE exam and needs to have some
more people sign up or the test is going to get canceled.

Well, the challenge is out.  Get out and and sign up for the GSE.

Look, I am one of the first people to say that many tech certifications in
and of themselves mean little.  However, in many situations they are
required to get and maintain the job you want...  When you look at many of
the cool jobs in security they are asking for SANS certs... Why? Because
they mean something.

This one means even more. This industry needs to have a cert where if
someone has it we can say with a high degree of certainty that they know
what the hell they are talking about on a wide variety of topics in
security. GSE is that cert.

I also know that many of you collect SANS certs like Pokymon cards...  GSE
is a nice cap.


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Chris Mohan <christopher.mohan at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 3:48 AM
Subject: Looking for a little help
To: strandjs at gmail.com, jstrand at sans.org


Hello John,

I'm after a little bit, well possibility a lot, of help from you.

I've decided attempt the GSE exam this year. That's not the problem,
although a touch of insanity and delusion on my part perhaps.  The problem
is that only one other person has also signed up, despite GIAC changing the
requirements.

The bit of help I'm after is for you and the folks at Pauldotcom to put out
the challenge to other saner folk to step up with me and get on to the GSE
track.

If an English bloke, living in Australia that works with Windows - and the
fully featured firewall that is ISA - can try for the GSE, then I'd hope for
at least five of your ex-students or PDC listeners to take that step with
me.

There seems to be a massive fear factor about the GSE exams, so I've started
off a blog, witty entitled http://gse.chris-mohan.com to chart my attempt
and break down some of that GSE FUD.

As Paul and Larry first put me on the path to SANS training, back in
December of 2005, it would be a neat twist of fate if they could help out by
getting me some brilliant people to be part of the final two day practical
exam.

I'd love to be in the room in Las Vegas working with some great minds to
nail the last day's challenge. You and the guys either know or can reach
these people and can inspire them to give it a try.

To quote a chick with bagels on her head "This is our most desperate hour.
Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi; you're my only hope"

A desperate, somewhat over-dramatic plea from the Sunny shores of Sydney

Chris
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