Re: Notes from CISSP class with Dr. Eric Cole

[Saqib Ali <docbook.xml () gmail com>]

> The second case involved a pentest where a CISSP had conducted a project
> for a web portal.  The CISSP told the customer the portal was secure,
> but the customer had concerns about the quality of the work perform.
> Again I was called in to check the other CISSP's work and I was able to
> gain root access in 6 hours.  That customer now checks the background
> and even tests CISSP before they are allowed to do any work.

It is not the job of a CISSP to tell if a application is secure (hack
proof) or not. It is like asking a District Attorney to perform Police
Detective work. It doesn't work like that. You need a different
skillset to perform detective work.
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Saqib Ali
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