Travel and Training

I just put forward a budget request for training totaling $8,000.00. It'll be interesting to see if management approves it. My last training class was 2 years ago, so I haven't been a drain on the training budget...but the training budget has traditionally been only $10,000.00 for all the members of our team. This will definitely be interesting.

If it is approved as written, I'll be traveling to Tampa July 11-13, Los Angeles July 16-20, and Washington DC July 25-31.

I'm also reading through some training materials for the SANS GIAC Certified Forensics Analyst (GCFA) certification ($800.00), and for the ISC's CISSP certification ($499.00-$599.00). The CISSP will be offered on August 3rd in Augusta, GA, and August 11th in Huntsville, Alabama, so now I have a deadline to get take that test. The SANS cert is web-based and can be taken anytime.

So, in the next 6-9 months, I'll be adding (if all goes well) the following certifications to my resume:
SANS GCFA, SANS GCIA, SourceFire Certified Expert (SFCE), ISC2's CISSP, and a Master's of Science in Information Systems (Security). I should be a little more valuable, don't ya think? At least on paper.