I believe certs are now required. I'm A+ and I got all of my admin rights taken away in February, I can't even install a dam printer anymore. Stationed at Ft. Carson, if that helps.

Like the topic says, how far should a ISP be responsible for what their service's are used for? I will be branching this subject off into two, one for web/server hosters and one for regular ISP's. I kno wthat this will probably get into a good debate with everyone, and I am hoping it will...... I would like to hear everyones opinions on this topic.

To start off, how far should web/server hosts be responsible for what they are hosting? Should they be held accountable for the illigal things that come from what they host (P2P, (child) pornagraphy (or underage viewers), zombie servers (to carry out hacks/DDoS)?

IMO, I believe that they should be responsible for what they host. I think that starting to crack down at that level would help at getting rid of some illigal activities that occur on the internet.

Now the second part, and the longer of the two. How much should a ISP be responsible for what their users do, and how far should they be allowed to go to stop any type of illigal activities?

This is my main focus of the thread. To start out, I think that ISP's should be more responsible for what their users are doing, but at the same time I think that they are not allowed to really watch what they do. I remember less than a year ago that their was a bill in Congress that allowed ISP's to watch what websites people visited, and their was a big argument about invasion of privacy that went into why it wasn't passed (please correct me on this if I am wrong.... I just got into work, and am still tired).

I also believe that with the ISP's being able to watch the websites, I think that they should be allowed to watch any traffic that is passed through their network. More descriptively, ports, host and destnation addresses, any NAT services on either side, and application that is being used. This would help monitor traffic for illigal uses (hacking, P2P, although not all P2P is illigal).

I think that the ISP's could, and should, be a first line of defense against illigal uses of the internet. And like i said in the beginning, I would like to hear everyones opinion on this subject.

Ok, I've been studting up for this for a while.... I have the CBT Nugget videos, although outdated, and also a nice 700+ page book, which is also outdated. I feel pretty comfortable with the subject, as I have been working with a network for the past year out here, on a every day basis. Is their anyone with knowledge of the exam, and questions I should familarize myself with? Or does anyone know of good test prep's that I can use, and where I might be able to aquire it at (Measure Up, etc...)? Any help would be helpful. I am planning on taking this test sometime mid march, when i re-deploy from Iraq (<22 days  )

I am hoping some of you will be able to help form my career, which ever I decide to take up permanently, later on in life.

     To start out, I am a IT Systems Spec. in the Army, nearing my 4 year mark. Currently studying up for Network+ and Security+ so I can take them once I get back from Iraq (<50 days left out here). Besides that, I plan on getting my CCNA and CCDA within the next year. And hopefully progress to my CCNP/CCDP within a very short time after that, and getting both CCIE's prior to me getting out. My first question for advice is where should i fit in CEH or any other classes/cert's in for pen testing. I'm trying not to make me getting CEH a big fuss with the Army (they don't like the fact of hackers in the Army.....). And also wondering if it would be worth taking CISSP, although I'm not trying t mainly focus my career on security.

     Second thing I am wondering about, is a good reputable on-line college/university for networking degrees (associates/bachelors/masters, i haven't had time to look due to work load out here..... long story with that). And unfortunately, yes it has to be on-line. My next duty station, White House Communications Agency, will have me traveling 180 days/year.

      I would very appreciate any help or advice with anything regarding careers in pen testing or networking (engineer/design) that is out of the Army.