How is everyone progressing? What are your plans for 2013?

Old thread: Certification plans for 2012

OSCE, courtesy of EH

I probably won't be doing any certs again this year. I'm having a hard enough time keeping up with college course load. I tried the e-Learn Security stuff, but the professional levels was over my head. maybe I'll go back and do the beginner level when I have time.

So far this year I've only done the eCPPT, although I should also have CSTA by the end of the year. After the CSTA, OSCP (thanks to Don & Muts  ) and then the CRT.

• Not sure when the EH-sponsored WiFu class will begin but OSWP soonly (Thanks EH.net!)
• GXPN next spring at SANS 2013 in Orlando assuming I get facilitator slot. Had to resign from STI program to qualify since they said I had to do all my Golds before I was eligible (4-5 Golds by March unlikely).
• OSCP Summer/Fall 2013

Somewhere in there I may try to squeeze in Security-Tube SPSE although I've been debating going back for some remedial programming courses at my community college as well since my degree was a management degree and my code-fu is pretty weak. Then next Fall I'll probably do another SANS Va Beach and will be shooting either for the Defending Web Apps course or the new Advanced Web App Pentest course. In the meantime I have access to a crap-ton of SANS OnDemand courses I (work) just purchased to get our non-security staff trained up in security topics. I know several will probably go unused but I'll be more than happy to pick up the slack, will just have to pay to challenge certs.

Am probably going to wait another year for GSE. I could do the written test now, but my incident response skills have gotten a little rusty and I have some new hires in the next few months that will help me refocus away from the compliance and policy work I've been bogged down in lately.

I'm not sure if I'll pursue any new certs in 2013.  I'm trying for the CISSP in another week.  For 2013, I need to decide whether to start grad school or focus on getting a new job.  I'd also like to write a book which I can't do if I start grad school (no time).

Assuming I get a new gig, I may look at the CISA or CISM late in the year.

Hi all,

Depends on my financial status for 2013 and of course, work!

January 2013 - going for another python programming course. Maybe also do the online cloud security cert ...

June 2013 - do one SANS cert ... GCIH, if I can get into the work-study program.

After June ... maybe between July - Dec 2013 - the OSCP.

Have gotten CEH, ECSA ... and in the midst of SPSE ... juggling between studying for the certs and work and personal stuffs right now ...

For me, I really don't know. I feel I have enough certs now to pass HR screening. So I want to study for myself, learn stuff for me, not to get a contract.

So I will probably go and finish OSCP and then finish OSCE (I started both a while ago and I feel rusty...).

Anyways, that's my optimistic goal for 2013.