Re: [lopsa-discuss] CISSP?

2009-08-21 Thread Matt Disney
Matt Lawrence wrote: > I am considering getting a CISSP. What do folks think of it? Is it > worthwhile for me? Depends, what are your goals? I'm a sysadmin-turned-security admin. I was once preparing to take the CISSP but then my job led me away from security and I never went back to pick up t

[lopsa-discuss] LISA 09 Security Workshop

2009-08-25 Thread Matt Disney
With all the recent discussion over CISSP and certifications, I can't resist shamelessly plugging a workshop called Security Today that will be held at LISA this year. It is on Tuesday (Nov. 3) and would be an excellent venue to discuss security certifications. The contents of the workshop will be

Re: [lopsa-discuss] IT Policy Discuss

2010-05-21 Thread Matt Disney
On Fri, 21 May 2010 09:43:36 -0400, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: > [...] > I can simply create and dictate IT policy, but I don't want to become > unpopular, and I hate taking the "police" role. Users should have some > buy-in, some influence on what the policy will be. And Users should > underst

Re: [lopsa-discuss] cfengine vs. puppet vs. chef

2010-05-25 Thread Matt Disney
On Tue, 25 May 2010 09:04:52 -0400, Nick Silkey wrote: > Maybe Im being obtuse, but isnt ALL cfg mgmt inherently declarative? > I know that gets tossed around by the Puppet community as a unique win > for it over others in the space. > > NB: My background is cfengine{2,3}. This might just be