I've been playing around with the WHoppix live CD and I really like it. I especially like the hydra tool. Also, I have been experimenting with the Metasploit Framework a little. I would eventually like to be able to take a vunerability and port it to the Metasploit Framework. I need more memory in my laptop because I am doing my experimentation by hacking from one VMware virtual machine into another and I only have 512MB of RAM.

I passed the CISSP exam. I took it in FT Lauderdale, Florida on July 31st after attending the Intense School CISSP Boot Camp. I thought that the Intense School did a good job of preparing me for the exam. I studied pretty hard outside of class for the week before the exam, and for about a week before the class started. I also had a pretty extensive background in computer security. But, the class combined with the reccomended practice questions that they give you to study during the night