My first 50 certifications

I did my first (vocational) IT exam in 1999. This was after an annual appraisal from my (then) manager, who said “I’ve spoken to lots of people, and they’re all very impressed with your work. However, there’s no way for me to quantify your performance, so you don’t get a pay rise.” Based on that, …

BCS CISMP (v9)

In March 2022, I passed the CISMP-V9 exam, and gained the BCS Foundation Certificate in Information Security Management Principles. As the name suggests, this is related to setting up an ISMS (Information Security Management System). Basically, it falls under GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) rather than hands-on technical skills. So, who’s the target audience for …