My dad was discharged from Our Lady of Lourdes this morning, so mom and Ryan went to pick him up. He was home by 10:30am or so and is very glad to be out of the hospital! He's already planning vacations for this year (Ireland, back to Disney with the grandkids, etc.). Thanks to everyone who asked about him and sent well-wishes. It was most appreciated!
Last year (July 2014) I took the PCI Professional online course and passed the exam at a Pearson VUE testing center in Mt. Laurel, NJ. This year I had to take the PCI-Internal Security Assessor course because it became a requirement at my place of employment. This past Friday I passed the exam at Pearson VUE so I am now a certified PCI-ISA, and I still hold my PCI Professional title as well. The PCI-ISA certification lasts only one year, so I'll have to re-certify each year, but the PCI-P certification lasts three years.
I felt that these two tests had a lot of overlap, so if you already have the PCI-P certification I would highly recommend going for the PCI-ISA certification if your company is a PCI participating organization and will sponsor you. The PCI-ISA certification is only valid as long as you work for the sponsoring company. So if I quit tomorrow or get laid off, I lose the PCI-ISA cert.
If you are taking the PCI-ISA course now and are getting ready to take the exam…
I felt that these two tests had a lot of overlap, so if you already have the PCI-P certification I would highly recommend going for the PCI-ISA certification if your company is a PCI participating organization and will sponsor you. The PCI-ISA certification is only valid as long as you work for the sponsoring company. So if I quit tomorrow or get laid off, I lose the PCI-ISA cert.
If you are taking the PCI-ISA course now and are getting ready to take the exam…
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It's a punch in the gut. But he walked away from it like your dad always does.