If you hold a certification from (ISC)2 such as CISSP, this is for you. If not, you may want to skip this one.
It is pretty well known that I have a few issues with (ISC)2, but I keep reluctantly renewing my CISSP in the hopes that things will improve. If you are in the same situation, or even if you are happy with things, I encourage you to check out some of the unendorsed candidates for the (ISC)2 board. Some on the endorsed slate are the kind of folks who I see as “the problem” NOT part of “the answer”. The unendorsed candidates need at least 500 (ISC)2 members in good standing to endorse them so that they can be listed on the ballot. Note that endorsing them doesn’t bind you to vote for them, it just gets them to the ballot.
There are five unendorsed candidates that I know of, all of whom are worthy of consideration. I would really like to see all of them make it to the ballot- maybe a full slate of write-in candidates would send a message. Maybe not, maybe it would just split the vote. But, I keep paying my dues and submitting my CPEs (CPEs, now there’s a rant for another day) in the hopes it will get better. I firmly believe endorsing these people may help change the beast- if you agree, please endorse them and vote as you see fit in the election.
Below are the five candidates I am aware of, in alphabetical order:
- Tadd Axon
- Seth Hardy
- email: shardy@asymptotic.ca
- website: http://sethforisc2board.org
- Javed Ikbal
- email: javed@bodelection.com
- website: http://bodelection.com
- Rolf Moulton
- email: rolf.moulton@boardcandidate.com
- website: http://www.boardcandidate.com
- Wim Remes
- email: wim@remes-it.be
- website: http://blog.remes-it.be/petition.html
Vote early, and vote often. Well, maybe “endorse now, and vote for as many as you are allowed” is more appropriate in this case.
Jack
6 comments:
I may not feel quite as strongly as you, Jack, but I do believe that ISC2 could use some "new blood" because I really want to remain proud of being a CISSP.
I have added my name to the nominating petitions for all five of the candidates. Although I will not vote for all of them, I am grateful to each of them for their efforts to contribute and participate.
Thanks for the links to all the candidates, including mine.
I wasn't aware of Tadd but just sent him the nomination email after seeing it here.
It would be wonderful to have all five independent candidates on the ballot.
Regards
Javed
Jack,
Really appreciate your blog comments.
I am one of the four Independent Candidates trying to get onto the (ISC)² Election Ballot. My primary objectives are to protect and increase the value the CISSP and all the other (ISC)² certifications, and to improve the quality of education provided by (ISC)². As personal qualifications, I have served as (ISC)²’s President and CEO(interim) and as a Board Director and improved things while I was there. I have also been the CISO at two major companies and in government. Details about my plans and me are at http://www.boardcandidate.com.
I ask that (ISC)² Members (certificate holders) endorse my Petition to get onto the 2011 Election of Directors Ballot as an Independent Candidate. To endorse my petition please simply mailto:rolf.moulton@boardcandidate.com with their (ISC)² certificate/Member number and e-mail address of record.
Thank you.
Regards,
Rolf Moulton, CISSP-ISSMP
Independent Board Candidate
E-mail: rolf.moulton@boardcandidate.com
Website: http://www.boardcandidate.com
Correction, I am one of the five independent candidates seeking endorsement for the (ISC)2 election petition.
I was only aware of two of these candidates until this morning. The nomination process appears to be geared to stacking the Board with those candidates pre-approved by ISC2.
Surely we can do better than this.
I have endorsed all five.
Cheers,,,Steve
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