CAST Summit Washington DC 2011

EC-Council, the leader in IT security certifications, recently announced the first CAST Summit in Washington DC.

The CAST Summit is a conference that will feature some of the most prominant names in the IT security industry as speakers, presenters and they will also be running some advanced hacking and security classes.

EC-Council is quickly moving over the competition to become the leader in providing technical security conferences. For a long time, the leader in the space was arguably SANS, but with this recent CAST Summit DC announcement and with the launch of their TakeDown Con (not to mention the Hacker Halted Conference), EC-Council is beginning to pave the way in the security conference industry.

To register for the EC-Council CAST Summit Washington DC 2011 do the following:

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The Scoop on the New 2011 PMP Exam Changes - Professionalism and Social Responsibility

Every five years the Project Management Institute (PMI) performs a study to determine if an update to the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam is needed. Well, there will be PMP changes in 2011. Beginning August 31st 2011, the PMI will update the PMP exam to accentuate the importance of Professionalism and Social Responsibility. Previously, Professional and Social Responsibility have been tested as their own domain. Beginning August 31st 2011, Professional and Social Responsibility will be incorporated into all aspects of project management.

The effect this change has on PMP candidates will be minimal. The exam will continue to be based on the 4th edition of the PMBOK. PMBOK 5th edition will not be released until 2012 and until then, the exam will continue to be based on the 4th edition. The exam format will not be changing and will continue to be computer based two hundred questions with a four hour time limit, and the score to pass the exam will remain the same.

Eligibility requirements to sit for the exam will also not change. Bachelor degree holding candidates will be required to hold 4,500 hours of project management experience and a minimum of three years PM experience in the prior six year period to applying. Non-degree holders will be required to have 7,500 hours of project management experience and a minimum of five years of PM experience within the eight year period prior to application. Thirty five learning credit hours will also continue to be needed by candidates.