Yeah Boy! I passed the PMP Exam… (Part 1)

Four months of being a near-recluse, self-studying and sometimes overly stressing finally paid off. I passed the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam yesterday. For folks who are not familiar with the certification, Project Management Professional (PMP) is a credential offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). Click here to learn more about the PMI and its credentialing programs. As of 30 June 2009 (2009 -06-30), there were 359,973 PMP certified individuals distributed globally. Read more

PMP Review Notes (Chapter 2) – Exploring the Project Management Knowledge Areas

Exploring the Project Management Knowledge Areas

-          Each process group is made up of a collection of processes used throughout the project life cycle

-          PMBOK Guide groups these processes into nine categories that it calls The Project Management Knowledge Areas Read more

PMP Review Notes (Chapter 1) – Characteristics of the Process Groups

Characteristics of the Process Groups

-          The progression through the project management process groups exhibits the same characteristics as progression through the project phases

-          Costs are lowest during the initiating processes and few team members are involved

-          Costs and staffing levels increase in the executing process group and decrease as you approach the closing process group Read more

PMP Review Notes (Chapter 1) – Understanding Project Life Cycles and Project Management Processes

Project Phases and Project Life Cycles

-          Most projects are divided into phases, and all projects, large or small, have a similar project life cycle structure

-          Project Phases

• Generally consist of segments of work that allow for easier management, planning and control of the work

-          Project Life Cycle

• All the collective phases the project processes through in concert
• Similar for all projects regardless of their size and complexity
• Phases are typically sequential, and sometimes overlap each other
• Most projects at least the 4 following project life cycles:
  • Beginning the project
  • Planning and organizing the work of the project
  • Performing the work of the project
  • Closing out the project

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PMP Review Notes (Chapter 1) – What is Project Management?

Project Management

-    Brings together a set of tools and techniques – performed by people – to describe, organize and monitor the work of project activities
-    According to PMBOK Guide: involves applying knowledge skills, tools and techniques during the course of the project to accomplish the project’s objective; it is the responsibility of the project manager to ensure that project management techniques are applied and followed

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  • CVE-2011-4872 (desire_hd, desire_s, droid_incredible, evo_3d, evo_4g, glacier, sensation_4g, sen...) February 4, 2012
    Multiple HTC Android devices including Desire HD FRG83D and GRI40, Glacier FRG83, Droid Incredible FRF91, Thunderbolt 4G FRG83D, Sensation Z710e GRI40, Sensation 4G GRI40, Desire S GRI40, EVO 3D GRI40, and EVO 4G GRI40 allow remote attackers to obtain 802.1X Wi-Fi credentials and SSID via a crafted application that uses the android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STA […]
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  • CVE-2011-4512 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    CRLF injection vulnerability in the HMI web server in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008 before SP3; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal) before SP2 Update 1; the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers and conduct HT […]
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  • CVE-2011-4879 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    miniweb.exe in the HMI web server in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008 before SP3; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal) before SP2 Update 1; the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime does not properly handle URIs beginning with a 0xfa character, which allows remote attac […]
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  • CVE-2011-4514 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    The TELNET daemon in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal); the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime does not perform authentication, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a TCP session. […]
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  • CVE-2011-4510 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HMI web server in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008 before SP3; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal) before SP2 Update 1; the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or H […]
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  • CVE-2011-4878 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    Directory traversal vulnerability in miniweb.exe in the HMI web server in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008 before SP3; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal) before SP2 Update 1; the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via […]
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  • CVE-2011-4877 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    HmiLoad in the runtime loader in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal); the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime, when Transfer Mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by sending crafted […]
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  • CVE-2011-4513 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal); the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted project file, related to the HMI web server and runtime loader. […]
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  • CVE-2011-4876 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    Directory traversal vulnerability in HmiLoad in the runtime loader in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal); the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime, when Transfer Mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute, read, create, modi […]
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  • CVE-2011-4511 (wincc_flexible, simatic_hmi_panels, wincc_runtime_advanced, wincc_flexible_runtime) February 2, 2012
    Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HMI web server in Siemens WinCC flexible 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008 before SP3; WinCC V11 (aka TIA portal) before SP2 Update 1; the TP, OP, MP, Comfort Panels, and Mobile Panels SIMATIC HMI panels; WinCC V11 Runtime Advanced; and WinCC flexible Runtime allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or H […]
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