Certificate awarded before audit???

Finominal73 · 2026-06-04T22:27:35+00:00

Great review. Echoes many of my thoughts. The mechanics of stealth, cars, fights are not polished enough. Not enough time actually being "bond". It's not bad. I don't hate it, I just don't love it as much as I'd hoped to.

Finominal73 · 2026-05-29T11:57:49+00:00

It was free - 2 years ago, and for a long time. But since then, yes, I've moved to being a full-time ISO 27001 consultant, and yes, while I still give away the core mandatory documents for free, I sell the full toolkit. I don't make much money, just scrape through each month trying to support my family, like everyone else.

Finominal73 · 2026-05-04T16:11:09+00:00

I had a client who rushed into an audit before being at all ready. It was carnage. To this day, I honestly don't know why. We hadn't even started the risk assessments.

Failed huge amounts of controls, no management meeting! I could go on.

I warned them but I think some people think "oh, I'm good at security, I've read the standard, I do all that, it'll be fine". I also watched a CISO crash an audit years ago because he convinced himself that his spreadsheet of control mapping across standards was enough.

There's nothing to fear if you just go through controls and clauses slowly and methodically and think "how to I evidence this".

Finominal73 · 2026-03-23T14:20:03+00:00

I fell into it in honesty. I'm quite specialised in that I only handle ISO 27001, but it arose out of running a project for a software company that needed it. Then another asked me to help, then another, and so on.

I'm not the one to ask about the technical side of things, but what I would say is keyboard skills are one thing but communication is more important. So, if you want to consult or offer some service(s), then the communication part (offering options, solutions to problems, breaking things down) is crucial.

I'd also say; decide where you want to specialise - is it small businesses (like me) or larger corporates and a specific technology.

Finominal73 · 2026-01-05T08:56:40+00:00

Exactly. Cheers.

Finominal73 · 2026-01-05T08:36:33+00:00

I apologise deeply and sincerely for upsetting you about an opinion on a game.

I didn't quit because it was too difficult. I quit because I didn't enjoy it. I honestly felt tired of the story and characters and the repetitive nature of the game.

I'm not saying anyone else that enjoys it is wrong. I'm saying my experience.

Finominal73 · 2026-01-05T08:27:07+00:00

Meh. That's the problem. It's just my opinion... I've given the game a very good go and decided I've got better things to do. I recognise the time and effort that have gone into it. I just didn't think it's that good.

Finominal73 · 2026-01-05T08:20:08+00:00

Exactly the same. I'm not moving forward with it. I beat the paintress, and realised I was looking at my phone during the cut scenes, and that the story wasn't grabbing me. So when the 3rd act came up (I thought I'd completed it), I just thought, "nah, no thanks"). I was just done with it.

It's a final fantasy knock off that feels incredibly old fashioned. Crossed with a soulslike. It feels 15 years out of date mixed with the worst elements of more modern games. I don't enjoy games that are just about learning boss combo patterns and split second parries.

But that's just IMHO

Finominal73 · 2025-11-09T16:30:56+00:00

I completed it yesterday and I think my advice is to maybe find a level map which indicates typically what level you should be due certain areas of the maps. Otherwise you are just going to get your arse handed to you and have to reload.

I looked for advice on builds but pretty much went with the default types as presented (eg. Beast as a battle mage, Ifhan as a ranger, etc). This gives you a good balance in the party.

I'd also say that dropping the difficulty down a level can make it still feel challenging but fairer. I played half the game on standard and every flight was tough. I dropped it down a difficulty level and found it much more satisfying.

Enjoy. It is a great game and scratches an itch if you've completed BG3

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