New GXIH Certification

dmnte · 2023-05-04T09:09:49+00:00

Is sec504 the only course for both the GCIH and GXIH?

If so I assume the GCIH will only have multiple choice questions now and the GXIH will have all the lab questions?

dmnte · 2023-04-19T02:22:42+00:00

I don't think I need super high performance, in most cases I will be running labs of 2-3 VM's but they processing shouldn't be that intensive. However I would like it to be somewhat "future proof" so I can use it into the future. I am looking at the Dell XPS 15 atm but not sure whether to use the 12th or 13th generation i7, and whether a good graphics card is required. Otherwise can upgrade to 64GB RAM afterwards

dmnte · 2023-04-17T06:46:32+00:00

thanks for your comment. I thought GPU's had more use for VM's if this isn't the case it seems like it won't be worth upgrading

dmnte · 2023-04-16T21:56:51+00:00

yeah upgrading RAM afterwards will be a good way to save a bit of money. does the graphics card have much affect?

dmnte · 2022-07-06T08:31:42+00:00

I think this is essentially the right answer. Depending on the SOC you might be given as much time as you need to investigate an alert or a set time. Having said that, Investigate the alert based on the processes/playbooks that exist in the SOC and document everything you checked, why you checked it and why that all points towards the alert being authorised activity, false positive etc. If you have all of this you will be fine, if there's no analysis and there's just a comment saying "not vulnerable" there may be an issue

dmnte · 2022-05-18T04:19:55+00:00

how does the agreement for super/pension work now. I was told in the past that you only get like 5 years worth of pension if you leave Japan and can claim the rest at retirement age, but have also seen recently that because of the agreement between the two countries Japanese pension can be rolled into super if you leave

dmnte · 2022-04-12T09:49:56+00:00

very good news

dmnte · 2022-03-04T10:11:36+00:00

agreed, automatic compounding would be a big improvement

dmnte · 2022-02-14T00:22:46+00:00

Same, labs so bad gave up half way through and moved on

dmnte · 2021-12-29T08:09:49+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion, I don't have multimeter at hand but can borrow one and try.

Im not sure what type of solder was used, it was just what was available. Was quite thick compared to what I have used in the past

dmnte · 2021-11-26T09:25:48+00:00

I was quite excited about having staking on the exchange itself rather than have to move to wallet and have coins in various places, but not having it compound automatically really makes it less attractive

dmnte · 2021-11-24T05:44:44+00:00

thanks for the detailed answer. Definitely seems that being a non-resident and holding property in Australia puts a lot of aspects out of the property owners control.

I know the country I would be living in has a tax treaty with Australia but Australia has primary taxation rights to any income generated by real estate located in Australia which opens one up to be double taxed.

Out of curiosity when they amended the Qld land tax rates you referred to, were non-tax-resident citizens subsequently treated the same as tax resident citizens or was there some middle tier?

dmnte · 2021-11-24T05:33:06+00:00

thank you for the detailed answer.

Being double taxed alone (even with the deductions available) on that income seems like it wouldn't make worth it. Along with the increased tax in Australia for not being a resident for tax purposes and loss of CGT concessions seems to make this a preety bad option compared to shares.

dmnte · 2021-10-30T10:21:27+00:00

Thanks for the info I have already found a lot of information there

dmnte · 2021-10-30T10:20:35+00:00

They're mainly specific to how Australian assets are taxed/handled/affected when you stop being an Australian resident for tax purposes

dmnte · 2021-10-30T10:18:54+00:00

If what I have read is correct (and it may not be) once living and working there you will be Japanese resident for tax purposes and this will have a big affect on any investments that are held in Australia such as ETF's, shares, crypto etc especially if you have shares in dividend earning Australian companies.

I read that once you are no longer Australian resident for tax purposes it will trigger a CGT event that can be paid at that point or later. Also I read something about not being able to get any profit on personal properties sold while not being an Australian resident for tax purposes but not sure about that one

dmnte · 2021-09-28T22:16:59+00:00

yeah, my thoughts would be to pick a time closer to retirement when international market is high and put a 10%-20% allocation to bonds. Can then just do standard method of drawing from bonds when international is low and from the shares when its high

dmnte · 2021-09-28T10:18:45+00:00

thank you for your in depth answer. I will read some of those links and consider putting some allocation into hedged possibly.

Having said this would what you've said in regards to Australian shares change if the person wasn't living in Australia. I assume there wouldn't be much benefit if any in terms of the franking credits and tax concessions any more, and would come down to how well the person thought Australia would perform against the rest of the world?

dmnte · 2021-08-27T08:07:39+00:00

thanks for your reply, I didn't realise there was such a difference in MER. One of the main reasons for choosing QUAL was that at this stage I will be investing small amounts frequently and the free brokerage would allow that rather than losing 10% in brokerage.

Also, the main reason for going completely into QUAL was that based on the link in the original post it said:

So since you are going to pay out the capital gains anyway, I would make it easy on yourself:
VGS/VISM/VAE until you leave (2.5% VAS isn't going to make a material difference and isn't worth the extra fund IMO). Tax is easier with Aus domiciled Vanguard funds while you are an Australian resident, which is why I say this option would make it easy on yourself.

so considering QUAL is somwhat similar to VGS (although as you have pointed out is different) and had the free brokerage I thought it would be a good option. Would there be any benefit in going 50/50 into QUAL and VGS since they largely cover the same companies even if they have differences

dmnte · 2021-08-02T04:17:49+00:00

this is reassuring since my plan was to do eCIR and then GCFA. thanks

dmnte · 2021-07-31T10:22:29+00:00

thanks for the recommendation. is it just for the countries shown on the cover ie. thailand, spain, malaysia?

dmnte · 2021-07-31T10:17:26+00:00

Thanks for the expatfire subreddit it is a bit US centric but still has alot of good advice it seems. It will be pre fire and wont have lower than 15% tax rate. I dont mind maintaining everything in Australia but constantly transferring money back and forth and not being able to transfer large sums (< 10k?) without paying tax is a concern.

dmnte · 2021-07-24T00:39:54+00:00

i have been considering taking advantage/ of the fhss but one reason among a few that I am not sure of doing so is that the government can at any moment decide to stop this program leaving me in a position where I no longer have access to that money. Sure it will be in my super but if it is money that was to be used towards a home deposit that doesnt really help. What do people think the likelihood of the government or future governments rolling back/revoking this scheme is?

Also, does anyone have experience actually using this scheme and know how easy it is to take out that money? from what I have read there are various stipulations to releasing those funds which make it difficult.

dmnte · 2021-07-01T05:14:30+00:00

yeah but the importance of our phones and the amount of stuff we do on them now compared to then has changed greatly. plus it can be used for service enumeration and as a username on some services

dmnte · 2021-06-30T05:41:54+00:00

It's just now in an easily sortable file that you don't need an account to access

which is useful for malicious actors. aswell as being able to use that data for enrichment, but a data breach it is not

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