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RE: Security+ Advice
From: James McKiernan <James.McKiernan () robertwalters com au>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 16:35:22 +1000
Interesting. Personally I've it very difficult to gain employment within the security industry and have been met with closed doors due to my lack of 'professional' experience. The CISSP is highly regarded and I would consider aiming for it because of the obvious rewards, but the criteria for becoming certified seem strict. I understand the reasons are to protect the CISSP from becoming 'cheap' like perhaps a MCSE, but how strict are the ISC in their definition of professional experience. Is it a case where not having enough professional experience to find suitable employment will also mean failing the ISCs requirements to become certified ? -----Original Message----- From: MY-Magdelin Tey [mailto:magdelin.tey () my e-cop net] Sent: Wednesday, 3 September 2003 21:00 To: 'James McKiernan'; 'Scott Morgan' Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Security+ Advice Is is not that REALLY hard to get the CISSP certification. However, it does takes alot of time to prepare, read and understand. This requires alot of dedication and stamina to juggle between the working and studying schedule. It took me 3 months to prepare, not an easy task, endless nights of reading after work, visitng the cccure.org website more than often for practice exams and extensive brainstorming sessions with peers..:) Basically it is temporary goodbye to party nights and sunday movies...:) Cheers Mag ********************************************************************** CAUTION: Electronic mail sent through the Internet is not secure and could be intercepted by a third party. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify your systems administrator. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit http://www.messagelabs.com/stats.asp ********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training Federal, September 29-30 (Training), October 1-2 (Briefings) in Tysons Corner, VA; the world's premier technical IT security event. Modeled after the famous Black Hat event in Las Vegas! 6 tracks, 12 training sessions, top speakers and sponsors. Symantec is the Diamond sponsor. Early-bird registration ends September 6.Visit us: www.blackhat.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- RE: Security+ Advice James McKiernan (Sep 02)
- Re: Security+ Advice Scott Morgan (Sep 02)
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- RE: Security+ Advice Halverson, Chris (Sep 02)
- RE: Security+ Advice MY-Magdelin Tey (Sep 03)
- RE: Security+ Advice tony tony (Sep 04)
- RE: Security+ Advice James McKiernan (Sep 04)