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Re: Certification Advice
From: Spyro Malaspinas <spyro () veggiefest com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:29:02 -0500
Very dissapointing to see that we are not abreast of the barometers that measure many of the skill sets we look for in security professionals. I recently completed my CISSP, yes it is still valid. It is also very highly regarded.. take a look for CISSP on monster or dice and you will see what I mean. Second, it is good because it is non vendor specific. Others that are good are the SANS GIAC. These are no joke as they require papers to be completed. They are more time intensive, and again NOT vendor specific. I am not opposed to vendor certs yet they serve you in a limited fashion, ie for those devices only. Eg. I have maintained a CCSA, CCSE, and CCSE+ which are all checkpoint exams. A CSPFA, a cisco pix exam. These are great to have for measurement of a skill set with a particular device. GIAC, and the CISSP ensure that you are able to transfer your security knowledge as principles, and can thus practice skillfully on a wide variety of devices no matter who the vendor is. Spyro Malaspinas, CISSP ----- Original Message ----- From: "m0use" <m0use () helixsecurity net> To: "Oscar Kooijman" <oscar.kooijman () chello nl> Cc: "'Neil Fryer'" <nfryer () marimba com>; "'Security Basics (E-mail)'" <security-basics () securityfocus com> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 4:14 PM Subject: RE: Certification Advice
On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 05:41, Oscar Kooijman wrote:CISSP certification is a good one to have in the security scene.Also the SANS GSEC and other SANS certs Security+ and Cisco CCSP. HIPPA if
you are in healthcare, GLB if you are in financials. CISSP is more management oriented, SANS is more technical, CCSP carries the Cisco slant and HIPPA and GLB are industry specialized. Security+ I will reserve comment. See COMPTIA's page for details.
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