Re: Security Certifications

[Nathaniel Hall <halln () otc edu>]

Mike B wrote:
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> I just finished my master's degree in Information Security from Stevens 
> Institute of Technology and I am looking to get my first security 
> certification.  I've read about the many security certifications out 
> there, and I have decided to go with the Security+ certification from 
> CompTIA.  How does everybody feel about this certification?  I would've 
> rather tried to get the CISSP but you need experience for that, and 
> that's something that I don't have right now.  Is this a good first 
> certification in the Information Security Field or are there better ones?
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> Mike B.
Personally, I would go for the GSEC from GIAC.  Visit www.sans.org to 
find out when training is.  Unfortunately, the class and cert is about 
$3100.  It isn't the easiest to get, but if you put in the time and 
effort, you get a cert that not everyone gets from an organization that 
is looked up to for security.

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Nathaniel Hall, GSEC
Intrusion Detection and Firewall Technician
Ozarks Technical Community College -- Office of Computer Networking

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