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Re: University Degree or CISSP
From: Toby Barrick <tbarrick () cox net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 14:52:23 -0700
Ken,With you as a degree holder (I assume that you are) I'm sure that you feel that way about a degree. The fact of the matter is that a degree is a piece of paper, a mark on a stick as to what you have spent in dollars and time. A CISSP is a mark on a stick as to what you know (memorized) about security related issues (plus whatever money was spent). Neither of which, in the real word is worth it's weight in paper.
I know lots of folks that have PhD that are worthless. Yeah they bang down the bucks due to the paper on the wall, but they are totally clueless. I know mechanics that make more than I do investing in futures.
I'm not a big fan of the guy but take Bill Gates for example. He does not have a degree, he dropped out of college. I'd actually be surprised if he even has any certifications.
The bottom line counts in this world is vision, insight, intuition, hard work, and a feel for situations that whisper "this is not right," I can fix it - then acting on that thought.
Ok - I'm sure the flames will fly in my face, but that is my opinion. Have a great day. Ken Kousky wrote:
This is the craziest conversation I ever heard of - there is NO comparison between a REAL degree and CISSP. CISSP is great, valuable and vital but itisn't in any way comparable.Simply put, if you don't have a degree - get one and get the best one you can. -----Original Message-----From: Huang, John, GCM [mailto:John.Huang () rbsgc com] Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 1:41 PMTo: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Re: University Degree or CISSP Degree or CISSP? It depends on where you are in life. A degree helps you in the door and advancement into a management position usually require a college degree. But if you're already in the field and don't have a college degree, a CISSP cert is easier to obtain in a shorter amount of time, and provide more immediate benefit since you can put the things you learn into use. -----Original Message-----From: shyaam () gmail com [mailto:shyaam () gmail com] Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 10:25 PMTo: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Re: University Degree or CISSP Yes, Very true. Nothing counts equivalent to experience, but experience comes only when someone starts somewhere. I have seen one big thing happening around. People in the industries shifted from technology to business, that is the point when they lost the security and created more loopholes in their own products as they reduced the time needed, reduced budgetsand spent more on advertisements and marketing. How does that reflect on people. They need people already withexperience. But how is that possible. Everybody needs to start somewhere. So experience does count, but I would say some foundation, some added qualification and some experience is good for a cool job. For a startup job, some degree and some cert is essential. PS: This is my opinion, I am not pointing out any company or any private organization. -S- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management education andthe case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degreecustomizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning, Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- ******************************************************************** This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. As this e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information, if you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to retain, read, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. ******************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINEThe Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning,Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations.http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINEThe Norwich University program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Tailor your education to your own professional goals with degree customizations including Emergency Management, Business Continuity Planning, Computer Emergency Response Teams, and Digital Investigations.http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Re: University Degree or CISSP Saqib Ali (Jan 23)
- RE: University Degree or CISSP evb (Jan 24)
- Re: University Degree or CISSP Saqib Ali (Jan 23)
- Re: Re: University Degree or CISSP shyaam (Jan 23)
- RE: Re: University Degree or CISSP Huang, John, GCM (Jan 24)
- RE: Re: University Degree or CISSP Ken Kousky (Jan 24)
- Re: University Degree or CISSP Steven Kalcevich (Jan 25)
- Re: University Degree or CISSP Toby Barrick (Jan 25)
- RE: University Degree or CISSP Ken Kousky (Jan 26)
- RE: University Degree or CISSP evb (Jan 26)
- RE: University Degree or CISSP David Gillett (Jan 27)
- RE: Re: University Degree or CISSP Greg van der Gaast (Jan 29)
- RE: Re: University Degree or CISSP Ken Kousky (Jan 24)
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