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RE: CISSP Question
From: "David Harley" <david.a.harley () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 11:52:18 +0100
Sometimes, and I don't know why, I see that when people have a certain degree or certification or job, they don't want to see other people do the same. I am not sure why -- I don't think I would be any kind of threat hear in little Eastern North Carolina to anyone overseas, etc.
I can't say that never happens, but I can't say I've seen much of it in the security field. As far as CISSP specifically is concerned, recommendation by a member in good standing is often part of the certification process. There does have to be pre-existing trust between the parties, of course, and that's part of the package: the recommender has to be responsible and professional (in a fairly general sense) about agreeing to recommend. But "spreading the word" and encouraging others to sign up is part of the package for most (ISC)2 members, IMHO. I don't think discouraging others from aspiring to the same level of qualification from fear of competition is very professional, but I haven't noticed any evidence of it in this thread. The more candidates for quality certs the better, as long as the standard required for attaining them remains high: raising the general level of awareness and competence benefits us all in some way. More quality certs in the marketplace might make competition for a given job stiffer, but a cert is still only an indicator. It's rarely the deciding factor - interviewers take (or should take) many other factors into consideration. As James Simmons suggests, someone with a cert has, in some ways, more to prove and more to live up to. -- David Harley CISSP Security Author/Editor/Consultant/Researcher Small Blue-Green World AVIEN Guide to Malware: http://www.smallblue-greenworld.co.uk/pages/avienguide.html Security Bibliography: http://www.smallblue-greenworld.co.uk/pages/bibliography.html
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