Re: Question on Certification (SSCP or GSEC)

[Todd Haverkos <infosec () haverkos com>]

Mr Horse <mrhorse755 () gmail com> writes:

> I'm a software developer with about 6 years experience, and act as the
> lead for application and some network security issues at my current
> employer.
>
> My manager wants me to a certification, and ideally I would go with
> the CISSP but I don't have 4 years employment experience in the
> information security field.

For whatever it's worth, a colleague in a similar situation found that
ISC2 also has an Associate CISSP certification that lacks the
experience requirement and paves the way for moving to the CISSP:
           https://www.isc2.org/how-to-become-an-associate.aspx

But, given that you come from a development background, perhaps a less
general, more development-specific security certification would be
compelling. You might also look into CSAD from EC Council, or SANS
CSSLP as a certification path.  These both would capitalize on your
development experience and application security responsibilities.
These skills are quite in demand.


Best Regards, 
--
Todd Haverkos, LPT MsCompE
http://haverkos.com/

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