re CISSP-ISSMP

["artie effim" <artie_effim () hotmail com>]

Well, I think it is time to add my 2 cents. The US Government, at least the 
DoD, has mandated that its entire contracting workforce in Information 
Assurance (Technical and Managerial) be certified ( 
http://iase.disa.mil/8570FAQAug05FINAL.doc ).  Which I guess is a boon to 
ISC2, but in my opinion will simple add a lot of useless 
certified-but-useless people to the workforce.  I still believe that a BS/MS 
and daily practice in the end carries more weight than a cert.

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