Re: To go to University - For the CISSP etc. - Good idea/Bad idea???

[Trojacek <trojacek () gmail com>]

Hi Hy,

I thought of something else to consider if you were contemplating a
degree program.

I'm not sure when, but I imagine that biomedical engineering and such
will start to have a more prominent role before too long . I figure at
some point things are going to change to some sort of organic type
computers with laser guided thought adjusters or whatever. Of course,
organic laser guided thought adjusters and such things are just
speculation, but the point is to consider beyond the current computing
paradigm. Even a minor in such things could help open up other doors.


Shohn



On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 6:19 AM, Derek Fountain<derekfountain () yahoo co uk> wrote:
> Ahmad Taha Zaki wrote:
> > Hy,
> >   IMHO it is the best choice that you can make, I encourage you to study
> > computer science as it will make you understand things better than you do
> > now as I found through my personal experience, I've been graduated with a
> > major in accounting in 1998 then I achieved CCNA, MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, CISSP
> > and passed CISM exam, then I wanted to know more about how processor process
> > the command we give it through software so I studied a post graduate
> > Computer Science diploma in which I knew more about microcode and opcode,
> > heap, buffer and buffer overflow, which helped me achieving the OSCP and the
> > GCIH and currently I'm studying a Master of Computer Science for achieving
> > better career. I see that university and academic studies is the key of
> > success in the future.
>
> While I agree that a degree is pretty much an essential step towards a
> successful IT career these days, I think the above demonstrates how one can
> go too far in that direction. Collecting qualifications and letters after
> your name is fine if you want a career in academia, but otherwise at some
> point you have to stop educating yourself and start actually doing something
> productive. Something that clients will pay for.
>
> I would suggest the OP, under the age of 18 remember, goes for a general
> computer science degree, thereby keeping his future options open (as
> discussed by others in the thread). Then find a suitable grad-training job
> for a couple of years.
>
> It'll likely be 2015 by then, and the IT world will have changed, so who
> knows if he'll still like the idea of IT security? If he does, look at the
> courses and qualifications clients are asking for then.
>
>
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