Re: Security Certifications for SOC team

[FS <bastiji () gmail com>]

I hold three of their certs, and haven't been a student at any of
their trainings. I did volunteer at one of their conferences early on
in my career which introduced me to the class and value of information
being shared there, however I found that for taking the exams, going
through their training wasn't necessary. Working now on my papers so I
can attempt the GSE.

I find SANS exams challenging, their approach sensible, and the value
for money spent tremendous.

HTH,
Faisal

On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 6:52 PM, Andre Gironda <andreg () gmail com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Matt Gardenghi <mtgarden () gmail com> wrote:
> > Just for the record: None of the SANS classes I have taken have taught
> > vendor specific material.  The GCFA and the GPEN used open source material
> > exclusively.  Maybe it's different in other certs, but SANS seems to be
> > vendor agnostic.
>
> SANS doesn't sell tools.  They sell training and certifications.  In
> order to pass their certifications, it is more than often required to
> attend their training.  Anyone who has passed SANS certs without the
> training, feel free to speak up about your experiences.

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