Re: Certification Advice

["Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com>]

I swapped a bit of email with him, but for those on the Management run
my current findings indicate CISM and, if you already are a CISSP, the
CISSMP.

Jim

Spyro Malaspinas wrote:
> Very dissapointing to see that we are not abreast of the barometers that
> measure many of the skill sets we look for in security professionals.  I
> recently completed my CISSP, yes it is still valid.  It is also very highly
> regarded.. take a look for CISSP on monster or dice and you will see what I
> mean.
>
> Second, it is good because it is non vendor specific.  Others that are good
> are the SANS GIAC.  These are no joke as they require papers to be
> completed.  They are more time intensive, and again NOT vendor specific.
>
> I am not opposed to vendor certs yet they serve you in a limited fashion, ie
> for those devices only.  Eg. I have maintained a CCSA, CCSE, and CCSE+ which
> are all checkpoint exams.  A CSPFA, a cisco pix exam.  These are great to
> have for measurement of a skill set with a particular device.  GIAC, and the
> CISSP ensure that you are able to transfer your security knowledge as
> principles, and can thus practice skillfully on a wide variety of devices no
> matter who the vendor is.
>
> Spyro Malaspinas, CISSP
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "m0use" <m0use () helixsecurity net>
> To: "Oscar Kooijman" <oscar.kooijman () chello nl>
> Cc: "'Neil Fryer'" <nfryer () marimba com>; "'Security Basics (E-mail)'"
> <security-basics () securityfocus com>
> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 4:14 PM
> Subject: RE: Certification Advice
>
> > On Fri, 2003-09-19 at 05:41, Oscar Kooijman wrote:
> > > CISSP certification is a good one to have in the security scene.
> >
> > Also the SANS GSEC and other SANS certs Security+ and Cisco CCSP. HIPPA if
> you are in healthcare, GLB if you are in financials.  CISSP is more
> management oriented, SANS is more technical, CCSP carries the Cisco slant
> and HIPPA and GLB are industry specialized.  Security+ I will reserve
> comment. See COMPTIA's page for details.
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James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA
Booz | Allen | Hamilton
phone: (410) 684-6566

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