RE: EC-Council certs

[deepak nandyala <ndpak () yahoo com>]

hi , anybody, knows about SCP exams..one of the best
exams...may be better than CEH

www.SecurityCertified.Net,

 pl tell me if you liked it..

dk
--- "Roger A. Grimes" <roger () banneretcs com> wrote:
> I've got a bunch of security certs (Sec+, CISSP,
> TICSA, CEH, CHFI, MCSE:
> Security, etc.) and I thoroughly enjoyed the CEH
> exam and its material.
>
>
> Here's my 1/2 cent on the CEH exam:
> It's a good overall test, with less errors than many
> of the tests
> (although it did have a higher than normal rate of
> typos), and it is a
> nice cross selection of questions and subject matter
> material about
> hacking and defense. The exam is over a 100
> questions, many of them
> moderately technical, so it is a good test. It even
> had a few Snort or
> Libcap captures and asked you to tell what type of
> attack was going on
> (i.e. Buffer overflow vs. SQL injection) and those
> particular questions
> weren't blatantly easy.
>
> Basically, the CISSP exam is the only security exam
> with an extreme
> amount of "industry weight" in that it is probably
> the best credential
> for helping you get a job.  The GIAC is probably the
> best at teaching
> you a particular subject and is the most practical. 
> The CEH is a good
> exam, but I'm not sure how much job or hiring
> influence it has.  If more
> people studied or took it, I think it would gain
> more respect in the
> industry. 
>
> The CISSP can really help get your foot in the door,
> but the GIAC is
> going to teach you more.
>
> Roger
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dallas jordan [mailto:dallas.jordan () gmail com]
>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:07 AM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: EC-Council certs
>
> Does anyone have any experience/opinion on
> certifications from
> EC-Council?  I have been looking at some of the
> certs they offer, such
> as the Cert Ethical Hacker, or the ECSA and was
> wondering if they hold
> any weight in the industry or were even worth the
> effort. Thanks for any
> advice.
> --
> Dallas Jordan CCNA, CISSP
>
> Ernst & Young LLP
> Security & Technology Solutions (STS)
> E-mail:  Dallas.Jordan () ey com
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