Re: Security Certifications

[Randal Warner <warner.randy () gmail com>]

For an update on the GIAC certifications, they are no longer requiring
a practical assigment, this has now become just another exam-based
certification.

--Randy

Mike B wrote:
> Hello Everybody,
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> I just finished my master's degree in Information Security from 
> Stevens Institute of Technology and I am looking to get my first 
> security certification.  I've read about the many security 
> certifications out there, and I have decided to go with the Security+ 
> certification from CompTIA.  How does everybody feel about this 
> certification?  I would've rather tried to get the CISSP but you need 
> experience for that, and that's something that I don't have right now.  
> Is this a good first certification in the Information Security Field or are there better ones?
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> Mike B.
Personally, I would go for the GSEC from GIAC.  Visit www.sans.org to
find out when training is.  Unfortunately, the class and cert is about
$3100.  It isn't the easiest to get, but if you put in the time and
effort, you get a cert that not everyone gets from an organization
that is looked up to for security.

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Nathaniel Hall, GSEC
Intrusion Detection and Firewall Technician
Ozarks Technical Community College -- Office of Computer Networking

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