Re: Security Certifications

[Karan Saberwal <ksaberwal () gmail com>]

SSCP could be something that would be a significant value-add after
some experience, for now sec+ should be nice.

Though personally, after working in this domain since some time, IMHO
SSCP in between, and CISSP after you have the 3+ exp (2+ with a
masters i think) is good. Plus the isc2 certs are very well known as
well.

My two cents.

Cheers,
Karan


On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:14:33 -0600, David Fore <wdfore () d4consulting biz> wrote:
>  The SANS cert, via GIAC is going through an interesting change. I received
> an email from them today indicating that they are dropping the practical
> part of the exam. I always thought extra points for the exam and cert.
> However, I also find that GIAC certs are not a widely known as Security+ and
> CISSP. That was always baffling to me. My point is to look at the proposed
> changes to the GIAC certs.
>
> Regards,
> David
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nathaniel Hall [mailto:halln () otc edu]
> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 17:31
> To: Mike B
> Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Re: Security Certifications
>
> Mike B wrote:
> > Hello Everybody,
> >
> >
> >
> > 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?
> > 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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