RE: Opinion about CEH

["Clement Dupuis" <cdupuis () cccure org>]

Large conferences usually have the SANS material for sale for people who are
attending the conference.  They no longer sell it in their store because of
people that would copy it and run their own UNOFFICIAL conference in some
remote countries.

The books published by Stephen Northcutt and other contributors at SANS are
really go to do study on your own.  It is not impossible to get ready on
your own, in fact it is fairly easy.

Take care

Clement


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-----Original Message-----
From: Kenton Smith [mailto:listsks () yahoo ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 1:58 PM
To: alonzo.llamas () montenegroeditores net
Cc: security-basics () lists securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Opinion about CEH


--- Christopher Carpenter <ccarpenter () dswa net> wrote:

<snip>
> GCIA, GCIH, etc - When SANS was still requiring a
> practical, these
> certifications were the cream of the crop.  The
> practical ensured that
> the applicant had hands-on experience, thus avoiding
> paper-MCSE
> syndrome.  Unfortunately, the practical requirement
> has been dropped,
> and I expect the quality of GIAC-certified
> professionals will eventually
> decrease in proportion.  That said, if you can get
> your hands on their
> study materials, you'll be in good shape.
>
> Chris

Having been a local mentor for SANS I can tell you
that you won't be able to legally get your hands on
the SANS study materials. Also to clarify, SANS does
still offer the practical portion of the
certification. There are now two levels of
certification; Exam-only (silver) and exam and
practical (Gold). Anyone who wants to spend the time
and energy can do the Gold cert and write a paper to
go along with their certification.

Kenton


        

        
                
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