RE: I've passed the CISSP exam, few months back...Now what???

["Del Hundley" <hdm () atlanticnetwork net>]

Hi Rami,

        It is a good test and you have proven several abilities through
passing it.  Now is the time for you to understand that if you were able to
pass the CISSP then you can use similar methods to do the actual job.  You
apply and get a job and then YOU must be briefed on the company (but you
have already done some research on the company right?) then you task
yourself with studying the business needs and match that with the security
risk tolerance and the policies and procedures that are in place.  Then you
begin to refine the policies and procedures to enhance the companies
protection while still delivering all required services and maintaining the
standards and good will in the IT team that supports you.  Your job will
consist of a lot of research and planning and testing but the CISSP is very
general in scope and is not a template for any company.  I hope this is
informative.  I don't have a CISSP but do the work of one just haven't taken
the time to take the classes and exam.

V/R

Del Hundley
Atlantic Network

-----Original Message-----
From: rami9009 () hotmail com [mailto:rami9009 () hotmail com] 
Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:51 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: I've passed the CISSP exam, few months back...Now what???

I have passed the CISSP exam few month back. I have almost 14 years
experience in the IT field, support, networking, and routing.  I thought
that adding security to this profile will be cool. . I prepared for it just
like any other exam; I read the right books, studied well and passed. The
problem is that now few months later I feel that I have forgot everything. I
want to apply for a security consultant position, but I feel that I lack the
confidence to fulfill this position. What went wrong????
I am willing to devote time and effort to bridge the gap and rebuild this
"Security skill set" but I don't know where to start or what book to read.
Please guys advice!