RE: Entry Level Certifications

["David Gillett" <gillettdavid () fhda edu>]

  I think Security+ may be what you want.  I don't think it has
the experience requirement (nor the cachet...) of the CISSP, but
it does indicate coverage of basic concepts and some commitment 
to security as a career path.
  It's also a component of the Microsoft security certification,
which might help open some doors to get you those next few years
of experience.

David Gillett


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Bowles [mailto:bowles.matt () gmail com] 
> Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 1:31 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: Entry Level Certifications
>
> I have a question and was hoping that someone could give me 
> some advice on the next step that I should take.  I graduated 
> college about a year and a half ago and have been working as 
> a help desk tech for about two years.
> During that time, I had taken on many responsibilities that 
> had to do with information security.  Such as creating domain 
> accounts, access to network resources, antivirus and patch 
> management etc.  I have read through a lot of security 
> material such as: 
>  
> Wiley and Sons, the CISSP Prep Guide
> Penetration Testing and Network Defense by Cisco Press 
> Managing Cisco Network Security Second Edition by Syngress 
> Books Numerous websites and security focus mailing lists such 
> as this one and Pen Testing and Security management
>  
> The trouble for me right now is since I only have two years 
> of experience, I am not eligible to take the CISSP.  It 
> requires a four year degree and three years of Information 
> Security experience.  So my main question is, what would a 
> good certification be that I could take with only two years 
> of experience?
>  
> Any suggestions / comments would be greatly appreciated!
>  
> Matt Bowles
>
>
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