Re: CISSP versus Associate CISSP

["J. Oquendo" <sil () infiltrated net>]

On 2/14/2012 12:03 PM, Juan Morales wrote:
> That is correct. As soon as you get enough working experience, you can
> then become a CISSP.

Hate to re-state the obvious but I know plenty of others who can confirm 
this although many would choose to place their tails between their legs 
instead of rocking the boat.

I know of a few people (over a dozen) who have had zero years security 
experience, have crammed, taken and passed the CISSP then had their 
friends (current CISSPs) vouch for them, ask their managers to "tweak" 
their positions in order to get their certifications.

The whole "experience" portion of this certification is bogus if you ask 
me and their is no way outside of ISC2 personnel doing independent 
verification checks to validate an exam taker's qualifications. So in 
theory, you need N amount of years experience to become a CISSP, in 
reality, money is what makes ISC2's world go round.

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