Re: "Skills gap"?

[Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>]

Yes, I actually built real networks. :-)

- ferg

On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 10:28 AM, Blanchard, Michael (InfoSec)
<michael.blanchard () emc com> wrote:

> Don't Cisco certs require you to perform a function on real equipment?  Or did they remove that piece :-(
>
>   The tester would "break" a network in such a complex manner that the testee would have to dig deep into their 
> practical knowledge to make it work again... within the allotted time period...
>
>  I always liked that as a valid "test" of knowledge actually...
>
> Michael P. Blanchard
> Senior Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, CCSA-NGX, MCSE
> Office of Information Security & Risk Management
> EMC ² Corporation
> 32 Coslin Drive
> Southboro, MA 01772
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Paul Ferguson
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 1:21 PM
> To: Rich Kulawiec
> Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] "Skills gap"?
>
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 5:31 AM, Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org> wrote:
>
> > Certifications are, in practice, crap.
>
> Amen.
>
> Short story: As an early Cisco engineer, I (and may other very
> talented people) helped develop the original CCIE program. I wince now
> when I hear people reference Cisco "certifications" because now, they
> are absolutely meaningless.
>
> Curmudgeonly yours,
>
> - ferg
>
>
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