Re: Program focuses on security response

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Forwarded from: Mark Bernard <mbernard () nbnet nb ca>

Dear Associates,

I would debate that although the CISSP may be the most popular
security certification that the CISA has been around for nearly as
long as ISACA and that would be 30 years. In comparison the CISSP has
only been around for ten years and doesn't measure proven experience.

I am wondering when we will see a more comprehensive designation that
will take the CISSP for 'beginner' to 'expert' instead of what has
become a steady diet of hundreds of very specialized designations.

Regards,
Mark E. S. Bernard, CISM, CISSP.


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Subject: [ISN] Program focuses on security response


> http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-1025613.html
>
> By Robert Lemos
> Staff Writer, CNET News.com
> July 14, 2003
>
> The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Center, a
> security-incident clearinghouse, introduced on Monday a program to
> certify information technology professionals in incident handling
> and response.
>
> The certification program will train participants in how to react to
> security incidents and network intrusions. Those people who take
> five courses, including an elective, and pass a test administered by
> the Software Engineering Institute will be granted a Certified
> Computer Security Incident Handler Certification (CCSIHC). The
> Software Engineering Institute is part of Carnegie Mellon University
> and manages the CERT Coordination Center.
>
> "The incident response certification is a benchmark that says that
> the leader knows how to lead and manage an incident response team,"
> said Barbara Laswell, technical manager of practices, training and
> development at the institute. "It is important to know that the
> leader of the team has the knowledge to do that job."
>
> While security certifications have been criticized by many security
> experts as not testing the true knowledge of the field, the
> certification of information technology professionals got a big
> boost in February from the Bush administration's National Strategy
> to Secure Cyberspace. In its third of five priorities, the
> certification program highlights the need for more security training
> and better ways to certify knowledge.



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