In your guys opinion is the cissp actually worth going for?
I have the option to go and atempt the test but i am uneasy as to if its actually worth my time and effort? Do you guys have any recomendations for security certifications?
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In your guys opinion is the cissp actually worth going for?
I have the option to go and atempt the test but i am uneasy as to if its actually worth my time and effort? Do you guys have any recomendations for security certifications?
I'd do it. Can't have too many certs.
me...i dunno...
but this guy didn't think so...
A Certified Waste of Time
there are some comments at the bottom from people who disagreed...
yah....zigar i saw that report.....kind of where my unsureness comes into play...but korp is right cant have to many certs....
My point is simple. You might learn something new. That's worth it, isn't it? Having yet another peice of paper saying you are proficient in something isn't ever a bad thing...you know?
Absolutly Korp, I agree 150%.
"Can't have too many certs." True but keep in mind that you need some experience to go with your certs.
I have to agree with the author of that SF article, CISSP is just a waste of time, I've been thru their tests and I could simply become a CISSP, but it isn't worth it, it doesn't concentrate on anything specific and the amount of *new* knowledge in it could be gathered from daily PC mags.. Also, their curriculum is pretty gay, it doesn't show you the road to anything specific, like they got a Q that says..
The most important issue with distributed computing is...
a)security
2)sync
3)...
4)...
The correct answer <from their point of view> was a while in real life, there is no actual answer..
If my IDS blocks an intruder by adding an on-the-fly rule to the FW using SAMP, then the FWs don't sync, I would endup with nothing. He was blocked by 1 FW while he could pass thru another one simply.. :\
Nah, I wont take a CISSP, not specific, and doesn't actually deserve it, go get a real cert like the one of those GNU Linux certs or an ISS cert or -of course- a CCSE ;)
O, did I note that ppl that carry the CISSP think that they r Gods? they have to much self-confidence like *ahem* those that carry the MCSE....
etsh911
u should go for that it will really help u in future.
cos what i feel is if u have good basic foundation then only u can built a good building on that
rajdeep
Another option for a security cert would be the SSCP by (ISC)². They are the CISSP makers but the SSCP is geared towards the technical side of things rather then the management side, as the CISSP is. I took the beta for the SSCP and with only four years in the computer field I faired alright. SSCP covers 7 domains, where the CISSP has ten domains. Now don't let this mis-lead you because the 9 of the CISSP domains are condensed into the 7 of the domains in theSSCP.