For all the "newbies" in security. ISC2 also offers the SSCP which is a down-scale version of the CISSP. It is geared more toward people with limited security experience and requires 1 year in a security related field. The CISSP requires four but its cummaltive, which means that the virus that you took off of your mom's computer in the 9th grade can count as security experience. check them out.

www.isc2.org