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.