For an update on the GIAC certifications, they are no longer requiring
a practical assigment, this has now become just another exam-based
certification.
--Randy
Mike B wrote:
> Hello Everybody,
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> I just finished my master's degree in Information Security from
> Stevens Institute of Technology and I am looking to get my first
> security certification. I've read about the many security
> certifications out there, and I have decided to go with the Security+
> certification from CompTIA. How does everybody feel about this
> certification? I would've rather tried to get the CISSP but you need
> experience for that, and that's something that I don't have right now.
> Is this a good first certification in the Information Security Field or are there better ones?
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> Mike B.
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Personally, I would go for the GSEC from GIAC. Visit www.sans.org to
find out when training is. Unfortunately, the class and cert is about
$3100. It isn't the easiest to get, but if you put in the time and
effort, you get a cert that not everyone gets from an organization
that is looked up to for security.
--
Nathaniel Hall, GSEC
Intrusion Detection and Firewall Technician
Ozarks Technical Community College -- Office of Computer Networking
halln_at_otc.edu
417-447-7535
GPG Public Key ID: 0xAC187312
Received on Mar 15 2005
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