Re: CISSP

["Jamie Riden" <jamesr () europe com>]

On 01/12/06, offset <offset () ubersecurity org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 07:27:51PM -0000, jlehman () mail esignal com wrote:
> > I was going to take the SANS mentor class for the CISSP. But I have just discovered that they are requiring a B.S. degree, 
> which I don't have. I have been in the I.T. field as a sys admin/telecommunications/pseudo security person for 10 years 
> now. I have achieved SANS silver GCIH and CGNA in the past year and a SCP (snort certified professional).
> > I don&#8217;t have a B.S. because I decided to be a chef,a nd got a culinary arts degree. I did that for 15+yeard and 
> made it to my goal, but I make much more today than I did as a restaurateur.
> >
> > So people, should I continue to peruse the SANS track, or somehow get that B.S and get the CISSP eventually? I see 
> many job postings that are asking for CISSP certs.
>
> Disturbing that a BS degree is required.  I know a lot of bright people without degrees.  Mostly due to lack of challenge, 
> rode the 90's tech boom, etc.

I think that a degree just means you need one less year of full-time
experience. Requirements are:

"Have a minimum 4 years of direct full-time security professional work
experience in one or more of the ten domains of the information
systems security CBK or 3 years experience plus a college degree or 2
years experience plus a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in
Information Security from a Center of Excellence.

Valid experience includes information systems (IS) security-related
work performed as a practitioner, auditor, consultant, investigator or
instructor, that requires IS security knowledge and involves the
direct application of that knowledge."

cheers,
Jamie
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Jamie Riden, CISSP / jamesr () europe com / jamie.riden () gmail com
NZ Honeynet project - http://www.nz-honeynet.org/

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