Re: Security+

["Meritt James" <meritt_james () bah com>]

I happen to have sitting around (some of these links may now be bad,
there has been stuff that I have not added):

CISSP articles

1.      "Testing Your Mettle: The Six-Hour, 250-Question CISSP Exam" at
http://certcities.com/editorial/exams/story.asp?EditorialsID=25

2.      "Secure With Your Security Pros' at
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO48432,00.html

3.      "New IS Security Requisites " at
http://www.informationweek.com/765/65uwjm.htm

4.      "Security Demand Increases" at
http://www.antiOnline.com/2001/07/03/DMRG/0000-5784-KEYWORD.Missing.html

5.      "Hunt for Security" at http://www.informationweek.com/632/32mtsec.htm

6.      "Need Security?  Get a real expert!" at
http://www.informationweek.com/780/80uwjm.htm

7.      "Secure With Your Security Pros" at
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO48432,00.html

8.      "FAA to develop security certification" at
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0814/web-faa-08-15-00.asp

9.      "BNA'S HEALTH CARE POLICY REPORT ISSN 1068-1213 BNA 11-23-98"  at
http://www.isc2.org/newscissparticles.html#BNA
10.     "Computers at Risk - Safe Computing in the Information Age" at
http://www.isc2.org/newscissparticles.html#risk
11.     "A Look at CISSP Certification" at
http://www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/1998_04/lastword/lastword.html
12.     "Should you take the CISSP exam?" at http://www.gocsi.com/cissp.htm
13.     "New security certification program draws feds" at
http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no3/news/3641-1.html
14.     "What Does CISSP Mean?" at
http://www.miora.com/articles/art-cissp.html
15.     "Certification: For Professionals Only " at
http://www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/9705/article4.html (also CISA)
16.     "Stay Safe In An Unsafe World" at
http://www.informationweek.com/784/security.htm
17.     "Sizing up Security Services " at
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47-81_STO54345,00.html
18.     "Wanted: Security Superman" at
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO51025,00.html
19.     "Some security training and certification options " at
http://www.fcw.com/supplements/Security/2000/sec-cert-04-10-00.asp
20.     "FAA infosec workers get lift   " at
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0918/mgt-faa-09-18-00.asp
21.     "Does Your Organization Need a CISSP?" at
http://advisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/SHAUK03
22.     "Certifiably secured" at
http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/ca/xml/01/07/09/010709casecurity.xml
23.     "Information Security Certification: A Rule of Thumb  "  at
http://www.netspace.net.au/~newdawn/47b.html
24.     10 Hottest Certifications for 2002 at
http://www.certcities.com/editorial/features/story.asp?EditorialsID=37
25.     "Techies turn to security training - Credentials can be a
differentiator" at
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0107/mgt-train-01-07-02.asp
26.       "Tiny Slices Of Opportunity for Jobless Techies
(washingtonpost.com) " at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6460-2002Jan6.html
27.     "WhiteHat Fights Cyber Crime in the Classroom; First Line of Defence
Starts in the Classroom" at
http://biz.yahoo.com/ccn/020111/xgrzj9zrldlczj_gzyuzqa_1.html

28.      "A Certified Waste of Time" at
http://www.net-security.org/cgi-bin/news.cgi?url=http://online.securityfocus.com/columnists/67
29.     "WHERE ARE YOU? " at http://vnunet.com/News/1131410
30.     


CISA Articles

1.      "International Recognition Fuels CISAR Growth" at
http://www.osu.edu/units/uts/isaca-centralohio/articles/article1_3-99.htm
2.      "International Recognition Fuels Rapid Growth of CISA Certification"
at
http://www.osu.edu/units/uts/isaca-centralohio/articles/article2_9-98.htm
3.      "What's Happening In The IS Audit Job Market?" at
http://www.osu.edu/units/uts/isaca-centralohio/articles/article1_9-98.htm
4.      
5.      




Other

1.      Companies Need Security Pros With More Varied Skills - July 09, 2001
at http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV64_STO61965_NLTc%2C00.html

2.      Getting Started In Computer Forensics - July 09, 2001 at
http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV64_STO61876_NLTc%2C00.html

3.      Deadly Pursuit - July 09, 2001 at
http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV64_STO61884_NLTc%2C00.html

4.      The Guardian - July 09, 2001 at
http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV64_STO61984_NLTc%2C00.html






Mike Heitz wrote:
> I'm new to Security (just had it heaped on me after my last performance
> review) and am interested in some Certs. I've heard mention of the CISSP
> before, and have seen articles on the Security+. I have really no
> programming background and have limited access to funds for training,
> etc... most of my training is through ordering a book from Amazon or
> something and trying the stuff out.
>
> So my question is, am I going to be way over my head looking into these
> certs? I have been an admin for Novell for 5 years, and have spent the
> last 3 years in an NT/2000 environment. I want to learn as much as
> possible, but really don't like using things like Transcender just to
> pass a test. I want to "KNOW" what I am doing.  :)
>
> Any advice????
>
> mike heitz ** sr it manager ** UPSHOT
> 312-943-0900 x5190
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kriss Warner [mailto:kriss () cyberdinecorp com]
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 1:45 PM
> To: simont () lantic net; 'Security-Basics'
> Subject: RE: Security+
>
> Hey Simon: I have been doing security work for the last couple of years
> (Intrusion Detect, Policy compliance etc.) I did some investigation into
> the various Cert's and basically found that most people are looking for
> CISSP.  I wanted to get one Cert this year and it going to be CISSP.  I
> understand that the other cert's are well respected. The final decision
> should be based upon how the Cert will help in your career path.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Regards,
> Christopher (Kriss) Warner
> CYBERDINE
> Kriss () cyberdinecorp com
> Phone: 905.576.5931
> Fax: 905.571.6562
> Cell: 416.402.9838
> www.cyberdinecorp.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Simon Taplin [mailto:simont () lantic net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 3:29 PM
> To: Security-Basics
> Subject: Security+
>
> Has anybody done/looked at CompTIA's Security+ cert.
>
> Is it a good cert to get because I eventually want to get into security
> but
> at the moment I don't have the experience/cash to do the SANS or CISSP
> courses (plus the fact that SANS is offered in South Africa)
>
> Simon
>
> Quote of the day:
> Systems Administration is the kind of job that nobody notices if you're
> doing it well. People only take notice of their systems when they're not
> working.
> ---
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James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA
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