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RE: CISSP without experience
From: "Dante Mercurio" <Dante () webcti com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 09:19:43 -0500
The same could apply to just about any certification and/or degree. Can someone lie on their CISSP application, pass the test, and receive a CISSP certification? Yes. Does that break the ethical rules regarding a CISSP? Yes. A potential employer looking for someone with a CISSP should be educated enough in their needs to understand someone with only a year or two would not be able to do the job anyway irregardless of a single test passed for a certification. Not sure what the job market is where you are, but near D.C., most jobs requiring a CISSP also require a 4 year degree and a number of years experience in the industry. While the CISSP is a good certification, it shouldn't be a license into a position. There are a lot of other mitigating factors. I'd question any job that just hires based on a CISSP alone anyway. M. Dante Mercurio, CISSP, CWNA, SCSP Consulting Group Manager Continental Technologies, Inc. "We Connect and Protect Your Network" 10540 York Road, Hunt Valley MD 20131 11 East Front Street, Shiremanstown PA 17011 dante () webcti com 1-800-606-6060 410-666-3307 (Fax) 443-677-5192 (Cell) www.webcti.com -----Original Message----- From: Fu Wang, Thio [mailto:fuwang () crimsonlogic com] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 8:46 PM To: Varun Pitale; security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: CISSP without experience Hi, Here in Singapore, we have had people getting the CISSP without the sufficient knowledge and experience acquired for 3 years. Some only have 1 year and they manage to get the CISSP. Many of the so called vendors has people obtianing the CISSP with only 1 year experience. Have raised this to CISSP but noone there replies. I really question the value of this type of certification as there is no stringent background check on the candidate. Rgds, Fuwang -----Original Message----- From: Varun Pitale [mailto:varun.pitale () gmail com] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:51 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: CISSP without experience I have a 6 month experience on working professionally in Information Security, but I have been learning and practicing it in my studies and now I am looking for a job. Almost all of the jobs require a CISSP, but you cannot get it without atleast 3 years experience. I did hear that even without an experience you can pass the CISSP, but you will not get the certification and then you can go to the employer and tell him that you passed the CISSP. Anyone have any views or any experience with it? -- Regards, Varun (704)-687-6005 --(Office) (704)-458-3589 --(Mobile) mailto: varun.pitale_(at)_gmail_(dot)_com
Current thread:
- Re: CISSP without experience, (continued)
- Re: CISSP without experience Ivan Coric (Feb 15)
- RE: CISSP without experience GaddyJrB (Feb 15)
- RE: CISSP without experience Fu Wang, Thio (Feb 15)
- RE: CISSP without experience Robert Hines (Feb 17)
- Re: CISSP without experience Kevin Conaway (Feb 17)
- RE: CISSP without experience Robinson, Sonja (Feb 17)
- RE: CISSP without experience James Michael Stewart (Feb 19)
- RE: CISSP without experience Steve Fletcher (Feb 24)
- RE: CISSP without experience Clement Dupuis (Feb 24)
- RE: CISSP without experience James Michael Stewart (Feb 19)
- RE: CISSP without experience Matt Arntsen (Feb 17)
- RE: CISSP without experience Dante Mercurio (Feb 17)
- RE: CISSP without experience Fu Wang, Thio (Feb 17)
- RE: CISSP without experience Paris E. Stone (Feb 17)
- RE: CISSP without experience mrodrigu (Feb 17)
- RE: CISSP without experience Neo Phile (Feb 19)