Certification What's hot, What's not

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: Richard Caasi <rcaasi () yahoo com>

http://crn.channelsupersearch.com/news/crn/30948.asp

By John Roberts
CRN
Oct. 26, 2001

Six years ago when FishNet Security founder and CEO Gary Fish received
his Check Point Certified Security Engineer certification, he billed
about $150 per hour for his services. Today, Fish oversees 18 CCSEs
that are billed out at about $225 per hour and a privately held
business that has tripled in revenue in the past three years.

"We are very happy with our Check Point [Software Technologies]
training," said Fish, whose Kansas City, Mo.-based company has been
profitable since its inception. "It is a must for anyone who wants to
get into the security [software] market."

Fish's experience is an example of how profitable an investment in a
new certification can be for a solution provider. Check Point, in
fact, is one of the vendors with technology that factors prominently
in solution providers' certification plans, according to the 2001 CRN
Certification Study. The Check Point Certified Security Administrator
(CCSA) and CCSE designations were among the most profitable
certifications for smaller solution providers, the research found.

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