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Re: Program focuses on security response
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Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 02:44:01 -0500 (CDT)
Forwarded from: Mark Bernard <mbernard () nbnet nb ca> Dear Associates, I would debate that although the CISSP may be the most popular security certification that the CISA has been around for nearly as long as ISACA and that would be 30 years. In comparison the CISSP has only been around for ten years and doesn't measure proven experience. I am wondering when we will see a more comprehensive designation that will take the CISSP for 'beginner' to 'expert' instead of what has become a steady diet of hundreds of very specialized designations. Regards, Mark E. S. Bernard, CISM, CISSP. ----- Original Message ----- From: "InfoSec News" <isn () c4i org> To: <isn () attrition org> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 2:56 AM Subject: [ISN] Program focuses on security response
http://news.com.com/2100-1009_3-1025613.html By Robert Lemos Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 14, 2003 The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) Coordination Center, a security-incident clearinghouse, introduced on Monday a program to certify information technology professionals in incident handling and response. The certification program will train participants in how to react to security incidents and network intrusions. Those people who take five courses, including an elective, and pass a test administered by the Software Engineering Institute will be granted a Certified Computer Security Incident Handler Certification (CCSIHC). The Software Engineering Institute is part of Carnegie Mellon University and manages the CERT Coordination Center. "The incident response certification is a benchmark that says that the leader knows how to lead and manage an incident response team," said Barbara Laswell, technical manager of practices, training and development at the institute. "It is important to know that the leader of the team has the knowledge to do that job." While security certifications have been criticized by many security experts as not testing the true knowledge of the field, the certification of information technology professionals got a big boost in February from the Bush administration's National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace. In its third of five priorities, the certification program highlights the need for more security training and better ways to certify knowledge.
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