[CISSP-D] re: SSCP vs. CISSP

I recently took and passed the SSCP exam. If anyone is interested in 
starting a separate or SSCP self-study sub-list, let me know. I opted not to 
take the CISSP and go for the SSCP because the domains it covers most 
accurately cover all of the areas in which I work. I didn't see the point in 
getting a CISSP just so I'd have that "keyword" for my resume, but not be 
working in a number of the areas it covered. I wanted to assure that any 
credential that purported to validate my knowledge in particular areas 
wasn't just a reflection of memorization for the exam, but that it reflected 
areas I really work in day in and day out. If I find I have the need for a 
CISSP at some point in the future, then maybe I'll take the exam for that. 
For now, I'm studying for the CISA exam in June.

For those of you who think that the SSCP is a "lesser" certification or 
credential because it doesn't have quite the cachet of the CISSP, please 
disabuse yourselves of that erratic thinking. The SSCP is equally as valid 
and as authoritative a credential for those of us who focus on information 
security management and system audits as the CISSP is for those work in 
broader areas of information security. It is not a "little brother" 
credential in any way, shape or form.

Thanks.
Bill







 
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