From: "Rick Cox" <rcox@cccsdv.org>
Date sent: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:01:24 -0500
I look back now and wonder if I really should've gone for the CISSP to begin
with. It seems to me the SSCP is nowhere near the CISSP in demand and how it
is
marketed. I had to explain to most employers and head hunters what the SSCP
stands for.
In addition, the SSCP and CISSP really do seem to be aimed at different "career
tracks," if I can use managespeak. The Ps tell the difference: practitioner
versus
professional.
But, the SSCP does provide a foundation of knowledge which should only help
when
preparing for the CISSP when you feel ready and have some experience under
your
belt.
True. Getting an initial designation also exposes you to areas that you may
not be
currently working with, and will give you an awareness of fields that you
should
know about.
One final option: there is an "Associate" designation that you can go after,
for
either the SSCP or CISSP. I believe the original intent was for schools that
were
running security programs and wanted to tell students that they could write the
CISSP when they finished. In any case, if you study for the CISSP, and pass
the
exam, but don't have the experience, you can become an Associate, and then,
when you can document the experience, apply for full CISSP status more or less
automatically. Get more details from the www.isc2.org site.
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