--- Kate Wakefield <vraptorz@yahoo.com> wrote:
Chris -
Regarding your question:
I am looking into a CISSP because I want a certification that actually
has respect. Is the CISSP respected?
The CISSP is the most respected security certification for a broad
general understanding of security issues. ISC2 has attempted to keep
it from becoming simply a "paper cert" (like the MCSE) by requiring
that people who take the exam have three years of professional
security-related experience.
I am an MCSE, and I am very aware of the notion of
paper certs. However, in my opinion, CISSP seems like
the ultimate paper cert. It is not difficult to get an
MCSE with zero actual on the job work experience.
However, it is necessary to actually play with a
Microsoft OS to learn how to use it. This is not
paper. The CISSP, however, seems to be very broad and
shallow paper, with no need to actually look at a
machine. CISSP requires 3-4 years of actual
experience. Therefore, a CISSP and 4 years experience
shows that a person has 4 years experience, which
would obviously be documented elsewhere on the resume.
I think the requirement of experience, which would be
documented elsewhere, is somewhat silly, for that very
reason. A CISSP seems worthless if the person does not
have experience, and if a person has experience the
interviewer should be able to read a resume without
asking the CISSP people to tell him that the person's
documented experience actually exists in their
opinion.
I would really like to know how much respect there is
for the CISSP.
Dennis
dennis21498134@yahoo.com
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