RE: University Degree or CISSP

I agree with you. Its about getting the interview AND getting the job.
After that, its all about performance. The degree and/or certifications
mean nothing after that.

Getting the job is marketing yourself. What can you offer or what have you
done that makes you stand out in the crowd ? Be different. Get a degree
AND the certifications. It doesn't have to be either/or.
More importantly though, let the employers know how passionate you are
about the field. Go to work extra early. Leave later. Buy books and
read,read, read outside the scope of getting a degree or certification.

 -T


>   CISSP is likely to be necessary to get to some of the places
> you might want to go.  But you can't get it without experience,
> so it's not a good answer to your question.
>
>   At this point, I'd say the degree is most critical.  There
> are too many employers where the HR bureaucracy never heard of
> any of these certifications -- all they know is that a great
> way to trim the candidate pool is to chuck out any resume that
> doesn't include a degree.  So without it, you risk never getting
> to the interviewer who knows the field and the certs and can
> decide whether you can do the job.
>
> David Gillett
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: soumyadipta_das@yahoo.com [mailto:soumyadipta_das@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:30 AM
> > To: security-basics@securityfocus.com
> > Subject: University Degree or CISSP
> >
> >
> > Is it better (in terms of technology and industry
> > acceptablity) to get a university degree on information
> > security than certifications such as
> > ccna/ccsp, ceh (or security+) and cissp?
> >
> > Soum