RE: CISSP

From: Craig Wright (cwright@bdosyd.com.au)
Date: Mon Dec 04 2006 - 23:28:44 EST


Somehow I doubt that the 11yo had the required experience - thus they
will be blocked in future. They could become an associate, but not a
full holder.

Craig

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce@securityfocus.com [mailto:listbounce@securityfocus.com]
On Behalf Of Jeremiah Cornelius
Sent: Sunday, 3 December 2006 5:17 AM
To: offset
Cc: pen-test@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: CISSP

The B.S> was required after an 11-year-old in India received
certification.

Arbitrary. Bogus.

offset wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2006 at 07:27:51PM -0000, jlehman@mail.esignal.com
wrote:
>
>> I was going to take the SANS mentor class for the CISSP. But I have
just discovered that they are requiring a B.S. degree, which I don't
have. I have been in the I.T. field as a sys
admin/telecommunications/pseudo security person for 10 years now. I have
achieved SANS silver GCIH and CGNA in the past year and a SCP (snort
certified professional).
>> I don’t have a B.S. because I decided to be a chef,a nd got a
culinary arts degree. I did that for 15+yeard and made it to my goal,
but I make much more today than I did as a restaurateur.
>>
>> So people, should I continue to peruse the SANS track, or somehow get
that B.S and get the CISSP eventually? I see many job postings that are
asking for CISSP certs.
>>
>
> Disturbing that a BS degree is required. I know a lot of bright
people without degrees. Mostly due to lack of challenge, rode the 90's
tech boom, etc.
>
>

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