What’s the biggest problem in computer security, according to valsmith at carnal0wnage.attackresearch.com? Well, it’s…
Staffing.
As the author admits, the post leans toward self-promotion of the company, but it makes many good points and deserves a read and a good pondering.
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SC Magazine’s CISSP! Who Cares? article says that security certifications are not as valuable as they used to be because they are rather commonplace. Too many people going for the same job have the same qualifications. However, that is not my experience, and I disagree with some of the article’s statements.
I earned my CISSP more than 5 years ago. Let’s take a look at a couple companies I’ve worked for and count the CISSPs…
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Don Donzal, who created www.ethicalhacker.net and ChicagoCon (link now appears defunct), lists 10 ways for CISSPs to earn CPEs (Continuing Professional Education credits) and having fun doing it. Check out his entire article here. He wrote it in 2005, but it hasn’t aged much.
NOTE: I crossed through some of the links to now-defunct sites….remember, this was written in 2009….
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