RE: [SAGE] CISSP Certification Penetration?

["Glenn E. Sieb" <ges@lumeta.com>]

> It's more of a business cert for non-technical people from 
> what I've seen.  The security group at my company has very 
> high penetration of that certification among the 
> non-technical people in security.  We are starting to advise 
> that people who are less than clueful on security matters at 
> least review the study materials for that certification so 
> that they can at least speak the same language and understand 
> some of the basic issues and concerns in security.
> 
> ObDisclaimer: I do not have the CISSP, though I work closely 
> with people who do and have discussed it with several who have it.

We have a CISSP here... He's the one who wants me to not filter 
attachments--after all "we have MacAfee"(sic) [my reply to him 
was simple: "apologies to Shrek: Security is like an onion. It's got
layers."]

I've also talked to a friend of mine who knows a few as well--she's
not been impressed with the level of knowledge she's seen in most 
CISSPs...

I guess it's one of the reasons why I, personally, prefer hands-on 
experience than sitting around memorizing answers from a book to 
pass a test, YMMV.

G.
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Glenn E. Sieb
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Lumeta Corporation
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