Anyone CISSP Qualified?
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Hopefully will be taking this at some point. Lot of work and you need a fair amount of preparation. Several guys at work have done it - both passed first time, but it was a lot of work.
You'll need a min 3 years relevant experience, a recommendation from an existing member and pass the exam (300 questions, multiple choice - bit like the Cisco ones - you have upto 6 hours to do it). After that you need to earn credits to maintain the certification.
The actual cost of the exam is about $600 and the books will cost you about £100 from Amazon. Most of the guys at work did a 7 day intensive course (we're talking 14 hours a day for 7 days type course) as prep. Normally these companies will offer a guaranteed pass, so you can retake the course if necessary. Cost is around $4000.
Best books I've found are are 'All in One CISSP Certification' by Shon Harris ISBN 0-07-219353-0 and it is also worth reading 'Security Engineering' by Ross Anderson ISBN 0-471-38922-6
Memorise these two and you're laughing
I've been told that out of the 10 areas of specialisation you will need to be sh*t hot on at least 4 topics and have a good working knowledge of the others.
As to whether it is worth it, then yes - it's the closest thing to an independent industry wide qualification. It does carry weight and you will get a lot of respect if you've got it. All the guys I know that have done really do know their stuff. Worth a fair few quid on your salary as well.
More details from the (ISC)2 website
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Chris
You'll need a min 3 years relevant experience, a recommendation from an existing member and pass the exam (300 questions, multiple choice - bit like the Cisco ones - you have upto 6 hours to do it). After that you need to earn credits to maintain the certification.
The actual cost of the exam is about $600 and the books will cost you about £100 from Amazon. Most of the guys at work did a 7 day intensive course (we're talking 14 hours a day for 7 days type course) as prep. Normally these companies will offer a guaranteed pass, so you can retake the course if necessary. Cost is around $4000.
Best books I've found are are 'All in One CISSP Certification' by Shon Harris ISBN 0-07-219353-0 and it is also worth reading 'Security Engineering' by Ross Anderson ISBN 0-471-38922-6
Memorise these two and you're laughing
I've been told that out of the 10 areas of specialisation you will need to be sh*t hot on at least 4 topics and have a good working knowledge of the others.
As to whether it is worth it, then yes - it's the closest thing to an independent industry wide qualification. It does carry weight and you will get a lot of respect if you've got it. All the guys I know that have done really do know their stuff. Worth a fair few quid on your salary as well.
More details from the (ISC)2 website
Cheers
Chris
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Cheers chris for the info.. will check it out.. was debating whether to try and go for it, this year..or wait a year and get more experience, hence more preparation and hopefully let the job market pickup abit better in the meanwhile...
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If the number of calls I'm getting from recruitment consultants in anything to go by, then I think things are beginning to pick up. A few people at work have commented on the same thing. Nobody has heard much for the last 6 months or so, now it's 2 or 3 times a week!
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