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Certifiably Certified
Richard Forno, 2002-10-23

As security certifications become more plentiful, they are losing their real value.

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Certifiably Certified 2002-10-23
Anonymous
Certifiably Certified 2002-10-23
Anonymous
Certifiably Certified 2002-10-23
Floydman
Certifiably Certified 2002-10-23
Anonymous (3 replies)
HR departments... 2002-10-24
Anonymous
Certifiably Certified 2002-10-24
Anonymous (2 replies)
Certifiably Certified 2002-10-24
Anonymous
Certifiably Certified 2002-10-25
Anonymous
Certifiably Certified 2002-10-28
Anonymous
Certifiably Certified 2002-10-23
Fabio Ghioni
Ever try one? 2002-10-23
Regular Guy (3 replies)
Re: Ever try one? 2002-10-24
Andrew Jones
Ever try one? 2002-10-24
Anonymous
Ever try one? 2002-10-29
oh-woe-is-us@so-sad.com
penis envy 2002-10-24
tammy (1 replies)
penis envy 2002-10-25
Anonymous
Whole lot of useless words 2002-10-24
Anonymous (2 replies)
Re: Whole lot of useless words 2002-10-25
Phil Burg (philb@operamail.com) (1 replies)
Re: Whole lot of useless words 2002-10-28
Anonymous
Whole lot of useless words 2002-10-25
blacklight
Certifiable 2002-10-24
Anonymous (1 replies)
Certifiable 2002-10-24
Anonymous (1 replies)
Certifiable 2002-10-25
Anonymous
True, 10 years experience (plus some good fortune) presumably got me a pass. Question is, does having CISSP letters after my name actually prove the quality & extent of my infosec knowledge, any better than the 10+ years experience already on my CV? Potential employers may believe so, but I'm not convinced.

I submit that qualifications involving essay-type exams and/or other written assignments are *much* harder to pass without doing the study work than these multi-choice exams. Of course, they are more difficult (i.e. more expensive) to mark, depleting the certification body's profits ...



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