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Don Parker, 2005-03-28

Recent changes to the GIAC makes one question the value of certification for the security industry.

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In my opinion the GSEC has always been a faulty and discredited certification. Simply because of the fact that there is no testing center for which your practical is taken or your tests are graded.

So in essence all I really need to do is to get my smart buddy over to my house, have him write my practical, and take a couple of exams... a case of beer later he is happy and now I am certified.

I have always had a problem with GIAC and their methodologies. What they have done now is just STAMPED the GSEC and other certs as being more faulty than the MCSE.

imo.


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