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A Certified Waste of Time
Jon Lasser, 2002-03-13

In which your intrepid columnist hands over $450 to sit for the CISSP exam, only to conclude that it measures little of value.

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A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
Anonymous CISSP (2 replies)
Well, We know he didnt pass....thats why he writes books 2002-03-14
Scott Sattler (1 replies)
Well, We know he didnt pass....thats why he writes books 2002-03-20
Anonymous
This Article Was A Certified Waste of Time! 2002-03-14
Tom Alibrandi (3 replies)
This Article Was A Certified Waste of Time! 2002-03-17
Anonymous
This Article Was A Certified Waste of Time! 2002-03-25
Anonymous
Re: This Article Was A Certified Waste of Time! 2007-05-22
Anonymous
The answer is 16 2002-03-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
The answer is 16 2002-03-15
Anonymous (1 replies)
The answer is 16 2002-03-18
Arthur Dent
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
Jim Rodgers
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
BaijuShah, CISSP
A Certified Waste of Time... not for me! 2002-03-13
Aaron Higbee (2 replies)
A Certified Waste of Time... not for me! 2002-03-15
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time... not for me! 2002-03-24
Anonymous
No real correlation 2002-03-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
No real correlation 2002-03-15
John Whorfin <johnwhorfin@lectroid.net>
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-15
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
cray@ttlunlimited.com (1 replies)
CCIE-Security & Cisco Security Specialist 1 2002-03-16
teLi, CCNP (5 replies)
CCIE-Security & Cisco Security Specialist 1 2002-03-18
Thomas Porter, Ph.D.
CCIE-Security & Cisco Security Specialist 1 2002-03-18
Aaron Higbee
CCIE-Security & Cisco Security Specialist 1 2002-03-22
Anonymous
CCIE-Security & Cisco Security Specialist 1 2002-03-29
Mr. Chase
Re: CCIE-Security & Cisco Security Specialist 1 2007-07-31
IT prof (1 replies)
Re: Re: CCIE-Security & Cisco Security Specialist 1 2008-03-23
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
Anonymous (1 replies)
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-20
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-13
M
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous (1 replies)
I have had my CISSP for one and a half years and it had done nothing for me. I see this as the MCSE for the security field. There are CISSP bootcamps out now and ExamCram books too. Just give it a few years and it will be about as valuable as the MCSE.

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A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-24
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Ian Simpson
Congratulations 2002-03-14
auto318190 (1 replies)
Those who can ... do... those who cannot... 2002-03-26
Ann 'Onymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous (1 replies)
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-15
Anonymous2
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Coldman
Trivial Pursuit 2002-03-14
Mike R
Go to SANS 2002-03-14
Chris (3 replies)
Go to SANS?! 2002-03-14
Anonymous (1 replies)
Go to SANS?! 2002-03-24
Anonymous
Go to SANS 2002-03-14
HD, CISSP (1 replies)
Go to SANS 2002-03-18
Anonymous
Go to SANS 2002-03-15
Tim (2 replies)
Go to SANS 2002-03-20
Anonymous
Go to SANS 2002-03-24
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Terry Atkison
Certs 2002-03-14
W. Allen (1 replies)
Certs 2002-03-21
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Louis Dolton
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous
Not the stated function of the certification 2002-03-14
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Surreal
Pass it and respect it. Do not pass it and blame the test. 2002-03-14
From someone who doesn't know anything but it is a CISSP
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous CISSP
Take it for what it's worth 2002-03-14
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time - How closed minded can you get 2002-03-14
Eric, CISSP CCIE CNE MCSE ACE CCSE (3 replies)
Re: A Certified Waste of Time - How closed minded can you get 2002-03-15
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time - How closed minded can you get 2002-03-15
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time - How closed minded can you get 2002-03-16
H Carvey <keydet89@yahoo.com>
A Certified Waste of Time: John Lasser 2002-03-14
David Hawley, CISSP
It's so easy to criticize, Isn't it? 2002-03-14
Dr. Mike Ewing (2 replies)
It's so easy to criticize, Isn't it? 2002-03-15
Anonymous
now that you mention it .. 2002-03-17
No One of Consequence (1 replies)
now that you mention it .. 2002-03-21
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous, CISSP, SSCP
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time?? 2002-03-14
matt@whatuwant.com
What is your basic problem? 2002-03-14
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of SF Goodwill 2002-03-14
Chris (2 replies)
A Certified Waste of SF Goodwill 2002-03-18
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of SF Goodwill 2002-03-21
Jack
Try the CISA, to you, it may be the "security" Holy Cert 2002-03-14
You really crack me up!
Prove Your Point 2002-03-14
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-14
Arnie Jackson
Lookie what I found.. Mr. Lasser was on SANS payroll 2002-03-14
Anonymous (1 replies)
Lookie what I found.. Mr. Lasser was on SANS payroll 2002-03-21
Andy
Specialists vs. Generalists 2002-03-15
Robert Alberti, CISSP
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-15
Anonymous
Obviously written by someone who doesn't understand security 2002-03-15
Chris Thatcher, CISSP, MCSE
A few more thoughts... 2002-03-15
Rick Ewart, CPA & CISSP
A Certified Waste of Time- You said a mouthful 2002-03-15
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-15
Edward J. Liebig CISSP, CBCP, MCP - Director, IT Security
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-15
MCurry
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-15
Anonymous
More to it than that 2002-03-15
Don Helms CISSP
A Certified Waste of Time - Who are the certs for? 2002-03-15
Steven
CISSPs in Europe? 2002-03-15
gmflash@web.de (1 replies)
CISSPs in Europe? 2002-03-20
Salvatore Cagliari <cks@s-cagliari.de>
Consider Security Certified Program (SCP); securitycertified.net 2002-03-15
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-15
Jim Webster, CISSP
A Certified Waste of Time - NOT! 2002-03-15
Chris Hare CISSP, CISA
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-15
Mel
What... 2002-03-15
Anonymous (1 replies)
What... 2002-03-18
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-16
teLi, CCNP (1 replies)
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-18
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-16
Samuel Yeung, CISA, BS7799 Lead Auditor (1 replies)
the above post needs a wake up call 2002-03-24
Anonymous
A Certified Bunch of Crybabies... 2002-03-16
Mr. Andre Robitaille, I wonder how many acronyms I can put after my name? (1 replies)
A Certified Bunch of Crybabies...AND Talk about Anally Retentive!! 2002-03-25
Dr. E. W. c.r.t.f.q., c.b.o.h.i.c.a, c.w.g.a.s., cv43, LEO
Lasser's Waste of Time 2002-03-16
CISSP and Happy about it
CISSP is an easy out for employers and money making enterprise for ISC2 2002-03-16
3yr CISSP
The CISSP replies 2002-03-16
Guy Unconvinced, TLA BFD EIEIO IMHO
Have you read the ISC2 Code of Ethics, Jon Boy? 2002-03-17
BFI
CISSP - a (sometimes) necessary waste of time 2002-03-17
Anonymous
Certification epiphany? 2002-03-17
David Byrne, CISSP, MCSE, MCP+I
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-17
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-18
Anonymous
A Student's View 2002-03-18
Frank Reid
CISSP is for Security Management 2002-03-18
Chris Shepherd
A Certified Lack of Research Before Writing 2002-03-19
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-19
Security Expert
Beware Of Consultant LIke Jon Lasser 2002-03-19
Scott Sattler (4 replies)
Beware Of Consultant LIke Jon Lasser 2002-03-20
Not Impressed by a Sting of Certs (1 replies)
Beware Of Consultant LIke Jon Lasser 2002-03-20
Robert Banz, (this space for rent)
Beware Of Consultant LIke Jon Lasser 2002-03-21
Mel
Beware Of Consultant LIke Jon Lasser 2002-03-25
Anonymous
Beware Of Consultant LIke Jon Lasser 2002-04-03
Mike Rose (mbr@eclipse.net)
What does it measure? 2002-03-19
Anonymous
Lasser is both right, and wrong. 2002-03-20
Bill Schmidt, CISSP
A Certified Waste of Time - You mean the article right! 2002-03-20
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-20
Anonymous CISSP
Something to ponder 2002-03-20
jj
Get a Life 2002-03-21
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-21
Jack
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-21
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-21
Patric
Certificates 2002-03-21
Ernie
Here is an Answer to CISSP outdated certification!!! 2002-03-22
rzel
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-22
Anonymous
Value 2002-03-22
Troy McCarty
how about using some logic in your arguments? 2002-03-22
Anonymous
CISSP Behavior - Security Professional? 2002-03-23
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time (Absolutly!) 2002-03-23
Anonymous
there goes the brain 2002-03-24
Mr Morrow
A Certified Waste of Time - Why put CISSP on the resume 2002-03-24
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time - keeping things in perspective 2002-03-25
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-25
Anonymous
SANS?! GIMME A BREAK! 2002-03-25
Anonymous (1 replies)
SANS?! GIMME A BREAK! 2002-03-26
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2002-03-25
Anonymous
What about SCNP?? 2002-03-26
Anonymous
Remember the P in CISSP 2002-03-26
Robert Kerby, CISSP
The top domain is english. 2002-03-27
Anonymous (1 replies)
The top domain is english. 2002-03-27
Anonymous
Lasser works for SANS 2002-03-28
Truth in Journalism Seeker
It's Too Early. 2002-03-31
Colin Rous (emphatically NOT a CISSP)
Balance? Honesty? What's really best for the profession? 2002-04-01
David G.
My Response 2002-04-02
Jon Lasser (2 replies)
My Response 2002-04-03
Not Really Anonymous
Well done 2002-04-03
Anonymous
(ISC)2 vs ethics 2002-04-06
Anonymous
A Certified Waste of Time 2006-11-08
Paul S. Vincent (1 replies)
Re: A Certified Waste of Time 2007-01-07
Paul Henry CISSP
Don't Take This Author Seriously 2007-05-20
Anonymous
Poor guy! 2007-08-09
Anonymous







 

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