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Time for a new certification
Don Parker, 2007-05-01

I wrote a column for Securityfocus some time ago that aired my concerns over GIAC dropping the practical portion of their certification process. That column resulted in a lot of feedback, with most agreeing about how GIAC bungled what was up till then, the best certification around.

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Bring it on! 2007-05-03
ichinin
Like you said, doing a certification proves little beyond your memorization skills.

The idea of certifications sounds good, but they do little to help: If an idiot obtains a certificate, he will still be an idiot - but with a certificate.

My experience is that corporations rather hire people w...

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