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Posted by Todd H. on November 17, 2006, 3:35 pm
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clusterfsck@gmail.com writes:
> Don't want to start a "my cert is better than yours" war here, but
> which is better?
>
> SANS -- It seems that SANS is very well recognized, but I am curious
> about how it is you take a 5 day class and are now ready to test into a
> cert.
The secret is: Not everyone passes. :-)
> it also seems that they are far more granular, I don't know if
> this limited scope is what makes the 5 day class do-able, or if it is
> simply a way to generate more revenue by offering more classes and more
> tests (SANS classes are some of the most expensive I have seen)
>
> ISC2 -- ISC2 offers the CISSP and several others which are rather broad
> in scope and seem more focused on the security manager/exec than the
> security implementer or architect.
I'd disagree. While CISSP is a fairly broad, shallow cert, it is
probbaly the best recognized out there.
> ISACA -- ISACA offers the CISA and CISM, which seem more global in
> scope than the SANS certs and a more middle-of-the-road path between
> executive and implementer/architect.
This one isn't on my radar, fwiw.
EC-Council also has their Certified Ethical Hacker certs, and the
training and certification are challenging bootcamp style things.
Less than half of a recent class was able to pass the first attempt at
the test. Infosec Institute does a nice job with training on these.
I might add this to your list, though I don't think they are as well
known as SANS or CISSP.
Best Regards,
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Todd H.
http://www.toddh.net/
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