I've recently found out about a new (I think) set of certifications from
ICSA that are geared towards network security. Since I work with FW's and
soon, AntiVirus boxes, it seems like a good idea for me to get these certs.
However, not wanting to cloud the resume with a useless collection of
alphabet soup certs, I thought I'd pose this question to the good folks that
participate on this list. Have you heard of these certs and if so, what is
the general consensus about their worthiness? The information about them
can be found at the following address
http://www.trusecure.com/html/secsol/peoplecert01.shtml
In looking them over, they seem pretty solid given the broad spectrum of
security issues they cover. However, I have experienced that a cert is only
as good as the company that gives it. I know about the Cisco and MS certs
(Novell too) but they are all companies with a reputation in their industry.
Getting certs from them means you have specific knowledge of their
products. These ICSA certs are not vendor specific and seem to rest on the
subject matter they cover rather than the company name. I know that ICSA is
reputable for certifying security products but I hadn't heard about the
people certs until a few weeks ago.
Mainly what I'd like to know in addition to the question I posed above is,
would you, a group of network security professionals, give much weight to
these certs if you saw them on a resume? I look forward to hearing/seeing
your comments about this. Thanks for your help.
opiesan
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