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From: "Alvey Robert W KPWA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Phillips, Mike'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 6:41 AM
Subject: RE: A question about certification and training
Hi,
>
security-cert - on one hand nice to have, but on the other: read the
corresponding mailinglists/*google* & (m)irc around
and forget the outdated certs !
/bl0w
not an cissp ...and still i could mess with you guys ;-)
At 08:59 24.12.2002 -0500, Meritt James wrote:
Sorta concur - CISSP is NOT a t
Sorta concur - CISSP is NOT a technical certification and only the
unknowing will treat it as such.
Michael Boman wrote:
>
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 06:45:57PM -0600, * KAPIL * wrote:
> > IMHO, your current job and future career goals have a lot to do with
> > what certifications your acquire a
Mike,
If you want to know the best cert's to go after..go to monster.com (or some
other job site) and do a keyword search on cisa or cissp. You will get a ton
of security jobs that require a cisa and/or cissp. The problem with the cert's
the poster mentioned below (ie Security+, A+, Neetcrk+, et
On Fri, Dec 20, 2002 at 06:45:57PM -0600, * KAPIL * wrote:
> IMHO, your current job and future career goals have a lot to do with
> what certifications your acquire and what certifications your keep
> current as they expire. I for example have my A+, NET+ and Server+ from
> back in the day when I f
I'd recommend getting as many of the CompTIA certs as you can (in between
whatever you focus on for your career), right now they last forever and they
are recognized by almost anyone in any industry their certs cover. They
aren't hard (all are simply entry level), but it looks nice if you're going
Mike
Best two to go after are the CISSP and the CISA.
--- "Phillips, Mike" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Please accept my apologies if this is not the appropriate forum for this
> question..
>
> I am researching the relative value of various professional certifications
> in the IT field
IMHO, your current job and future career goals have a lot to do with
what certifications your acquire and what certifications your keep
current as they expire. I for example have my A+, NET+ and Server+ from
back in the day when I first started in IT. I am a systems engineer and
work mostly on Micr
