RE: Value of certifications

My employer wanted us in the IT dept. to either get some security certs
or take some ethical hacker classes/seminars. So I'd like to know as
well how much "value" these things have.

Seen how IT has changed over the last few years/months, I think it's
safe to say that if you are in IT you should have a fair knowledge of
security. Exactly how to define "fair" I'm not sure...

I'm also not a security expert, but I have picked up a few things here
and there from Security Focus lists.

* Thanks everyone for posting interesting info as well as discussions to
this list *

-Petter

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Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 10:18 PM
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Subject: Value of certifications

My employer offers classes for 2 security certifications, CompTIA
Security+ and Certified Information Systems Security Professional. I
know that the CISSP certification is aimed more at management, and is
worthwhile, but I'm not management (yet), so I'm looking at the
Security+, but I don't know if it's worth the time. Does anyone know
how much value it has? I've been able to follow the discussions I've
seen here, but I wouldn't call myself a security expert by any means.

Thanks,
Bert Knabe

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