Re: Question for someone CISSP certified.

From: RXP (not.today_at_no.way.com)
Date: 01/29/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:57:50 -0600

Newsgroups are for those who like to help others and enjoy sharing
experience.
There are however, people who use it for other purposes as your reply
demonstrates.
Your purpose here is transparent, but that's your problem.

Mr. Meritt, on the other hand took the time to help point me in the right
direction
and did so politely.

"Ford Prefect" <restaurant@end.universe> wrote in message
news:40183BCC.7020601@end.universe...
>
>
> RXP wrote:
> > I understand that the CISSP certification requires various combinations
of
> > experience and education but I have a question concerning the experience
> > requirement.
> >
> > Does the CISSP require you to have some specific experience or more
broad
> > experience in computer security?
> >
> > For example, I've been a system admin and a DBA for some years. Both or
> > which required me to read, understand, and implement the company's
computer
> > security requirements. This included most everything from account
management
> > policy to performing audits, identifying data access needs,
> > backups/recovery, disaster recovery, physical access to facilities, etc.
> >
> > Would this experience qualify me to become CISSP certified or are they
> > looking for something specific? For example, do I have to prove that my
work
> > was specifically devoted to computer security?
> >
> > Thanks for any advise.
> >
> > RXP
>
> One of the first things a potential CISSP candidate should know how to
> do is proper research and how to determine trusted resources and sources
> of information.
>
> So the question is: why are you asking this question to this nmewsgroup?
> Would it not make more sense to ask the folks at ISC2 directly? After
> all, they are the ones who will make the decision if you have sufficient
> qualifications, not the readers of this newsgroup.
>
> You'd think people who are interested in security would have the common
> sense to know better...
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> >
>

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