Hi,
I completed the Londons SANS course. I have to say that just meeting these guys are awesome. The course material itself is nothing that you cant find on the web, BUT and a big BUT, is that the hands-on experience that you get from the guys that give the course (Chris Brenton, Eric Cole and Stephen Northcutt and the likes) is what for me makes it totally worth it.
I've just got results that I passed my practical, and believe me its not easy ..... so its on to write the exams.
As far as value goes, basically there are only 2 recognised certifications for security. Sans and CERT. A lot of companies are looking for the SANS and CERT qualifications.
my 2 rappen worth .... :-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Royds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 20 September 2001 04:56
To: Ghosh, Vikram; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Certification Help
I have a GCIA and I am on the GCIA Board of Directors.
Go to the SANS site at http://www.sans.org for links to contents of these
certifications.
You can do a home study for these. Certification involves writing a paper on
the subject based on a set of 4 or 5 in-depth questions. Once the paper has
passed, it then involves multiple-choice questions in areas like TCP/IP,
networking and the particular area. Previous papers are at the SANS site so
you can see what is required for passing.
These are very good pratically oriented courses and tests and seem
well-received. They are what you need to know at the front lines for the
specialities.
The complmentary certications are things like the CISSP
(http://www.ISC2.org)which are management/theoretical oriented.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ghosh, Vikram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 3:31 AM
Subject: Certification Help
>
> Hi
>
> Are any of you aware of the acceptibility of the GIAC Certifications.
Please
> also guide me as to where to find study material for the following courses
>
> * GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
> * GIAC Certified Firewall Analyst (GCFW)
> * GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst (GCIA)
> * GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA)
>
> TIA
>
> Vikram
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