That’s a good question, Erik. Certification aside, would Shon Harris’ book be a good starting point to get the information that is tested overall? I’m reading and hearing that her book(s) are the standard.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Erik Goldoff Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 7:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] Security training Bear in mind the CISSP is a more vendor neutral, less technical certification that covers a broad scope of security issues (10 domains when I tested in 2012) to include physical security, business continuity, etc. Do you want a security certification from the consultant/management perspective (CISSP) or more from a technical/engineer perspective (SANS) ? The certification track you choose should depend very much on your career goals and job requirements. On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Heaton, Joseph@Wildlife <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: There’s a new position being created in my organization that is “supposed” to be an infosec type of position. My manager had told me to look into CISSP training/certification. I know that’s the pinnacle, and beyond the normal day-to-day stuff of being a systems administrator, working with a Windows domain, etc, I don’t have a lot of hands-on in the trenches type of experience with security like I think they look for at that level. But, I was thinking that the SSCP may be a good way to get my feet wet, and start working towards CISSP. Any thoughts/advice/tips on that idea? I’ve been working with networks since 1999, was CNE for Intranetware 4.11, and upgraded that to 5, but haven’t touched Novell since. I was MCSE for NT4, and never upgraded certs after that. I’ve worked with Microsoft products from NT4 and up, we’re currently upgrading our servers to 2012R2 now. I’ve been the one-man shop, doing networking, and servers, and I’ve been part of a team doing just servers. Anyway, I’m going to keep digging into requirements, etc, and looking for training materials, so if anyone has thoughts on that stuff as well, I’d be very appreciative. Thanks, Joe Heaton Enterprise Server Support Information Technology Operations Branch Data and Technology Division CA Department of Fish and Wildlife 1807 13th Street, Suite 201 Sacramento, CA 95811 Desk: (916) 323-1284<tel:%28916%29%20323-1284>
