I happen to have sitting around (some of these links may now be bad, there has been stuff that I have not added):
CISSP articles 1. "Testing Your Mettle: The Six-Hour, 250-Question CISSP Exam" at http://certcities.com/editorial/exams/story.asp?EditorialsID=25 2. "Secure With Your Security Pros' at http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO48432,00.html 3. "New IS Security Requisites " at http://www.informationweek.com/765/65uwjm.htm 4. "Security Demand Increases" at http://www.antiOnline.com/2001/07/03/DMRG/0000-5784-KEYWORD.Missing.html 5. "Hunt for Security" at http://www.informationweek.com/632/32mtsec.htm 6. "Need Security? Get a real expert!" at http://www.informationweek.com/780/80uwjm.htm 7. "Secure With Your Security Pros" at http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO48432,00.html 8. "FAA to develop security certification" at http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0814/web-faa-08-15-00.asp 9. "BNA'S HEALTH CARE POLICY REPORT ISSN 1068-1213 BNA 11-23-98" at http://www.isc2.org/newscissparticles.html#BNA 10. "Computers at Risk - Safe Computing in the Information Age" at http://www.isc2.org/newscissparticles.html#risk 11. "A Look at CISSP Certification" at http://www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/1998_04/lastword/lastword.html 12. "Should you take the CISSP exam?" at http://www.gocsi.com/cissp.htm 13. "New security certification program draws feds" at http://www.gcn.com/vol20_no3/news/3641-1.html 14. "What Does CISSP Mean?" at http://www.miora.com/articles/art-cissp.html 15. "Certification: For Professionals Only " at http://www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/9705/article4.html (also CISA) 16. "Stay Safe In An Unsafe World" at http://www.informationweek.com/784/security.htm 17. "Sizing up Security Services " at http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47-81_STO54345,00.html 18. "Wanted: Security Superman" at http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO51025,00.html 19. "Some security training and certification options " at http://www.fcw.com/supplements/Security/2000/sec-cert-04-10-00.asp 20. "FAA infosec workers get lift " at http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2000/0918/mgt-faa-09-18-00.asp 21. "Does Your Organization Need a CISSP?" at http://advisor.com/Articles.nsf/aid/SHAUK03 22. "Certifiably secured" at http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/ca/xml/01/07/09/010709casecurity.xml 23. "Information Security Certification: A Rule of Thumb " at http://www.netspace.net.au/~newdawn/47b.html 24. 10 Hottest Certifications for 2002 at http://www.certcities.com/editorial/features/story.asp?EditorialsID=37 25. "Techies turn to security training - Credentials can be a differentiator" at http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0107/mgt-train-01-07-02.asp 26. "Tiny Slices Of Opportunity for Jobless Techies (washingtonpost.com) " at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6460-2002Jan6.html 27. "WhiteHat Fights Cyber Crime in the Classroom; First Line of Defence Starts in the Classroom" at http://biz.yahoo.com/ccn/020111/xgrzj9zrldlczj_gzyuzqa_1.html 28. "A Certified Waste of Time" at http://www.net-security.org/cgi-bin/news.cgi?url=http://online.securityfocus.com/columnists/67 29. "WHERE ARE YOU? " at http://vnunet.com/News/1131410 30. CISA Articles 1. "International Recognition Fuels CISAR Growth" at http://www.osu.edu/units/uts/isaca-centralohio/articles/article1_3-99.htm 2. "International Recognition Fuels Rapid Growth of CISA Certification" at http://www.osu.edu/units/uts/isaca-centralohio/articles/article2_9-98.htm 3. "What's Happening In The IS Audit Job Market?" at http://www.osu.edu/units/uts/isaca-centralohio/articles/article1_9-98.htm 4. 5. Other 1. Companies Need Security Pros With More Varied Skills - July 09, 2001 at http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV64_STO61965_NLTc%2C00.html 2. Getting Started In Computer Forensics - July 09, 2001 at http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV64_STO61876_NLTc%2C00.html 3. Deadly Pursuit - July 09, 2001 at http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV64_STO61884_NLTc%2C00.html 4. The Guardian - July 09, 2001 at http://computerworld.com/nlt/1%2C3590%2CNAV64_STO61984_NLTc%2C00.html Mike Heitz wrote: > > I'm new to Security (just had it heaped on me after my last performance > review) and am interested in some Certs. I've heard mention of the CISSP > before, and have seen articles on the Security+. I have really no > programming background and have limited access to funds for training, > etc... most of my training is through ordering a book from Amazon or > something and trying the stuff out. > > So my question is, am I going to be way over my head looking into these > certs? I have been an admin for Novell for 5 years, and have spent the > last 3 years in an NT/2000 environment. I want to learn as much as > possible, but really don't like using things like Transcender just to > pass a test. I want to "KNOW" what I am doing. :) > > Any advice???? > > mike heitz ** sr it manager ** UPSHOT > 312-943-0900 x5190 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kriss Warner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 1:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Security-Basics' > Subject: RE: Security+ > > Hey Simon: I have been doing security work for the last couple of years > (Intrusion Detect, Policy compliance etc.) I did some investigation into > the various Cert's and basically found that most people are looking for > CISSP. I wanted to get one Cert this year and it going to be CISSP. I > understand that the other cert's are well respected. The final decision > should be based upon how the Cert will help in your career path. > > Hope that helps. > > Regards, > Christopher (Kriss) Warner > CYBERDINE > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Phone: 905.576.5931 > Fax: 905.571.6562 > Cell: 416.402.9838 > www.cyberdinecorp.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Taplin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 3:29 PM > To: Security-Basics > Subject: Security+ > > Has anybody done/looked at CompTIA's Security+ cert. > > Is it a good cert to get because I eventually want to get into security > but > at the moment I don't have the experience/cash to do the SANS or CISSP > courses (plus the fact that SANS is offered in South Africa) > > Simon > > Quote of the day: > Systems Administration is the kind of job that nobody notices if you're > doing it well. People only take notice of their systems when they're not > working. > --- > > This email has been scanned by AVG Anti-Virus > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.435 / Virus Database: 244 - Release Date: 2002/12/30 -- James W. Meritt CISSP, CISA Booz | Allen | Hamilton phone: (410) 684-6566
