tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9126889845924473010.post165752276301515050..comments2023-08-21T12:05:31.383+02:00Comments on Security Thoughts: CISSP is here to stay! Sorry, Dre.Allen Baranovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15266570478283454532noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9126889845924473010.post-42719822156025604892008-09-05T12:21:00.000+02:002008-09-05T12:21:00.000+02:00I am Paul Fleischer-Djoleto, Ghanaian analyst/prog...I am Paul Fleischer-Djoleto, Ghanaian analyst/programmer with 13 years experience in the said domain. I will be sitting for the cissp exams this October. I have been confused by the fact that I saw that the the cissp was not about specific vendor products. So I was always thinking of taking the ccna after passing the cissp to compliment the cissp. <BR/><BR/>after reading "CISSPis here to stay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9126889845924473010.post-91443758142695016762008-06-23T15:48:00.000+02:002008-06-23T15:48:00.000+02:00Alan,Great post. My thoughts closely follow yours....Alan,<BR/><BR/>Great post. My thoughts closely follow yours. <BR/><BR/>I was thinking about this issue this weekend. I strongly agree that there is a need for both specialists and "generalists." Another way I like to think of an InfoSec generalist is as a translator. Business often people need someone to help them understand what the technologists are saying and the technologists often need Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9126889845924473010.post-68730331436250040802008-06-20T17:14:00.000+02:002008-06-20T17:14:00.000+02:00What he really argues is that a "generalist" Infor...<I>What he really argues is that a "generalist" Information Security position is no longer very important, specialisation is the only way to go.</I><BR/><BR/>I totally didn't say that. I said the opposite.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the other insights, though.<BR/><BR/>And CISSP is not here to stay. It's going to be replaced by the OWASP people certification. Read some of the comments and feel free drehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17414510788948258195noreply@blogger.com