GCFE & Self Study

Outrageous

G'day all,

I'm your run of the mill Systems Administrator, one of those jack-of-all-trades non-specialist types. I've been giving serious consideration in diving deeper into forensics as a specialty.

The GCFE intrigues me, but I'm concerned about how to approach it from a self-study perspective. I cannot afford to take the courses, which leaves me with the lone option of self-study.

Contrast the GCFE with CHFI, where I can afford to take their course (825) plus the exam (500).

Ideas/suggestions on how I should proceed?

cyberguypr

Welcome. I just want to put out there a secret option: the SANS Work Study Program. For $900 you get to work as a facilitator helping setup and tear down the event, assist the instructor, etc. In return you get to tame the same class everyone takes and pays over $4,500 for. You also get access to the on-demand version of the class for three months, and one attempt at the GCFE.

I've done the program 3 times and will be doing it a fourth in 2 weeks, precisely for the FOR 408 class.

Outrageous

cyberguypr wrote: »

Welcome. I just want to put out there a secret option: the SANS Work Study Program. For $900 you get to work as a facilitator helping setup and tear down the event, assist the instructor, etc. In return you get to tame the same class everyone takes and pays over $4,500 for. You also get access to the on-demand version of the class for three months, and one attempt at the GCFE.

I've done the program 3 times and will be doing it a fourth in 2 weeks, precisely for the FOR 408 class.

Do they do these things in Canada?

Outrageous

Outrageous wrote: »

Do they do these things in Canada?

Research 101; they do offer these inmy city, just not the 408

UnixGuy

I apply for work-study program and keep getting rejected

JoJoCal19

cyberguypr wrote: »

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I've done the program 3 times and will be doing it a fourth in 2 weeks, precisely for the FOR 408 class.

Ive heard some amazing things about 408 from a facilitator here (SANS Virginia Beach) who is doing his 11th and 12th work studies in the back to back weeks here. Now it's got me wanting to do that one too.