Going for C|CISO

vCISO2017

Guys,My cert journey involves doing two exams a year and I like to complete exams from different vendors to gain a widespread variation of knowledge. To date I have passed ISACA CISM, ISC2 CCSP, CSA CCSKv4, IAPP CIPM, PMI PMP and ISO 31000 amongst others. My role is that of Head of Cloud which is a client facing role and I like to stay ahead of the younger generation!So, I'm looking at the CCISO for later this year and whilst I have seen threads \ posts with reservations about EC Council I'd like to get anyone who has gone through the CCISO processes feedback. Worth doing? Best materials? etc.Thanks for any assistance.

paul78

I fall into that camp of not being a big fan of EC-Council. I can't speak for C|CISO but I vague remember getting a letter when it was first released. I was offered the ability to use C|CISO if I just paid them their fee and I didn't have to take the exam. I thought it was odd that they couldn't make the certification stand on its own.

LordQarlyn

I'm not on board with that one yet. Especially if they were offering usage of the C|CISO just for paying the fee. And lately I have been hearing more and more negative views on EC-Council too.

gespenstern

Different strokes for different folks, but I disapprove. EC-Council.

paul78

LordQarlyn wrote: »

... if they were offering usage of the C|CISO just for paying the fee...

Yeah - I should have mentioned that this was part of the original Grandfather Provision which expired in September 2012. Link to blog that mentioned the practice - Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Certified? and marketing blurb that mentions it - https://www.eccouncil.org/research-proves-best-performing-companies-employ-a-ciso/

yoba222

I often study for certifications as a convenient way of setting a learning goal that happens to have a reward at the end. Except EC Council. The quality of their training materials is terrible.

They do seem to have infected many corporate job ads.