Why do some people get ISO certifications while others get vendor/vendor neutral cert
JohnGrub
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Hello,
I'm asking this question because I'm studying for ITIL V3 Foundation. Hence I came accross words like ISO 200000. After a little bit o google, I noticed some people get certified in ISO. For instance ISO 27001, ISO 27002, ISO 27005 etc....
When talking about certification, I mostly know companies (vendors), like Microsfot certs, Comptia, SANS, Cisco, PMI, etc...
That's why I was wondering if getting individual ISO certification is not more valuable than vendor certifications ? Or should I say, career wise, skills wise, money wise, and anything else wise, why some people go for ISO and others go for vendor certifications ? (Obviously I know some mix both I'm not talking about them though...)
I'm asking this question because I'm studying for ITIL V3 Foundation. Hence I came accross words like ISO 200000. After a little bit o google, I noticed some people get certified in ISO. For instance ISO 27001, ISO 27002, ISO 27005 etc....
When talking about certification, I mostly know companies (vendors), like Microsfot certs, Comptia, SANS, Cisco, PMI, etc...
That's why I was wondering if getting individual ISO certification is not more valuable than vendor certifications ? Or should I say, career wise, skills wise, money wise, and anything else wise, why some people go for ISO and others go for vendor certifications ? (Obviously I know some mix both I'm not talking about them though...)
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paul78
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An ISO certification is not a professional certification. These are certifications that an organization obtains by submitting themselves through an audit which certifies that the organization complies with the requirements of a particular ISO standard.
An individual does not become ISO certified. However, an individual can become an ISO auditor who is qualified to audit an organization for ISO compliance. -
JohnGrub
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Oh okay then. So from what you said, training like https://www.google.com/search?q=iso+certificaion+training&rlz=1C1CHBD_frCI755CI755&oq=iso+certificaion+training&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.11179j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
are mainly to train auditors then. Thank you for your clarification Paul78 -
Ashenwelt
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It gets weirder when you think of the ANSI/ISO accredited certification programs...
https://www.ansi.org/Accreditation/credentialing/personnel-certification/AllDirectoryDetails?&prgID=201&OrgId=2162&statusID=4
https://www.ansi.org/Accreditation/credentialing/personnel-certification/AllDirectoryDetails?&prgID=201&OrgId=97&statusID=4
https://www.ansi.org/Accreditation/credentialing/personnel-certification/AllDirectoryDetails?&prgID=201&OrgId=96&statusID=4 -
FluffyBunny
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That's one side of it. The other side would be for people to learn what the certification entails and requires, so they can help their company/employer achieve the goal of certification.Oh okay then. So from what you said, training like https://www.google.com/search?q=iso+certificaion+training&rlz=1C1CHBD_frCI755CI755&oq=iso+certificaion+training&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.11179j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
are mainly to train auditors then. -
triplea
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Theres also iso27001 lead implementor!
Hopefully in my new position the companies paying for this soon.
Deffo worth adding to my CV should I ever move on but more importantly will make me more confident as an infosec officer
Might be worth looking at that one too.