CCISO

odomscd

Has anyone taken this test?  Can anyone offer any advice?

paul78

I noticed that no one commented on your 2 posts about CCISO so I thought I would chime in.

I had commented about CCISO here on TE last year - https://community.infosecinstitute.com/discussion/133030/going-for-c-ciso

And my opinion hasn't changed.  I just re-read the TOC for the CCISO Body of Knowledge and I imagine that it's probably just a bunch of obvious generalities if you are already a CISO or you have run an infosec program.

Good luck with the exam and it would be interesting to read a review of the materials after you take it.

COBOL_DOS_ERA

I was about to say, ask @cyberguypr about his opinion regarding EC-Council and their associated exams. As per my 2 cents, you are better off with either of this cert in compare to CCISO.

• CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
  
• GSLC: GIAC Security Leadership
• CGEIT: Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT
  
• CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
• CISSP-ISSMP: Information Systems Security Management Professional

or if you are ready to spend say $18750, you are more than welcome to take the class with Carnegie Mellon University's CISO Certificate Program.

https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/programs/executive-education/chief-information-security-officer-certificate

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deu@andrew.cmu.edu

Emily M. Brown
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cyberguypr

CCISO... EC Council... I don't have the energy people. 

odomscd

paul78 said:

I noticed that no one commented on your 2 posts about CCISO so I thought I would chime in.

And my opinion hasn't changed.  I just re-read the TOC for the CCISO Body of Knowledge and I imagine that it's probably just a bunch of obvious generalities if you are already a CISO or you have run an infosec program.

Good luck with the exam and it would be interesting to read a review of the materials after you take it.


Paul78,
     Thanks for your reply and your posting.  I did go and read your post from last year.  I will make sure I post my experience after the bootcamp.

odomscd

promethuschow said:

I was about to say, ask @cyberguypr about his opinion regarding EC-Council and their associated exams. As per my 2 cents, you are better off with either of this cert in compare to CCISO.

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Hello Promethuschow,

I actually need a DOD "approved" Certificate IAM level III.  I have 25 years experience in IT management and I currently work for the DOD.  Certifications are now required to work in DOD IT positions.  So, I am playing catch-up.   All, I need to do now is "Keep" my foot in the door and get my first Cert.  The only 4 they will accept at this time is: CISSP, CISM, GSLC, and CCISO.  I also needed something sooner rather than later.  My first choice was CISM but their customer service specialist could not provide enough information, so I could not commit.  I may take other Certs in the near future, if the CCISO does not pan out.  Thanks for your comments.

Odomscd

vCISO2017

Reached out to EC-Council this year, filled out the form and submitted it, arranged with my referees and nothing. No acknowledgement, no communications and no response.
So I moved on with my life - logged into my ISACA portal, booked CGEIT and sitting the exam on Monday.
Enough said.

PS: Genuinely best of luck with your exam prep!

UnixGuy

promethuschow said:

or if you are ready to spend say $18750, you are more than welcome to take the class with Carnegie Mellon University's CISO Certificate Program.

https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/programs/executive-education/chief-information-security-officer-certificate

Wish I could get en employer to sponsor this for me....One day!

COBOL_DOS_ERA

@odomscd, My apology, I did not mean to harm your feelings. It's just that I'm not a big fan of Ec-Council. Given the situation you are in, I would say go for it. Once you are done; go for CISM or CISSP. 

@UnixGuy, Same here!! I wish the same. I used to work for one of this tech giant for five years ( those days are long gone, for this company)  had no training or cert money for Mid-level managers only for L4 or L5 managers. I stayed with them just because of the WFH and 6 figure salary. I had to spend a good amount of my $$$ for training and keeping those certs active :-). Do I regret my decision, no but I wish they would allocate a decent amount of $$ for training to attract and keeping old/new employee more interested to stay with them. 

odomscd

 promethuschow.  No worries.  My feelings were not hurt.  However, thanks for being considerate enough to apologize!   

odomscd

vCISO2017 said:

Reached out to EC-Council this year, filled out the form and submitted it, arranged with my referees and nothing. No acknowledgement, no communications and no response.
So I moved on with my life - logged into my ISACA portal, booked CGEIT and sitting the exam on Monday.
Enough said.

PS: Genuinely best of luck with your exam prep!

vCISO2017 said:

Reached out to EC-Council this year, filled out the form and submitted it, arranged with my referees and nothing. No acknowledgement, no communications and no response.
So I moved on with my life - logged into my ISACA portal, booked CGEIT and sitting the exam on Monday.
Enough said.

PS: Genuinely best of luck with your exam prep!

    vCISO2017 -  I am currently taking the EC-Council class and I am having a similar problem.    I paid for the class and I still do not have my application approved to take the test on Friday.  However, they claim they are working the delay.  We will see. 

vCISO2017

Sat and passed CGEIT - write up to follow in ISACA section - may revisit EC Council C|CISO at some point later this year.

COBOL_DOS_ERA

@vCISO2017 congrats on the pass of CGEIT!!!