SSCP Certified!
I just received confirmation from the (ISC)2 that I am officially SSCP-certified. Here is my blog article of the experience.
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dynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□Ditto. Congrats again!
Edit: Thoughts/comments/questions on the blog post
First of, great write-up. Thanks for the taking the time to share you experience with us.
Did you find the supplemental resources worth the time or was the official guide along with the CISSP resources sufficient? You said they weren't sufficient on their own, but it wasn't clear if they added anything substantial.
Scantron = That's old school!
I've started using that same question-answering technique, where you try to determine the answer before looking at the options, on my last few exams, and it made me much more confident of the answers I chose.
Maybe you should have taken a few MS exams in order to have acquainted yourself with insanely ambiguous question phrasing. Reading your description of that resulted in a nasty flashback
So, as an official SSCP, are you now able to endorse others? I'd like to take a crack at this some time, but I don't know any SSCPs/CISSPs.*hint* *hint*
Were you able to get a better idea of what constitutes acceptable work experience to them? I know that lot of people, myself included, would like to have a better idea of what they're looking for.
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garv221 Member Posts: 1,914JDMurray wrote:I just received confirmation from the (ISC)2 that I am officially SSCP-certified. Here is my blog article of the experience.
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JDMurray Admin Posts: 13,092 Admindynamik wrote:Did you find the supplemental resources worth the time or was the official guide along with the CISSP resources sufficient? You said they weren't sufficient on their own, but it wasn't clear if they added anything substantial.dynamik wrote:Scantron = That's old school!dynamik wrote:Maybe you should have taken a few MS exams in order to have acquainted yourself with insanely ambiguous question phrasing. Reading your description of that resulted in a nasty flashbackdynamik wrote:So, as an official SSCP, are you now able to endorse others? I'd like to take a crack at this some time, but I don't know any SSCPs/CISSPs.*hint* *hint*dynamik wrote:Were you able to get a better idea of what constitutes acceptable work experience to them? I know that lot of people, myself included, would like to have a better idea of what they're looking for.dynamik wrote:Don't wipe out too much of that knowledge tonight
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dynamik Banned Posts: 12,312 ■■■■■■■■■□I thought you might have had some other interaction with them along the way regarding your work experience. You seemed pretty confident that it would be acceptable. If you don't mind me asking, what did you submit to them for your experience requirement?
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shednik Member Posts: 2,005Big congrats to you JD!
Great article to read in the airport waiting for my delayed flight woohoo for emergency VoIP rollouts!!
Anyways best of luck to you on the CISSP when you begin that journey!! -
JDMurray Admin Posts: 13,092 Admindynamik wrote:I thought you might have had some other interaction with them along the way regarding your work experience. You seemed pretty confident that it would be acceptable. If you don't mind me asking, what did you submit to them for your experience requirement?shednik wrote:Anyways best of luck to you on the CISSP when you begin that journey!!
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Sie Member Posts: 1,195Congratulations JD, nice achievement!
Looking to get this myself in the future so the Blog has been a great help, Thanks!Foolproof systems don't take into account the ingenuity of fools -
ajs1976 Member Posts: 1,945 ■■■■□□□□□□congratsAndy
2020 Goals: 0 of 2 courses complete, 0 of 2 exams complete -
snadam Member Posts: 2,234 ■■■■□□□□□□What? I didnt congratulate you yet?!?!?
1. Sorry
2. CONGRATS!!!
ill be sure to read the blog!**** ARE FOR CHUMPS! Don't be a chump! Validate your material with certguard.com search engine
:study: Current 2015 Goals: JNCIP-SEC JNCIS-ENT CCNA-Security -
Schluep Member Posts: 346Congratulations again. The blog entry was very well written and descriptive. Mentioning things such as the spam filter and other details people may overlook due to the design of the (ISC)2 site. The experience all in all seemed VERY close to my CISSP experience so they definitely seem to be consistent in that regard.
How do you feel the supervision was for the exam? I was personally impressed with it for my CISSP exam as the proctors were all very observant, strategically placed, and careful about placing people and examining ID carefully. Was this consistant with your experience as well, or did I just have good ones? I think these type of things are very important to maintaining the value of the exam which ISC2 seems to do very well. -
JDMurray Admin Posts: 13,092 AdminThe three proctors in my exam were alert, attentive, and professional. One stayed seated at the front of the room and another "floated" about. When people started queuing for the bathroom sign-out sheet, one of the proctors stayed outside to supervise the flow of traffic. I was on a different time schedule than the CISSP candidates, and they were very good about letting me know how much time I had left. The only thing I could complain about was that the proctor who read the (rather long) exam instructions to the class had a rather thick accent, and he was a bit difficult to understand at times. It appeared as though he had seniority, so I can see why the other two might not have suggested that someone else perform the reading.
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UnixGuy Mod Posts: 4,570 ModCongratulations and all the best JDMurray
Loved your review, specially the "why sscp before cissp"
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JDMurray Admin Posts: 13,092 Admin(ISC)2 certificate update:
Six business days after receiving notification that I was SSCP-certified, I received my (ISC)2 SSCP certificate and (ISC)2 membership card in the mail. The certificate is beautifully embossed and quite impressive when compared to the other IT certs I've seen. (I'll see about posting a picture of it on TechExam's IT Certification Certificates thread.) The membership card is laminated and also quite nice in appearance.
The enclosed letter basically reiterated the (ISC)2 membership information already sent to me via email. There was also a card detailing how to get a free SSCP lapel pin and a discount on a mounted copy of the SSCP certificate. (I've already ordered the pin and will wear it for luck when I take the CISSP exam.)
The certificate and accompanying literature were packaged in a stiff cardboard mailer and envelope that my mail carrier dropped on my front porch and (fortunately) didn't attempt to curl into a tube to fit into my mail box. -
sprkymrk Member Posts: 4,884 ■■■□□□□□□□Sorry for the late GRATZ James, but great job anyway!All things are possible, only believe.
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jwlazar Member Posts: 21 ■■■□□□□□□□Congratulations on the pass . Sounds like you had a very pleasant exam experience. My exam was held next to Sunday service.
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mengo17 Member Posts: 100 ■■■□□□□□□□JDMurray wrote:I just received confirmation from the (ISC)2 that I am officially SSCP-certified. Here is my blog article of the experience.
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gojericho0 Member Posts: 1,059 ■■■□□□□□□□Late to the party, but wanted to congratulate you well for a job well done
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rohitsdeshmukh Member Posts: 1 ■□□□□□□□□□congratulations...
I am new to this forum
i am thinking of taking SSCP examination but i am very confused with the material to use. can you please assist me in it.Rohit SD
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shednik Member Posts: 2,005rohitsdeshmukh wrote:congratulations...
I am new to this forum
i am thinking of taking SSCP examination but i am very confused with the material to use. can you please assist me in it.
JD's blog entry is very informative for what to study with and take a look in the forum there are plenty of threads on this as well!!
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JDMurray Admin Posts: 13,092 Adminrohitsdeshmukh wrote:congratulations...
I am new to this forum
i am thinking of taking SSCP examination but i am very confused with the material to use. can you please assist me in it. -
veritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■I know I dredged up an old thread but I wanted to thank you for all information on the SSCP.
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veritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■Out of curiosity JD, how long did you study before you took the test? I am thinking about taking it in March.
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tpatt100 Member Posts: 2,991 ■■■■■■■■■□veritas_libertas wrote: »Out of curiosity JD, how long did you study before you took the test? I am thinking about taking it in March.
I think the Security+ is a nice launch pad into the CISSP since there is cross over material. -
veritas_libertas Member Posts: 5,746 ■■■■■■■■■■I think the Security+ is a nice launch pad into the CISSP since there is cross over material.
I am hoping so. I know there is vastly more information on the SSCP than the Security+ but I want to keep the momentum going. I am enjoying what I am learning, and do not want to lose the information in a couple months after I take the Security+ test. -
Specialladie Member Posts: 22 ■□□□□□□□□□I wish I would have read this before I sat, but then again I don't know if it would have just made me worry more.