Are any of you ISSA members?

im not exactly sure which security discipline i want to make my own, but at some point certianly the CISSP. is the ISSA something i should become a member of now? or would i be in over my head?
i have the Sec+, and i was trying to decide between CEH/CHFI/SSCP as my next endeavor.

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dynamik

It never hurts to get involved with an organization like that. Attend a meeting or two and see what you think. My membership lapsed due to time constraints, but I do attend an ISACA meeting every once-in-awhile, and I will likely join OWASP soon.

tdean

i think its only $80 or somthing... not sure. i'm hoping it will expose me to areas of security i dont even know exist, making my career path a bit clearer.

dynamik

tdean wrote: »

areas of security i dont even know exist, making my career path a bit clearer.

That will probably happen, but it will just make settling on a direction more difficult.

I still encourage you to check it out. I'm pretty sure you can attend a meeting or two as a guest before you have to commit financially. Check them out and see what you think.

RTmarc

I'm the president of our local chapter. We allow people to visit a few meeting before committing.

QHalo

Thanks for posting about this. Helped me seek out the chapter in the Chicago area to take a look. Very helpful.

JDMurray

I'm a member of both ISSA and OWASP in Southern California. They are very different groups with very different people. ISSA is more professional, business, vendor-oriented, and an older group of people. OWASP (at least my chapter) is more technical, younger, and in-the-trenches types. OWASP is also more focused on software (Web & network) security, while ISSA is all over the map security-wise.

veritas_libertas

My ISSA group is always a good group to be involved with, even if it's only for the free meals

Seriously though, we usually have excellent speakers each month, and a couple of months ago we had a free class on BackTrack.

Bl8ckr0uter

I think I am going to join my local group.