It is now official

Just received the email.

Congratulations! It gives me great pleasure to be the first to address you with the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) designation!

Woo Hoo, just in time for the weekend.

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xenodamus

Congrats man! I'm sure it feels nice.

How long did you spend studying for it?

JDMurray

Congratulations!

Have your endorser already lined up?

azjag

JDMurray wrote: »

Congratulations!

Have your endorser already lined up?

Thank you,

Yes I did. It was a co-worker from a previous position. Now waiting for the certificate to mount on the wall.

azjag

xenodamus wrote: »

Congrats man! I'm sure it feels nice.

How long did you spend studying for it?

It feels great.

I've been studying for the past year or so. I took the Sec+ in December '09 and the SSCP in April '10. I started my Masters in Info Sec in July so it has been stepping stones up the the CISSP. Now it's back to the books to work on the Masters.

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azjag

I got one of those discounts coupons with my SSCP certificate and was planning on ordering the plaque tonight.

Dakinggamer87

Congrats!!

JDMurray

azjag wrote: »

I got one of those discounts coupons with my SSCP certificate and was planning on ordering the plaque tonight.

I was advised by my (very senior) endorser that those cert plaques really impress on the wall in an office. I've just never got around to ordering a set.

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surinb

Congrats Man... Me also waiting for it now (Endorsement done)

earweed

Congrats on the accomplishment!

powerfool

Congrats! It's a great feeling.

za3bour

Congratulations, I have the Sec+ next week, do you think its worth taking SSCP before the CISSP?

JDMurray

za3bour wrote: »

do you think its worth taking SSCP before the CISSP?

I went that route and found it very beneficial. I was looking to learn as much as I could from studying for the SSCP/CISSP and took my time and it was worth it.

azjag

za3bour wrote: »

Congratulations, I have the Sec+ next week, do you think its worth taking SSCP before the CISSP?

I agree with JD on this. I found taking the SSCP to be very helpful in preparation for the CISSP. The SSCP has seven domains while the CISSP focuses on ten domains. I found it easier to build up from the Sec+ to the SSCP in terms of what to study and time to understand and apply what I had been studying. Then to make the transition to the CISSP only involved adding the different domains and was a refresher for the ones I had already studied. That and changing the mindset from how to handle something as an engineer to how a manager would handle the same issue. (brainectomy)

One thing to remember though, the SSCP is a technical security certification while the CISSP is more on the managerial side. ISC2 has not done the greatest of jobs in marketing the SSCP certification and some people have viewed it, myself included, as a stepping stone for the CISSP. They feel it should be considered on equal footing and not lessor certification by any means.

azjag

azjag wrote: »

I got one of those discounts coupons with my SSCP certificate and was planning on ordering the plaque tonight.

Actually ordered the plaque on Saturday night. Now to see which one will arrive first. According to ISC2, the certificate should arrive in 4-6 weeks whereas the plaque will arrive in 3-4 weeks. Let the race begin.

za3bour

azjag wrote: »

I agree with JD on this. I found taking the SSCP to be very helpful in preparation for the CISSP. The SSCP has seven domains while the CISSP focuses on ten domains. I found it easier to build up from the Sec+ to the SSCP in terms of what to study and time to understand and apply what I had been studying. Then to make the transition to the CISSP only involved adding the different domains and was a refresher for the ones I had already studied. That and changing the mindset from how to handle something as an engineer to how a manager would handle the same issue. (brainectomy)

One thing to remember though, the SSCP is a technical security certification while the CISSP is more on the managerial side. ISC2 has not done the greatest of jobs in marketing the SSCP certification and some people have viewed it, myself included, as a stepping stone for the CISSP. They feel it should be considered on equal footing and not lessor certification by any means.

Great, thanks a lot for clarifying this, I do agree that they haven't promote it as much as they do for CISSP. I will take a closer look at it.

za3bour

JDMurray wrote: »

I went that route and found it very beneficial. I was looking to learn as much as I could from studying for the SSCP/CISSP and took my time and it was worth it.

Thank You. I might do the same route, my only concern now is financial matter I do have time but I might not have the resources to do both. What about books do they share they same books?

JDMurray

za3bour wrote: »

Thank You. I might do the same route, my only concern now is financial matter I do have time but I might not have the resources to do both. What about books do they share they same books?

They have different study guides, but several of the domains in each cert have overlapping material. The SSCP does not have domains on ethics/law, physical or application security, and the CISSP does not specifically deal with Malware or very technical aspects of security technologies.

With regards to cost, the Annual Maintenance Fee (AMF) that you will be paying for both certs is $150US/year. You need to keep up with that on-going cost if you want to stay an (ISC)2 member in good standing.

pugsleyah

Congrats on your efforts and the sweet result.

Question / from getting the email telling you they had your docs to the email @ the top of this post - what was the timeframe? I passed in Jan and submitted my docs on 2/11 (trying to get an idea of the current wait time)

Congrats again!
-Adam

azjag

pugsleyah wrote: »

Congrats on your efforts and the sweet result.

Question / from getting the email telling you they had your docs to the email @ the top of this post - what was the timeframe? I passed in Jan and submitted my docs on 2/11 (trying to get an idea of the current wait time)

Congrats again!
-Adam

Thank you,

The time frame for my CISSP:
Exam Day: 12/4/2010
Pass/Fail Notification: 1/7/2011
Endorsement paperwork sent: 1/11/2011
Awarded CISSP designation: 2/18/2011
Receipt of Certificate: 2-6 weeks.

pugsleyah

azjag wrote: »

Thank you,

The time frame for my CISSP:
Exam Day: 12/4/2010
Pass/Fail Notification: 1/7/2011
Endorsement paperwork sent: 1/11/2011
Awarded CISSP designation: 2/18/2011
Receipt of Certificate: 2-6 weeks.

Thanks - I just need to be patient / which is hard because I want to move up in my career!

surinb

Congrats man!

azjag

The time frame for my CISSP:
Exam Day: 12/4/2010
Pass/Fail Notification: 1/7/2011
Endorsement paperwork sent: 1/11/2011
Awarded CISSP designation: 2/18/2011
Ordered Plaque 2/19/2011
Receipt of Certificate: 3/10/2011
Received Plaque: 3/14/2011.

I had a co-worker endorse me so in case you are wondering what that time frame is.

pugsleyah

azjag wrote: »

The time frame for my CISSP:
Exam Day: 12/4/2010
Pass/Fail Notification: 1/7/2011
Endorsement paperwork sent: 1/11/2011
Awarded CISSP designation: 2/18/2011
Ordered Plaque 2/19/2011
Receipt of Certificate: 3/10/2011
Received Plaque: 3/14/2011.

I had a co-worker endorse me so in case you are wondering what that time frame is.

Thanks; sent mine on 2/11 and I am still waiting.

I've heard the plaques are nice for the office. What do they run?

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azjag

pugsleyah wrote: »

Thanks; sent mine on 2/11 and I am still waiting.

I've heard the plaques are nice for the office. What do they run?

They run about $100 + shipping so around $110 out the door. I had a discount coupon from the SSCP exam I passed and was able to apply it to this purchase. came out to ~$80 with shipping. Looks great, just don't know if I want to hang it up at home or work. tough decisions.