GEC required for GSE

idr0p

So... I think by the end of the year i will have enough certifications for the GSE except i will need to take the GSEC.. i never took it because i graduated with a Network Security Degree and didnt want to spend the money for it when i basically have the knowlege. So i went for more specialized certs. Now i am looking to get my GSE and i feel like I will have to spend $700 to challege this now. is there any way around this like a CISSP or something?

Bl8ckr0uter

idr0p wrote: »

So... I think by the end of the year i will have enough certifications for the GSE except i will need to take the GSEC.. i never took it because i graduated with a Network Security Degree and didnt want to spend the money for it when i basically have the knowlege. So i went for more specialized certs. Now i am looking to get my GSE and i feel like I will have to spend $700 to challege this now. is there any way around this like a CISSP or something?

Have you read the full list of requirements?

GSE pre-requisite baseline is: GSEC, GCIH, GCIA with two gold.
GSEC pre-requisite is unique because of dual windows and unix coverage.
Substitution options:

1. GCWN & GCUX combined can act as a substitute for GSEC
2. Higher level certifications can act as substitutes for gold papers

examples: GCFA, GCFW, GCUX, GCWN, GCED, GPEN, GWAPT, GAWN, GREM
All GSE candidates must meet one of the following requirements:

• GSEC, GCIH, GCIA plus one substitute 500 - 700 level certification. One certification must be a GIAC Gold.
• GSEC, GCIH, GCIA plus two substitute 500 - 700 level certifications. No GIAC Gold required.
• GCWN, GCUX, GCIH, GCIA with one certification being a GIAC Gold.
• GCWN, GCUX, GCIH, GCIA plus one substitute 500 - 700 level certification. No GIAC Gold required.

JDMurray

And the challenge fee is $899US if you've never taken the GSEC course.

Information Security Certification - GIAC Challenge

idr0p

Yes I have seen you can take GCWN, GCUX instead however then i would be spending. I see in the cyber guardian program it says you do not need a GSEC if you have your CISSP but you need to be a GSE so i was just wondering. I have probably already put like $6K into training this year and thats the stuff my company has not paid for.

Completion of the GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) exam with a score of 80 or above or hold a CISSP certification

My company gets free self study material and a discount on the exam. make makes it out to be like $675, which is where i got that number from.

SephStorm

no reason you have to do it this year. take some time off, save some money, master the skills you have learned, and then challenge next year.

Chris:/*

idr0p wrote: »

Yes I have seen you can take GCWN, GCUX instead however then i would be spending. I see in the cyber guardian program it says you do not need a GSEC if you have your CISSP but you need to be a GSE so i was just wondering. I have probably already put like $6K into training this year and thats the stuff my company has not paid for.



My company gets free self study material and a discount on the exam. make makes it out to be like $675, which is where i got that number from.

The SANS Cyber Guardian Program does not require a candidate to become a GSE but you are required to take the test.

SANS: GSE - SANS Cyber Guardian Program