After CISSP

I have CISSP certifcation and are looking to continue my education - any advice on good broad certs that can be taken - I am concidering CEH or Comptia Security + but the preception is that CISSP is rated above them from a knowledge base perspective.

Any advice?

Thanks

Andy

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wd40

I'm not an expert in security certificates but I am shocked to see your question

veritas_libertas

I would skip the the Security+, and go for the C|EH. Going for the Security+ would not broaden your knowledge.

ablake

why are you shocked - if what I was advised is not correct then please correct me.

This is why I canvas opinion

Thanks

Andrew

GAngel

ablake wrote: »

why are you shocked - if what I was advised is not correct then please correct me.

This is why I canvas opinion

Thanks

Andrew

Certs supplement what you do....So what do you do.

ablake

I am a teacher - I teach E safety to my younger students and the older students are asking really good questions about IT Security - such as about VPN's and cryptography etc - this is why I need to keep the certification broad - also schools are becoming more demanding for IT security advisors amongst their staff but just to a simple level at the moment. However I used to be a programmer and worked with security teams so that is my technical background. But I was never involved in certs as there was no demand for it - so now my interest is one of my own learning and t he other to help my students grow in their learning.

GAngel

ablake wrote: »

I am a teacher - I teach E safety to my younger students and the older students are asking really good questions about IT Security - such as about VPN's and cryptography etc - this is why I need to keep the certification broad - also schools are becoming more demanding for IT security advisors amongst their staff but just to a simple level at the moment. However I used to be a programmer and worked with security teams so that is my technical background. But I was never involved in certs as there was no demand for it - so now my interest is one of my own learning and t he other to help my students grow in their learning.

If you're teaching security then I would recommend security+.

wd40

ablake wrote: »

why are you shocked - if what I was advised is not correct then please correct me.
This is why I canvas opinion
Thanks
Andrew

I was shocked because I always thought that when/If I become a CISSP then I will work for a couple of years and then retire

and forget about all this certification talk

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What GAngel said,
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I know that you need to be experienced to become a CISSP, at that point you should not worry about CEH or security+ , but because you are a teacher it is a different story.

ablake

Thank you - can you recommend any good books on the course please.

GAngel

Take a look in the security+ section on this website it should be able to guide you. You may also want to point your students here to read on there own. It's a very big field.

veritas_libertas

phoeneous wrote: »

Information Security Certification - GIAC

Take your pick.

Agreed! Those certifications would be perfect for someone in education.

Paul Boz

I would look into the GSEC from GIAC/SANS. It is similar to the CISSP in that it covers many fields, just not very deep. It is very technical compared to the CISSP and would be a good complement to your existing knowledge.

ablake

Thanks everybody - I will look at SANS and CEH initially - and then see if security + can supplement.

Andrew