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Re: Master's or CISSP?
The CISSP can get you up to a certain step on the ladder and should not be confused as the golden standard for making huge amounts of money. All depends on what the OP wants to do and as I mentioned earlier, if someone wants to become a C-level executive, the Masters will get you there faster than a CISSP. Having both… -
Re: Master's or CISSP?
FWIW the only way i will be doing the M.S. is through WGU. i have looked at other options and not sure i can justify the cost based on my situation. i have quite a substantial line of student loan debt already. but i plan to do the CISSP either way, whether i do the M.S. or not, just a matter of which to tackle first. from… -
Re: Master's or CISSP?
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Re: Master's or CISSP?
I would say do the quicker of the two first. You can obtain your CISSP first then go for your Master's. Do not under any circumstances try to do both simultaneously. I was fortunate enough to be able to obtain both however I got my Master's first because I didn't know about being a CISSP at the time. Now I have both which… -
Re: Master's or CISSP?
Which WGU are you thinking of? If you go for the Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, then doing the CISSP first should make the degree easier, which hopefully means faster, which means cheaper. If you go for one of the IT Management degrees, then there would still be some crossover, but not quite to the same degree.… -
Re: Master's or CISSP?
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Re: Master's or CISSP?
But that isn't the comparison you need to make. The comparison would be for someone with ~10 years in IT, ~5 in Info Sec, a BS and AAS, how much extra would getting a CISSP give them compared to getting a Master's, right now. Then for C-level positions, how much more would an MBA add compared to CISSP? If the average CIO… -
Re: Master's or CISSP?
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Re: Master's or CISSP?
Look at job postings for the roles you're aiming for now. Choose the credential that seems more important to the people potentially hiring you. I'm betting that will be CISSP. In most mid-senior level infosec job postings I've ever read is the qualification, "BS/MS in IT, CS or related field, or X years of relevant…
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