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Re: CCIE-Security or CISSP
It really depends on what you want to be doing, and what's in demand in your area. CCIE is more technical and more specific to network and telecommunications security, CISSP covers this and 9 other areas of Information Security. The CISSP domains are: Access Control Systems and Methodology Applications and Systems… -
Re: CCIE-Security or CISSP
I agree with both of you guys. I think the problem is these HR people go out and do "surveys" asking what are the top IT Certifications. Often enough the answer ends up being MCSE, CCIE, and CISSP. So they take this for word, and include it in their job ads. It's unfortunate that IT, Infosec, and programming are all still… -
Re: CCIE-Security or CISSP
This really depends on what you want to do. If you want to be working with Cisco gear all the time doing security, then go for it. This is a very hands on cert, as is all CCIEs. The CISSP is a security management certification. While the CISSP exam was a very long exam, I don't think it is going to come close to comparing… -
Re: CCIE-Security or CISSP
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Re: CCIE-Security or CISSP
Exactly, Ten9t6 is confirming what I said. By all means if you have the time, resources, and mental capacity, go for both. A CISSP who's also a CCIE will definantly carry a lot of clout in telecom. But if you're going to be doing Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP), operations security,… -
Re: CCIE-Security or CISSP
You're not kidding. I've even seen web design positions and graphic design say things like "Preferred: CCNA, MCSE, etc. . .". Hell, I even saw one job that was, seriously, just writing HTML and CSS, that required Net+ and asked for Security+, MCSE, and some ridiculous number of years programming C++ as "recommended".
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