Security Breach ?

[Chris Strzelczyk]

On Mar 3, 2005, at 1:19 PM, Guy Fraser wrote:

> ...snip...
> It's just alphabet soup.
>
> I have worked in the industry for 18 years, and have seen more
> experts with alphabet soup go through our doors than I can stand.
>
> I am not trying to knock you, or the CISSP program, but in my
> experience most accreditation systems are just money making
> scams. As the saying goes "the proof is in the pudding", if you
> are capable of securing, keeping a machine secure and fixing
> machines that have been compromised, then you can claim to be
> experienced, and it doesn't matter what letters you put after
> your name.

I agree with you 100% .

It does usually help when getting hired or when freelancing since most
CIO's are all about the certifications.  I do agree that with many 
certifications
you can be a total dud with extra letters to your name.

-cs