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Title: CISSP Pre-requisites
Post by: -K- on December 14, 2006, 10:54:17 PM
Hi all,

I would like to know what are the pre-requisites for taking the CISSP cert.

I have a Master's degree in Computer science and 18months of professional exp. in a technical support role
in one of the reputed security software company.

Thanks in advance,
-K-


Title: Re: CISSP Pre-requisites
Post by: don on December 14, 2006, 11:28:12 PM
Try these 2 links on our sister site CSP Magazine:

CISSP Info Page:
http://www.certifiedsecuritypro.com/content/view/86/156/

Luck, Career Goals and a CISSP Boot Camp
http://www.certifiedsecuritypro.com/content/view/158/56/

And my column on SearchSecurityChannel (http://searchsecuritychannel.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseCategory/0,289620,sid97_tax305351,00.html).


Hope this helps,
Don


Title: Re: CISSP Pre-requisites
Post by: oleDB on December 15, 2006, 03:32:12 PM
They have an associate CISSP now that they are having colleges use, otherwise its 4 years experience in any of the 10 domains. You also need another CISSP to "sponsor" you. If your company doesn't have one, then I think an IT manager can do it for you.


Title: Re: CISSP Pre-requisites
Post by: boney on February 02, 2007, 09:39:45 AM
Hi !
I've heard that one needs to have a work experience of at least 3-4 yrs in security domains.
Also a bachelors degree is necessary.


Title: Re: CISSP Pre-requisites
Post by: BillV on February 02, 2007, 11:42:27 AM
A bachelors degree is not a requirement. You must have 4 years of direct security related experience or 3 years and a degree.

If you don't have the years of experience, you can still pass the exam and receive an 'associate' credential and 4 years time to get that experience and receive the certification.

ISC2 (https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?category=1186)


Title: Re: CISSP Pre-requisites
Post by: don on February 02, 2007, 12:22:04 PM
venom77 is spot on.

Don