Crippy011
You live by the gouge, you die by the gouge
(ISC)^2 is a money making machine and their "claims" are a bunch of b.s. The only thing the CISSP certifies is your ability to memorize material to take and to pass a test. A couple of acquaintances, that I would never hire, take these tests for sport. One of the individuals has over 12 certifications. The other is tracking at over 5.
There was a good presentation a few years ago:
http://attrition.org/security/conferences/why_you_should_not_get_a_CISSP-public.pdf
With commentary here:
https://b10w.wordpress.com/2012/08/01/regarding-the-cissp/
The issue here is that people that get the CISSP without experience is the issue. At the end of the day, it's a good way to discriminate between two individuals with similar experience.
While it may require memorization, there are certain aspects of the certification that do require analytical thinking.
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