What's in a Security Certification?

February 23, 2005

Those of us who don't have any certifications in the InfoSec industry often glaze over at the acronym soup of certs offered by various groups. Daniel Miessler (who just passed his GSEC) has blogged about the popular ones on several dimensions (difficulty, respect gained, renown, etc.), including his own comments as a holder of some and observer of all. A worthy resource:

Information Security Certifications

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ABOUT STEVE

Steve Friedl is a software and network security consultant in Southern California. He has been a C and UNIX developer since 1981 and has an exceptionally broad background in this area. Some areas of expertise include:
- C and C++ systems software development on the UNIX and Win32 platforms
- Communications, including serial and TCP/IP based controllers
- Enterprise internet security administration and configuration
- Penetration tests, audits, and network reviews
- Security forensics, reverse engineering, and tools development
- General UNIX and Windows system/network administration
- The Windows Printing System
- Database software development
- Technology problem solving and research
- Technical writing and standup training

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February 23, 2005