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Associate of (ISC)2 - What has been your experience? Reposted in Career Discussions Group

Skhonig — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:57:23 GMT

Hello

I came to (ISC)2 as an Associate. I later achieved the CISSP and then the CCSP. In between achieving the Associate and the CISSP, I moved to another country. Having the Associate allowed me to take on a job in information security.

I am wondering what other Associate's experience has been.

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Badfilemagic — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 16:31:59 GMT

In my entire career thus far, i can only recall meeting one person with an associate. It was about 6 years ago and when we got the CV, I was the only person reviewing it who knew what it was — and everyone knew CISSP, etc.

Frankly, I think there is a lot of confusion about whether it constitutes a credential or not, even on the part of some who have heard of it. As an entry level credential, or even for someone with 1-2 years of experience, it seems to lose to the marketing aspect of Security+, CEH, etc., which are ones everyone knows about and there are clear minimum expectations around them in the minds of hiring managers. They also check-box 8507.1. CISSP does get listed with “(or associate)”, but I feel like the associate designation might just highlight the lack of experience compared to a full CISSP in a way that having a similar but unrelated credential may not.

Re: Associate of (ISC)2 - What has been your experience? Reposted in Career Discussions Group

Skhonig — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 18:51:07 GMT

Well, if anyone os confused by the Associate of (ISC)2 designtion, they should read David Shearer’s post on the subject.

Alternatively, they can look at these urls:

What is the Associate of (ISC)² Program? https://youtu.be/CiKlzr64xIs

How do I become and Associate of (ISC)²? https://youtu.be/RK0UWb58Wm0

Associate of (ISC)² Webpage: https://www.isc2.org/associate/default.aspx

Re: Associate of (ISC)2 - What has been your experience? Reposted in Career Discussions Group

Bayshob — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 00:33:23 GMT

Congrats