CISSP Certification

[Kiron]

Hi Team, Good Day. This is Kiron Nandakumar from Chennai India. I am an IT Professional with Over 12 Years Experience. I am new to the security area. For the past 2 years i have been working in Cyber-security related projects. I want to go for the CISSP certification. Though i have a lack in the number of years of experience. I still can pass the CISSP exam first and become an associate of ISC2. I guess the exam fess for CISSP is 599$. I need to become an associate of ISC2 by paying 35$ within 9 months from the exam date as per the web site so does this mean that i need to pass the exam first and become an associate of ISC2. Please help me out here i am desperate to complete this certification for my careeer.

[sdurbin]

Hi Kiron,

You must pay the exam fee and sit the exam.

Once you have completed this succesfully; you have, up to, 9 months in order to pay your initial due fees.

If you do not pay the due fees, within 9 months, then you must sit the exam again.

Regards,

Stephen

[Kiron]

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. You mean to say i should first pay 599$ and sit for the CISSP exam. Pass the exam. Once i receive the acknowledgement copy and certificate. I should pay 35$ and become an associate of ISC2. Is the statement correct.

[sdurbin]

Yes, I believe so.

Once you have the pre-requisite experience; you can apply for full certification at a later date.

[Stpn2me]

Passing the exam is the hard part. Once you have done that, you can work in the field to actually get certified. Make sure you keep good contacts with employers so you can prove you have been in the field.