Hi,
I have a 4 year engineering degree in electronics and communication (not cse). Would this count for the educational requirements. I have 4 years of work experience in cybersecurity (covering 2 of the 8 domains), so I wanted to check if I could write certification right away.
I used my four year degree in Data Processing back in the day and had no problems. Yes, I really have been in the field before it was IS/MIS/IT and certainly well before 'cyber' came back into fashion. Can hardly wait to hear what we will call the field next.
- B/Eads
According to the (ISC)2 https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/CISSP/Experience-Requirements
So based on this, I would say that you can use your degree for one (1) year's experience.
Regardless, you can still write the exam as an Associate.
Regards
d
Yes, this degree definitely would waive 1 year of the experience requirements for CISSP.
Thanks all for your response.
Just to double sure, is there a requirement that the degree should be from a list of colleges that ISC2 approves?
If the response is yes, where can i find the list?
The link earlier included is the official requirement. It states, "You can substitute a maximum of one year work experience if you hold a four-year college degree or regional equivalent or ...".
That is what one needs to meet. Don't read anything into it that is not there. So, is your degree from a college and is it a 4-year degree? "Regional Equivalent" would be something like a "University".
I just viewed the webpage at "https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/CISSP/Experience-Requirements" and it says the following among other things:
You may satisfy one year of required experience through holding one of the following below (you will then need four years of relevant work experience):
OR......
HENCE it seems that the four-year college degree HAS to be in information security.....
Hello all,
@einstein @ymundhra01 @denbesten @dcontesti
I've asked this question internally and can clarify:
A 4-year degree, regardless of discipline or where it is earned, can waive a year off the CISSP work history requirement.
We do not require the degree to be from a specific list of colleges.
@AndreaMoore and @Kaity 's responses match what has been previously reported.
However I can see where confusion arises because the sentence can be parsed two ways:
It might be useful to recommend rephrasing to reduce ambiguity. At the same time the CAE portion needs a revisit as their designations changed (IAE is no longer a thing).