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The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

Wu Wei

Wu Wei

ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
The constant change of direction and focus only to have to return to that direction and refocus later
 
Wu Wei

Wu Wei

ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Brickjectivity said:
I think it comes down to the details of what courses are in each curriculum. There is a lot of overlap. Each curriculum should be listed in the course catalogue publicly, preferably online and in the brochure and not be top-secret, so you and employers can compare against certifications. Why should clients favor you over someone who has a Security+ cert? That certification would only cost you 200$ whereas getting the degree may cost you 18,000$ So, let the college prove to you that their degree has value.

You should also find out what the courses are about. If a course is called "Computer programming 101" what computer language is it in? If it is called 'Business Networking' that is kind of amorphous. What does it mean, specifically?
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Problem here is not all entities care about the Security+ or IRC2 SSCP, what they do care about in the Cybersecurity world (in my area and at State level) is the CISSP and CERT certifications.

Also in any pursuit of Cybersecurity you have to decide where in that you want your focus to be. Meaning which side of the security incident, the ones protecting or the ones doing the forensics after the fact
 
sun rise

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
Wu Wei said:
The constant change of direction and focus only to have to return to that direction and refocus later
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That's the nature of the profession. I moved from app development to operating systems to hardware/software selection to UNIX security to system administration to tool development to system administration to web server support to WebSphere support to retirement. And I might have left out a few.
 
Wu Wei

Wu Wei

ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Brickjectivity said:
That CISSP sounds like a real pain. I think you should go for it Wu Wei, since you're eligible.
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Nope, its a pain, thinking about the Grad Cert, it will go further where I work. They will pay for that. With the cert it is easier to switch units (which I had the opportunity to do a few months ago but my supervisor blocked it). They will pay for the CISSP after I switch should i lose my mind and go for it.
 
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Wu Wei

Wu Wei

ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
sunrise123 said:
That's the nature of the profession. I moved from app development to operating systems to hardware/software selection to UNIX security to system administration to tool development to system administration to web server support to WebSphere support to retirement. And I might have left out a few.
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Yes, yes it is, but try it all at the same time and then you are getting at what I do. It has not been this to that in years it has been this and now that as well and now that as well ad now that as well. Basically I am wearing way to many hats, been at this for close to 20 years and I am getting tired and it is hard to multitask these days. The only 2 things I have lost along the way are Web Dev and video conferencing and I had to fight to get rid of Video conferencing and I recently won the battle to NOT get back into programming (C#) when our developer retired so they have to replace him, and not just pile it on me
 
sun rise

sun rise

The world is on fire
Premium Member
Wu Wei said:
Yes, yes it is, but try it all at the same time and then you are getting at what I do. It has not been this to that in years it has been this and now that as well and now that as well ad now that as well. Basically I am wearing way to many hats, been at this for close to 20 years and I am getting tired and it is hard to multitask these days. The only 2 things I have lost along the way are Web Dev and video conferencing and I had to fight to get rid of Video conferencing and I recently won the battle to NOT get back into programming (C#) when our developer retired so they have to replace him, and not just pile it on me
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I had managers who had no idea what I did nor how much work it took so assumed I was a lazy slacker who needed to be given more to earn my pay. And, oh yes, I did not need any training nor any time to pick up complex new things.

I was fortunate in having bosses of the other kind as well. But sometimes it was Russian Roulette.
 
DreadFish

DreadFish

Cosmic Vagabond
Yeah, im interested in a number of different things but I think im leaning toward programming right now. Yesterday, I registered for classes. I just started with classes which are in the Programming, IT, and Cyber Security programs so I can just continue to decide along the way.

Unfortunately, the intro to programming and logic class requires like 5 math classes as prerequisites; that is, if I read the class requirements right. So, it looks like it'll be a while before I get to try that out.
 
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