Is the CISSP a silver bullet for security certification?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Sep 25, 2011

“Tipton noted that (ISC)2 members have expertise levels in
anywhere from 15 to 20 different technical areas. That said, Tipton
said that he was not aware of any one CISSP that had expertise in
all 20 areas.

“Sometimes people expect a CISSP to have big Superman cape on
their back and that sets the expectation bar way too high. The myth
that CISSP’s can do everything needs to be set aside. As their
leader, I’m telling you that no certification is a silver bullet
for anything.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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