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Ask HN: CISSP without experience ?

3 points by mshenoy4573 ↗ HN
To qualify for the CISSP certification one needs to have say 5-10 years of industry experience thats what the website says. So If I do not have any experience but I want to get into the security industry as a fresher or at least attain a few certification to prove my worth what path should I take... Can or should I go for the EC-Council CEH (Certified ethical hacker) certification ? Any tips from anyone in the security industry is much appreciated. Thanks

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dpritchett
Ask your local whitehats for advice. Bonus points if you can get to a meetup and start making connections.

I am pretty sure that making positive associations with local white hats will be more likely to get you your first security job than a certification will.

mshenoy4573
Well I am a fresher just got done with my MS in computer science... could you please suggest where I could be part of such an interaction.
dpritchett
Assuming you're still in MA, check out the Boston Security Meetup. Even if it's too general for you I'm sure you'll meet someone who can direct you to a more suitable venue.

http://www.meetup.com/boston-security-meetup/

mshenoy4573
Awesome tat sounds good... BTW how did u find out im in MA ..i dnt rem putting up the location info on HN