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发表于 2005-03-11 09:25 |只看该作者 |倒序浏览

A nice article on security certification from SearchSecurity.com. It was funny to see the GSE certification from SANS listed as one of the best paying security certification. There are only an handful of people who have obtained the cert, lots of them are closely related to SANS. I wonder on how many entries they based this one. I was also amazed to see the technical certs offered by SANS taking a real beating. I guess security is maturing and you will be expected to have not only technical skills but also risk management skills, full understanding of the security scene, and a thorough understanding of the business requirements. Those are often lacking in technically oriented training. See article below: \r\nBy Anne Saita, News Director\r\n01 Mar 2005 | SearchSecurity.com \r\n\r\nCredentialed security specialists continue to enjoy higher wages than some of their IT brethren, according to the latest \"Hot Technical Skills and Certifications Pay Index\" released this week by IT research consultancy Foote Partners LLC, of New Canaan, Conn. The bonuses reflect a trend among employers to reward workers with specialized skills and to keep them from jumping ship. \r\n\r\nThe overall median wage for 62 certified skills grew 4% overall in 2004, compared to a 5.6% decline the year prior. In fact, much of the wage advancements were made the final quarter of 2004. Specific bonus figures that account for the promising percentage were not immediately available, but the data indicates companies again are willing to compensate workers moving beyond basic skill sets. \r\n\r\n\"There has been a renaissance in IT roles and a redefinition of IT jobs so pervasive that traditional job titles are becoming increasingly meaningless,\" David Foote, president and chief research officer, said in a statement. In general, pay for networking (11.6%), systems administration (9.2%) and programming and applications development (7.7%) skills grew the most in value, while beginning certifications (-21.1%), project management (-18.8%) and Web skills (-8.5%) dropped most dramatically. \r\n\r\nSecurity skills rose 1.1% between 2003 and 2004. However, while overall security skills pay remained steady, certain security certifications continued to yield the highest payoffs among IT skills sets, according to 46,000 U.S. and European IT workers included in the study. \r\n\r\nThe highest paying security certs include: \r\n\r\n\r\nCertified Information Systems Auditor (CISA); \r\nCertified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); \r\nCisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP); \r\nSANS/GIAC Security Expert (GSE) \r\nGIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) \r\nGIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator (GCWN) \r\nSecurity certified skills losing value in the last six months include the GIAC Incident Handler (GCIH), which stagnated, and GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC), where skills pay dropped 20% from Q2 to Q4 2004. Certs that have lost significant value in the last two years include the GIAC Firewall Analyst, according to the report. \r\n\r\nSo what\'s behind the reversal of fortune for IT professionals? Essentially a revived talent war, where companies will do more to hire or retain A-list employees. \"More attention is being paid to the risks of losing workers who stuck it out through years of workforce reductions, and for good reason,\" Foote said. These workers, who often took on additional responsibilities during lean times, also have acquired business skills that make them more marketable. These \"hybrid jobs\" could eventually become the norm, where everyone is required to understand operational and process skills to work in IT. \r\n\r\nAlso fueling the bigger bonuses are technology-driven regulations, such as HIPAA and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. This is especially good news for consultants with data and network security skills. The mixed success of offshore outsourcing also is an influence. Though the trend to send IT work outside the U.S. is expected to continue at a slower pace, nearly \"60% of offshoring initiatives have been failing to measure up to expectations, especially in cost savings,\" he said.