A number of IT certification bodies require you to obtain Continuing Professional Education (CPE) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) "credits" in order to remain current.  My experience of this relates to ISC2, where I'm a member and hold the CISSP qualification (I wrote about getting my CISSP here), so my comments will be based on the ISC2 requirements and framework.  You may be able to apply the same tips to your accrediting body, but check with them! More importantly though, ensuring you stay current with your industry and tech developments will help you perform well in ..read more

Back in September 2020 I took the training course and exam to become a CISSP - a Certified Information System Security Professional (you can read my blog post about the experience here).  Since then I've received regular news and updates from (ISC)² and I've done my utmost to make use of the resources and benefits available to me.  In this post I'll talk about how I've found being a CISSP over one year on. Does it cost to be a CISSP / (ISC)² member? In order to be a CISSP you have to pass an exam, which typically requires you to have either attended a course or studied from the vari ..read more

The Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is a very well regarded qualification from (ISC)2 ("ISC squared") that, importantly, seems to hold its value.  I attended a six day intensive training course for the CISSP run by a company called Firebrand, and was privileged to have my costs paid by my employer thanks to some funding made available by the Local Government Association.  This was a residential course and, given the pandemic times we live in, I made a point of checking the venue was "covid secure" before I travelled. What do you mean "holds its value"? Qu ..read more