Cyber Security is the now and future. I don’t want to or plan to be a technical SME, but want to be able to understand concepts and potentially work on the business / strategy side of cyber and/or Risk Management. Would getting a CISSP help or is thought more technical focused and require extensive experience? I almost passed security + and then gave up / never retook it

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Yes, get it! It helps you understand cyber concepts, RM, etc. Signed non-technical Cyber Strategy SM with CISSP.

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"The CISM certification is solely management-focused, while CISSP is both technical and managerial and designed for security leaders who design, engineer, implement and manage the overall security posture."

https://www.isc2.org/Landing/CISSP-or-CISM

In terms of certs listed here, the Sec+ is probably the 'easiest' with an abundance of free resouces. The CISSP, CISM require 5+ years of work experience or you become an Associate/not have the full cert until you have the work experience.

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If you can’t even get through security +, CISSP is gonna be a lot harder…

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I am studying for it now. It is a lot. I started reading the All In One by Shon Harris and got stuck halfway through (about 700 pages out of 1300). Watched a bootcamp and am halfway through another, before I dive back into the book. Literally doing things every day (or every other if work goes long). It is just a lot of material and it took me a while to find a consistent rhythm. Goal is to take it by the end of the year.

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CISSP is a good starting point

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Starting point? Makes it sound like the CISSP is an entry level cert. I'd start with SEC+

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Appreciate all the comments / feedback. May just retake SEC + first

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Retake the security+

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CISSP is a good starting point once you have enough exp. It’s like a drivers license for cybersecurity governance - it shows that you know the basics. Then, your experience speaks for you.

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Usually when people talk about technical skills within cybersecurity, they mean some form of coding. Security+ and CISSP are both non-technical. However like others have mentioned if you can’t pass Security+ first, you don’t stand a chance at the CISSP.

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Sec+ is so basic. You need to learn more just to be able to have things explained to you.

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Get. The. CISSP.

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