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On e Pr O f e s s i O n a l
ac c r e d i t a t i O n Pr O g r a m
t O Bi n d th e m al l
I believe issues with the current framework of accreditation are rela-
tively well known and well documented, which is why, thus far, I have
not covered this topic in any great depth. In Chapter 6, I briey cov-
ered the (ISC)
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Certied Information Systems Security Professional
(CISSP) accreditation because at the time of writing, it is the most
widely accepted/recognized accreditation in security.
In information security, we do seem to have lost our way some-
what with accreditation, so it seems apt to bring some sobriety back to
the situation and remind ourselves of the basic tenets of professional
accreditation. Professional certications f