[Opinion] Stepping into digital forensics, GIAC or?

[rubbadubbaducky!]

Has anyone taken GIAC certifications recently? I'm looking at GCFA specifically. Do they qualify for CITREP subsidies?

What do you get upon signing up and paying? I know they provide a virtual lab to do your studying and testing. What about reading materials?

Are there any digital forensics certification besides GIAC to recommend? As it is very expensive, not sure how much value I would get out of it or ROI.

 

[Trader11]

I don't recall that you can use citrep to pay for sans cert

 

[liewhl]

if u work in blue, they dun fund you to take or you cannot claim if u take meh?

 

[rubbadubbaducky!]

I don't recall that you can use citrep to pay for sans cert

this training center mentioned they are partner of citrep

https://www.coseinc.com/sans/sansfaq#sansfaq01
I already emailed them for confirmation. sans course expensive, I need to claim citrep

 

[rubbadubbaducky!]

if u work in blue, they dun fund you to take or you cannot claim if u take meh?

I raised request to fund my cissp also rejected, 1k also don't give me.

if citrep can claim, i don't mind to just pay 1k+ la

 

[Trader11]

this training center mentioned they are partner of citrep

https://www.coseinc.com/sans/sansfaq#sansfaq01
I already emailed them for confirmation. sans course expensive, I need to claim citrep

A sans course cost about 10-11K. How much can citrec claim?

 

[liewhl]

https://www.sans.org/work-study-program/, you can try to apply for this.

The catch is you need to work as an assistant to the course.

 

[rubbadubbaducky!]

A sans course cost about 10-11K. How much can citrec claim?

according to citrep website,

Up to 70% of the nett payable course and certification fees, capped at $3,000 per trainee

 

[Trader11]

according to citrep website,

Why sans scourer so expensive? Is it really good?

 

[seesiang]

GIAC is one of the gold standard for Digital Security and since the first day they launched their courses, it was never cheap before.

I would recommend to start off with non-GIAC certificates, and most Digital Security companies (vendor side) have training materials (so try to get into these companies for their training materials). Even you work on user-side, most companies have training funds.

 

[Trader11]

GIAC is one of the gold standard for Digital Security and since the first day they launched their courses, it was never cheap before.

I would recommend to start off with non-GIAC certificates, and most Digital Security companies (vendor side) have training materials (so try to get into these companies for their training materials). Even you work on user-side, most companies have training funds.

I think they are overprice.......can just buy a book and read the same topic

 

[seesiang]

I think they are overprice.......can just buy a book and read the same topic

Not all topics are available in the bookshelves.

 

[Trader11]

Not all topics are available in the bookshelves.

Which one is not? I see alot of the courses are overpriced. They are cheaper courses in Udemy nowadays

 

[devglass]

if you have opportunity, go for giac. it's the gold standard for infosec. people normally don't question the certification.

personally i think why sans is expensive because of these instructors. during the session, the instructors will try to relate their "war stories" with the concepts in books so learners can understand better. i recalled i once attended some courses in local institution (i shall not name), where instructors will share "this one FYI, not important for exams:... i was like LOL

 

[Trader11]

if you have opportunity, go for giac. it's the gold standard for infosec. people normally don't question the certification.

personally i think why sans is expensive because of these instructors. during the session, the instructors will try to relate their "war stories" with the concepts in books so learners can understand better. i recalled i once attended some courses in local institution (i shall not name), where instructors will share "this one FYI, not important for exams:... i was like LOL

NUS ISS.....

Sans is overrated.... too expensive

just read Twitter for war stories

 

[devglass]

NUS ISS.....

Sans is overrated.... too expensive

just read Twitter for war stories

can learn alot of knowledge from the udemy courses.

but sad to hear our local HR don't recognised udemy or coursera courses...

 

[seesiang]

you may wish to explore linkedin learning.

 

[Trader11]

you may wish to explore linkedin learning.

LinkedIn learning is rubbish platform.

Udemy, Coursera and Plurlasight are better

 

[zero8611]

Has anyone taken GIAC certifications recently? I'm looking at GCFA specifically. Do they qualify for CITREP subsidies?

What do you get upon signing up and paying? I know they provide a virtual lab to do your studying and testing. What about reading materials?

Are there any digital forensics certification besides GIAC to recommend? As it is very expensive, not sure how much value I would get out of it or ROI.

If i am not wrong, GCFA have CITREP funding

 

[seesiang]

If i am not wrong, GCFA have CITREP funding

They do but you have to register through that 1 particular company. Scroll up to the first and you will see the company name.

my advise is, don’t take sans first. Aim for other certifications and get entry into security job.

once you are hire, most companies will send you for courses.