tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post113451963789582370..comments2023-10-16T06:06:25.012-04:00Comments on TaoSecurity Blog: SANS.edu Open for BusinessRichard Bejtlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512184196416665417noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-28223490471335555992008-09-04T18:34:00.000-04:002008-09-04T18:34:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805281837470504210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-1135015325260564342005-12-19T13:02:00.000-05:002005-12-19T13:02:00.000-05:00The admission requirements seem high to me. I can'...The admission requirements seem high to me. I can't make the 3.0 GPA cut and I have a BA, not a BS. I spent most of college working in various campus IT groups-- help desk, networking, unix admin, etc, often at the sacrifice of time for school work. Now I have roughly 10 years as a security profession, with a book published and articles in several reputable tech journals. But I can't apply to SANS.edu.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-1134576820674178602005-12-14T11:13:00.000-05:002005-12-14T11:13:00.000-05:00This move seems financially driven to me. Although...This move seems financially driven to me. Although, SANS has always had an academic slant, the conferences used to be more about information exchange and real technical training. Over the past few years SANS has put more emphasis on the certification tracks which, I guess, become revenue generators. And now this program is designed to allow folks to go to the SANS conferences and take the cert tracks on the company dime because it is a "Graduate Program". All that said, the training is still some of the best, so why not do the overhead to get a grad degree?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-1134530994763121352005-12-13T22:29:00.000-05:002005-12-13T22:29:00.000-05:00Although SANS has a fine reputation for certifcati...Although SANS has a fine reputation for certifcation related education, what 'accreditation' do they have to offer a Masters program? They don't even offer a Bachelor's track. Being a facility of Higher Learning is much different than offering certification programs! However, it seems that the majority of the Masters programs consist of SANS courses. I'd prefer seeking a Master's degree from a fully accredited university that also holds the NSA Center of Excellence rating; this holds more validity than the SANS Technology Institute. My two cents anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com