ITIL certification test

[Ghstops6]

Just got my results in from the ITIL Foundation exam yesterday. I passed with a 70%. This will definitely open up some new opportunities for me. Any advice for the next level, besides study study study?

 

[Bob369963]

As always in IT stay on top of things. Ever thought of white hat to gain some knowledge that way? Security is growing like crazy of course.

 

[tarpancake]

I agree, but im kinda biased.
Congrats on the cert. very hard test. When i took it, they had a bunch of crap on there that was not covered in the class too.

you could look into gpen or ceh
i liked the gpen better personally (wasn't focused mainly on tools like the ceh is)
if you like (lawyer speak certs) <---ITIL you might look into getting a cissp.

if you plan on pursuing a job using the ITIL cert, i think average starting salaries are around 100,000/yr (at least the last time i checked)
not too shabby!!!!

 

[Vengeance0058]

for us noobs, what is ITIL?

 

[Bob369963]

http://www.itil-officialsite.com/

 

[Vengeance0058]

Oh, thats cool. Good luck with that ghstops.

 

[ohatubyr]

Congrats on the ITIL. COBIT next! =)

CISSP is good. CISA too. Either one will get you a job. CISA if you are doing vulnerability or compliance management. If you are going down the technical track it's always good to have strong networking skills--CCNA is a good start on that.