Lisa Phipher, vice president of Core Competence, Inc., a network security consulting firm, has written an article for the February 2004 Business Communications Review entitled "Rethinking Network Security." I an quoted in it, only one of the many reasons you should check it out (:-)) here.

Recently, among other topics I talked briefly about certifications. In response to the question, "What is the value of a CISSP certification?" Ed Tittle responds, echoing my warning about just studying and receiving the certification with book knowledge but no practical experience. See his complete answer at Ask the Expert.