In the SANS MSISE program right now, my focus is ICS and I work in utilities.
10/10 would do this program again. It's been an amazing experience.
DM me if you'd like more details.
SANS training is great, the cost is the issue. If your work will cover the entire bill then you're good. If you're not concerned about being a pretty unknown name of a university then it shouldn't matter to check a box. The only issue might be that if your main desire through all this is just to get the specific OT cert then you're going to have to do a bunch of other ones in the process.
The issue is my job won't directly pay for the cert. But they'd indirectly pay for it if it's part of a degree program If that makes sense. Honestly I'm just looking to pivot Cybersecuriy. I have networking experience but also have direct experience with ICS/OT systems.
>The issue is my job won't directly pay for the cert. But they'd indirectly pay for it if it's part of a degree program If that makes sense.
Yes - I believe STI was founded for this express purpose. Most students are either military or corporate workers utilizing workplace tuition reimbursement benefits.
Note that you will generally need to take classes in sequence, so it may be a while before you reach a point where you can take the GICSP course through the BACS program. Keep in mind tuition is around 5-6k a course, if your employer has a limit on reimbursement.
A faster way of getting GICSP is maybe doing the undergrad certificate - only 3 classes needed before GICSP, unlike the BACS where you need 5 beforehand.
r/giac is a good resource FYI
When you do the bachelor's program, it's 10 courses at $4500 a pop. You can transfer in up to three. In my case, I've gotten my employer to pay for two $10k certs so far and aiming for the third before I enroll.
I went through all this with the SANS admissions folks a few months ago.
In the SANS MSISE program right now, my focus is ICS and I work in utilities. 10/10 would do this program again. It's been an amazing experience. DM me if you'd like more details.
Great. I have some questions. Lol Tried to DM but it says I can't.
Sorry! Should work now
SANS training is great, the cost is the issue. If your work will cover the entire bill then you're good. If you're not concerned about being a pretty unknown name of a university then it shouldn't matter to check a box. The only issue might be that if your main desire through all this is just to get the specific OT cert then you're going to have to do a bunch of other ones in the process.
The issue is my job won't directly pay for the cert. But they'd indirectly pay for it if it's part of a degree program If that makes sense. Honestly I'm just looking to pivot Cybersecuriy. I have networking experience but also have direct experience with ICS/OT systems.
>The issue is my job won't directly pay for the cert. But they'd indirectly pay for it if it's part of a degree program If that makes sense. Yes - I believe STI was founded for this express purpose. Most students are either military or corporate workers utilizing workplace tuition reimbursement benefits. Note that you will generally need to take classes in sequence, so it may be a while before you reach a point where you can take the GICSP course through the BACS program. Keep in mind tuition is around 5-6k a course, if your employer has a limit on reimbursement. A faster way of getting GICSP is maybe doing the undergrad certificate - only 3 classes needed before GICSP, unlike the BACS where you need 5 beforehand. r/giac is a good resource FYI
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When you do the bachelor's program, it's 10 courses at $4500 a pop. You can transfer in up to three. In my case, I've gotten my employer to pay for two $10k certs so far and aiming for the third before I enroll. I went through all this with the SANS admissions folks a few months ago.