The Certification Dilemma

“Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits, cannot be had by analogy, cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of the enemy.”

– Sun Tzu

“Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: (1) He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight; (2) he will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces; (3) he will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks; (4) he will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared; (5) he will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.”

– Sun Tzu

The previous chapter provided a comprehensive roadmap for advancing through the cybersecurity field, from entry-level positions to the esteemed cybersecurity architect role.

It stressed that while foundational security concepts seem basic initially...