CISSP Vs. SCNP

[gilgamish]

Im about to enter the field of Network and OS Security.
Im planning to prepare myself for a Security certificate track.
After a little search I noticed two certificates that meet my aspiration: CISSP & SCNP.
the first one is more-restriction demanding. the latter is more vendor-oriented.
Which one should I consider?
And is it true that CISSP requires you to prove 3-4 years of experiance in the IT Securtiy industry before you set for the exam?

 

[mboy]

CISSP is the way to go and you aren't ready for it yet. You won't even come CLOSE to passing it if you don't have those 3-4 years under your belt in a Prof. environment. GIAC is considered top notch in security as well.
Check out SANS.