Passed Security +

shortiebs · June 2016

I took the Security + last week and barely passed. But a pass is a pass, i guess. I just had a baby and waiting until he is a year old to go back to work. I have about 5 more months until i will be ready. I have 1.5 years of help desk experience but i REALLY dont want to go back to work on help desk. I would prefer to get an entry level security job. i also have a Bachelors in Computer Engineering Technology. I was thinking of which other certification could help me to get a security job. CEH, CCNA Security( I dont have a CCNA at all yet) or the tougher ones CISSP, GSEC. Although i think these may be too difficult to study for with a baby. Advice?

Oh, and i to pass i used Professor Messer videos and Darril Gibson's GCGA. I read the entire book then watched professor messer as review. I also used CertMaster but it wasnt too helpful

636-555-3226 · June 2016

I'd avoid CEH except for resume-pleasing. CASP might be a good next step. many people here like elearnsecurity, but they'd be more for knowledge than resume-building letters. gsec is expensive but a good starter if you can afford it. cissp has an experience requirement that isn't going to look good on an entry level job....