Certification Goals for 2018

lamont29

My 2018 goals are the CISSP, CCNA & MCSE!

Gitter' done!

veritas_libertas

Well I got in on this late. Right now I'm planning on taking the SANS 508 course and then study for GCFA certification. Other than that, I really need to get back to learning more about and Linux, as well as spend more time on Python.

thomas_

-CCNP R&S - This is a goal that was rolled over from last year.

-Learn PowerShell: This is mainly to learn a new skill and try to make some painfully boring things not take as long.

-Learn Python: I mainly want to learn this just because it seems like a useful skill to have.

-Find a new job: Not really a certification goal, but I’m listing it anyways. Long story short, I was given a promotion without a pay increase. I was told they would try to get me more money, but we all know that’s pretty much lip service until it happens(which it hasn’t.) I’m more hands off than before, so I’m not really getting the benefit of increased technical experience. Finally, I’m about 99% sure that other people in the same role as me with less of a daily workload are getting paid at least 20k more than me.

meni0n

I just passed the SSCP on the 28th. For this year, I am looking to do CSA+, CEH and then most likely try for the CISSP. I also doing FOR610 through work at the end of January but I am not sure if work would cover the certification price. If they do, I would try to do the GREM as well.

djrabes

- MCSE: Cloud Platform & Infrastructure
- MCSA: Office 365

Break

CyberCop123

In order of completion:

OSCP (exam in 8 days time)

CISSP - just started listening to MP3s... won't do anymore until OSCP is out the way (hopefully soon)

MCSA

Half tempted by the CCNA but honestly no idea where to start and networking is a weak area of mine.

End of 2018 - get a new job.

xengoreth

I'll be extremely happy with the first four, ecstatic with five:

• Finish WGU
• CCNA Cyber Ops (Cohort 5)
• CASP or CISSP
• Renew VCP
• CCNP R/S

crimsonavenger

Linux+
AWS Architect
CCNA Cloud

joshuamurphy75

I'm just trying to finish some stuff I started last year. My last three classes for the WGU degree, and CCNP Routing and Switching. I'll worry about new goals once those are done.

xagreus

This is a very motivating thread - thanks for all the input, folks!

I'm looking at:

CCNA (ICND2)
Sec+
CCNA Cyber Ops
CCNA Security
CWTS

(not necessarily in that order)

relegated

NuclearBeavis wrote: »

CCNA Cyber Ops CISSP ...preferably before the end of the Summer. Then hopefully done with certs for good.

My cyber ops is in April, hope to finish CISSP first and would like to be done as well.

Eightn9ne

I've got AWS training coming up at the end of this month which also comes with an exam 'boot camp' experience so I'm hoping to get my AWS Solutions Architect cert done so all up, I've got three I'm hoping to get done.

* AWS Solutions Architect
* VCP6 2V0-621 - VMware Certified Professional 6 exam is in my sights at the moment
* 70-413 - MCSE (Currently got MCSA Server 2012)

*EDIT*

Make it 4. CCNA R&S!

Freeguy

This year I plan on getting back to my wired roots and diversifying my skill set a bit. Right now I'm primarily a wireless guy, but more and more of my conversations are around WAN and Firewall tech.

Set to take the CCNP Switch exam by mid February, and then sitting the ACDX in March. After that I'll be brushing back up on L3 stuff with CCNP Route. Honestly, I'll be happy if I make it that far in 2018.

The CCNP will give me a solid set of baseline knowledge to pull from. After CCNP I hope to take a break from certifications for a bit and read up on general topics, like automation through Ansible or BGP EVPN or Segment Routing.

josephbutler

I plan on taking the ISACA CISM exam on the 2nd of February 2018. My study materials will be the Cybrary.IT course and some reading of the COBIT documents. In addition, I will be looking through the ISACA CISM Study Group: http://www.isaca.org/Groups/Professional-English/cism-exam-study-community-2013/Pages/Overview.aspx I tend to research topics individually, so Wikipedia and white papers will be my secondary source.

Clevernamehere

I'd like to do the AWS Big Data Specialty and SA-Pro this year to give me a nice even 6 on AWS certs. Also maybe do the Docker and Kubernetes exams (either way I'll probably do some kind of training there to brush up my container knowledge).

ccvp45

Certification Goals 2018: Pass SSCP, Start studying for CCDE written

skyberx

planning to take cisa

peteddy

Certifications: CompTIA - A+ & Sec+
Training/Courses/Exam: CEH and CISSP
Personal Study: Python, Power shell, Ruby

bluewarlord8

A+ 901/902, Possibly Net +, Sec+, CCNA Routing and Switching - I have about 9 months or more.

cochi78

Bit late to the party, but nonetheless:

AWS Big Data Specialty, remaining four Chef Badges, CASP, LPIC-OT.

Arkrain

Arkrain wrote: »

2018 Goals:
Renew VCP with the exam 2V0-621D (VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization Delta Exam).
Study for the CCNA Data Center.
Maybe some Microsoft certification or Dell EMC certification.

At the moment I have renewed the VCP to the VCP6.5-DCV and in three weeks I am going to the beta test of Azure Stack.
Yesterday I started with the study of the CCNA Data Center.

roxer

Goals for 2018 are CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CySA+, CASP, and Project+. No pressure, right?

geeksquad09

Goals for 2018 are Security +,CCNA,CCNP, MCSA

technogoat

CCNA Security & Cyberops

then leave my hellhole of a gulag helpdesk job for something in networking

N7Valiant

MCSA Windows Server 2016

1 month into the IT field, no prior experience working with servers.

Ambitious?

EANx

N7Valiant wrote: »

MCSA Windows Server 2016

1 month into the IT field, no prior experience working with servers.

Ambitious?

Not at all, better to have your sights set too high than too low. Plenty of people totally skipped the phase where they were helpdesk in a large firm, instead starting as a one-man team in a smaller shop.

Jove

CISSP and PMP.

sajag83

MCSE: Cloud Platform & Infrastructure (70-532, 70-533 and 70-535)

then start the AWS solutions architect certification in November

Onita

CCENT/CCNA. I've been way too lax and need to further my career.

backtracker

Finish up the MCSA Server 16 and hopefully hit 70-744 (Securing Server '16) as an elective to the MCSE. If I finish that, 70-695 to get the MCSE in the Win 10 track, although it seems like MS is trying to phase that one out.

2019- Start some other vendors certs??