Security+ harder than Network+?

AJJ28

I was just wondering if it would be better taking Net+ before Security+ or visa versa. I know they are probably harder for different people but was just wondering. Thanks

astorrs

I would do Network+ first as there are some parts of Security+ that assume at least a basic understanding of routing, firewalls, VLANs, etc.

mamono

astorrs wrote:

I would do Network+ first as there are some parts of Security+ that assume at least a basic understanding of routing, firewalls, VLANs, etc.

There are some aspects of security that are networking derived. Better off studying Network+ first as astrorrs mentioned.

UnixGuy

CompTIA recommends that you have hardware and network knowledge before you get security+. It's better to have both A+ and Network+ before Security+.

NetAdmin2436

A+ --> Network+ --> Security+

That's the usual order...

TravR1

Well noticed you need a 760 something in order to pass Security+ whereas that is much lower for A+ and Network+. Security+ is definitely harder just for that reason alone. I recommend taking A+ and Network+ first. What you learn will help you with Security+, you'll need all the help you can get for that one, I'm sure. I'm working on my A+ then I'm going to tackle Security+.

AJJ28

Thanks I appreciate it. I accidently ordered the Security+ books so I will save those and order the Network+ books. You saved me a lot of frustration

morpheous

I attend a technical institute,you start on whatever course they are currently on,i joined at the beggining of security+,then network+,then mcp 70-270 and the last one was A+ i had no choice being thats the way my school does it,retarded!

Daniel333

The theory is you would do the A+, Net+, Lin+ prior to Sec+.

What are your goals? Why are you going for this cert in the first place?

Slowhand

Daniel333 wrote:

The theory is you would do the A+, Net+, Lin+ prior to Sec+.

I'll second that. The more you know going into Security+, the more you get out of it. Having the Windows and hardware knowledge from A+, the networking knowledge from Network+, as well as the Linux and Unix knowledge from Linux+ will really help you understand more of the topics covered in Security+.

morpheous

I have fellow students that were pissed that they started out with network+ or security+ they wanted to start off with either A+ or a MS cert like 70-270 but again,the institute does'nt care about anything but money.

so would you say i am ready to take the linux+ cert now? being i got all 4 certs in the order i have them on my certifications field.

Slowhand

morpheous wrote:

I have fellow students that were pissed that they started out with network+ or security+ they wanted to start off with either A+ or a MS cert like 70-270 but again,the institute does'nt care about anything but money.

so would you say i am ready to take the linux+ cert now? being i got all 4 certs in the order i have them on my certifications field.

You're definitely ready. The Linux+ assumes no more background than the A+ does, but having a little bit of hardware and networking knowledge helps, as does translating "how do I do <blank> on Linux like I did on Windows" is also fairly helpful, especially when it comes to command-line tools. You'll learn a whole lot of new things, very different from what you're used to from the A+ and MCP training. Good luck.

ken.perez.8541

I concur, Security+ is by far the hardest of the CompTIA exams that I have taken. I was disappointed with my study materials. I passed this test by the skin of my teeth, like 780 and you need 764 to pass. Network+ needs a lower score alos, like 554 out of 900. Plus a lot of the Security+ stuff has its foundation in Network+ knowledge.

vital

i took network+ first before taking the security+.

i got around a 640 on network+ and a 840 on security+