Security+ and then?

Zraxniah

Going to do security+ shortly, and I am likely to continue in security certifications--I was thinking I might do i-net+ to get CIW associate level and then do CIW-Security.

Any other suggestions?

Webmaster

CIW-Security is an option indeed. Personally I'd go for the CCSA or SSCP exam.

Zraxniah

I'm afraid I don't qualify for SSCP as my job is not technically security related? CCSA is a vendor certification -- does it cover Check Point products primarily? I'm not familiar with the company and can't seem to find much training text online.

Webmaster

Yes, it is pretty vendor specific, but read the following post and notice the first paragraph:
www.techexams.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4642

JDMurray

I don't see any evidence that the security industry knows that the CIW certs exist. You should give higher priority to obtaining certs that are well-known in the industry that you are interested in working.

If you want to stay vendor neutral, then you should favor the SSCP (https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?category=20). If you don't have the one-year of work experience required, then have a look at the SCNP (http://www.securitycertified.net/SCNP_certifications.htm) and the GSEC (http://www.giac.org/subject_certs.php#GSEC). Of these three, the GSEC seems to be the most well-known, but the SSCP is a good stepping stone towards the CISSP (https://www.isc2.org/cgi-bin/content.cgi?category=19).

Probably the most recognised vendor-specific security cert is Cisco's CCSP (http://www.cisco.com/en/US/learning/le3/le2/le37/le54/learning_certification_type_home.html).