Should I bother with Net+ if I am going to Security Route?
Hello everyone. So is it really worth the effort to get Network+ if I am going to Security? I recently just passed Sec+ and would like to either A. Focus in finishing up my degree in IT Management or B. Try to get as much security certs as possible. The only issue is I don't have any experience in security only help desk. Thank you.
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On your original question of whether or not you should get the Network+, I'd say it would be valuable. With a recent pass on the Security+, you have a lot of the Network+ knowledge and you could dig in to some of the Networking concepts a little deeper with the Network+ giving you a stronger overall networking foundation. With networks almost everywhere, this information is valuable and pursuing a certification forces you to study topics that you might not otherwise see. Again, with a recent Security+ pass you'll find that studying for this won't take an extraordinary amount of time and effort. You already have a good understanding of how the CompTIA exams are laid out and what to expect, and have a lot of the core knowledge. I'd say you could pursue Network+ while also doing IT Management classes.
I'm not sure what security certification you would pursue next, but some are quite challenging and might not be as easy to pursue while taking college classes.
Hope this helps.
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