Do you see any relationship between Sec+ and MCSA?

yzT

Looking at the CE programme, I saw that CompTIA considers a MCSA a higher certification and that you can get the 50 credits to renew the Sec+ obtaining it.

However, do you see any relationship between both certifications? Afaik, the MCSA is about installing a 2012 server and setting it up. Maybe it has some security facts like RBAC using AD, but definitely not enough to renew a security certification.

What do you think?

ptilsen

Sure, MCSA should have a decent amount of stuff in it. NTFS and share ACLs, secure DNS updates, Windows firewall, patching, Group Policy, AD, backup. Very little of it is material that's actually on Sec+, but it's at least slightly related, which is kind of the point. Understanding how Windows and Active Directory handle credentials, authentication, rights assignment, etc. is certainly relevant.