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Re: Help me cross a few of these off my list! I need some input on my chart of certs!
From Info Sec you could drop quite a few. CASP has fairly limited value, and possibly should be further down that chain. CEH, GPEN and eJPT - choose one. You could possibly drop ePPT and go straight to OSCP after eJPT. You could move python further up the list since it can be useful for pentesting, and certainly you would… -
Re: The 80/20 rule of security certifications
Hi all, Thanks for your replies. I'm not lazy. I just prefer to focus my time on what I really need in my day to day job: hand on skills like pentesting, system hardening and monitoring, incident response and a little bit of malware analysis. For that I created labs, I test new products, I write audit scripts, etc. I spent… -
CySA+ Study Chronicles
So I embarked on a 14 week learning journey, with the CySA+ certification as the tangible end goal that started January 1, 2018. This post chronicles my choice of personal study resources and curriculum. It's an unproven curriculum as I haven't taken the exam yet. I do intend to score very highly on this exam though. Why:… -
Re: Plese advise what cert route to take for extremely rapid ascent
Short answer, won't happen. nster's post above is probably the best recipe you'll get. Keep in mind, if you move to San Fran, you might get 100k for a mid-level sysadmin position... which will be the same as getting 45k pretty much everywhere else when you factor in the cost of living. Windows system administration… -
Re: Thinking about attending UMUC
Hah! That might have been true once upon a time, but if anything the opposite is true today. I would pick computer science every time, but keep in mind a few things. If you know in your heart of hearts that what you want to do is infrastructure support, configuration, administration, etc. even with a security focus, and… -
Re: Going for CISA on 20th
Well I don't want to brag but I worked for one of the big Anti-virus companies for 2 years where I learned a lot about malware analysis (viruses, trojans, rootkits, spyware, spam etc.) then I worked at HP as a network security engineer acquired a lot of skills while working to be honest. Fortune 500 companies would… -
Re: Has anyone taken the Student eCPPT course?
Linux I am confident enough on. I am currently learning Python, I know no ASM so that is on the list, PHP is on the list, but not to worried about that. I fall into a solid theory base, but putting it into practice is where I am somewhat deficent. At this point I have to focus a little more on what I do everyday. The end… -
Re: CSA+ align with job description?
I was part of the Beta. I did a LOT of independent study on basically anything that sounded relevant to security before the CySA+ was even in beta. When the CySA+ Beta came around, I worked down through the objectives, giving any that sounded like I didn't feel totally competent in it a hour or two of similar… -
Re: What kind of entry level job can i expect get with BS Information Technology security
Hello dialectial, looking at what skills the OP will get most use from means we should consider the fact they will be probably starting at the bottom of the ladder in the workplace and will have to work their way up to the likes of a sysadmin or network grunt. Their security degree is unlikely to get them a security job… -
CISSP Passed - Sept 3
I've been a long time lurker on the forum(even before signing up) and have really enjoyed all the discussions and opinions by all the users. When it came time to study for the CISSP I stayed glued to this forum for tips and information regarding the new exam and resources. My CISSP journey started nearly 18 months ago but…
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