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Certs for Security Professional
I'm getting into the security industry, currently perusing a degree in networking/security and wondering what certifications should I have? Should all my certifications be centered around security or should I also demonstrate competency in Windows, Linux etc. If so, what certs would you recommend? I currently have A+ and… -
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He wrote about his skills and preference (network+security). I wrote the best path. Malware analyst/computer forensic/etc - more low-level programming, almost no networking. Information security - CISA, CISSP, etc - more "papers", less networking. Network Security/etc - Cisco and Juniper - pure security networking. -
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Hello Jason - welcome to the forums. You may want to check the sticky threads in Security Certification section of TE here - Security Certifications Forums You will see several discussions about various certifications and paths. One thing that I would echo - is that IT security like other aspects of IT is very broad. As to… -
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Thanks for the comments everyone. SecurityThroughObscurity, I am in a "Networking & IT Security" program but as I move forward in the program I will be moving further towards security than pure networking. I'm more interested in systems/application security and low level offensive/defensive security. I'd like to do code… -
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@SecurityThroughObscurity, I have read the last few of your comments and just like this one, they are not helpful..please only post if you are actually being helpful. Telling a new person to get the CCIE: Security is just not smart. @JasonP03, First decide what you want to do in security? (malware analyst, security… -
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Yuckthefankees I dont think he is there yet. At least you steered him into the right direction and now he knows there are more tracks and security spans more than just cisco certs. @securityobsecurity - CCIE Sec is not enough and just encompasses cisco technologies. A good security engineer should have their networking… -
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Security is one of the hardest things. You have to have the certs because they will get you the interviews but not the job as with other professions.IMHO, to be a good security engineer you need to know networking, programming, operating systems etc., regardless of whether you're a pen tester or analyst. Maybe not get all…
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