Re: security+ opinions?
From: Andrew Hecox (ahecox_at_no-spam.uchicago.edu)
Date: 05/29/03
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Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 15:01:23 GMT
After watching wayyyy to many violent movies as a child, PCportinc spake:
> what are your opinions of Comptia's Security+ cert? anyone here has it?
> how was the test, tough? besides that one, what are some other certs
> good to have in this field?
I can give you half a perspective: specifically, I have the certification
but I don't work in security so I can't tell you how it fares in the
field.
If you look at as an introductory certification, something comparable to
the Network+ exam for networking, I think it fills its niche well. More
than anything else, if someone starts talking about PKI or system
hardening, they won't sound like they're talking in a foreign language.
You should know enough that you can decide whether or not you would want
to set up an IDS, and if so, where to get started.
If I hiring someone for a security position, I'd look at someone with this
certification as someone who should have a pretty steap learning curve,
but certainly not someone who could be plugged in right away, unless their
other qualifications merits it.
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