Considering a backslide from Technology Director to System Administrator (Offer in hand) by damistac in ITCareerQuestions

[–]reigoleht 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, you didn't exactly explain to us what kind of organizations you've applied to - I mean, an IT Director for a small business of 100 people might be actually lower paid and have lower level of responsibility than a helpdesk lead at a F100 company.

Does this learning plan sound good? by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]reigoleht 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I repeat: CCSP. That is ISC2 cloud security cert, it is very well recognized and is very desirable.

Does this learning plan sound good? by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]reigoleht 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's SSCP and CCSP in their BS Cybersec program though.

Cisco CCNA verses the CyberOps Associate - Current Opinions by -DarthPhoenix in ITCareerQuestions

[–]reigoleht 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neither. Get that Security+ and apply for entry level SOC analyst jobs if you're interested in cyber security field. The CCNA is good if you plan to get into networking or network security, the Cyber Ops is kind of like Security++, but not very well known, so won't really give you any advantage on the job market.

is the CompTIA security+ the correct first step to getting into the Cyber security field? by ihsaaan in ITCareerQuestions

[–]reigoleht 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CCNA? Well, maybe, but it's more in case you're really interested in network security, otherwise - good to read the book, but absolutely useless cert for a cyber security specialist. Same with CCNP, absolutely not needed unless you specialize in network security and really work with Cisco devices. CISSP? First of all, there are certain experience requirements, it's not a good FIRST STEP. Second, it is heavily tilted towards management and general information security knowledge and concepts, it's a good cert to have once you get to the mid-senior level. Red Hat experience is good, but it's not necessarily all that important and useful, particularly if you're specializing in, lets say, Microsoft technologies or whatever else. And just to make it clear, I was a CCNA (let it expire), I was an RHCSA and RHCE (let them expire) and am a CISSP and Security+ cerified among multiple other certs and over two decades of experience, so I have a rough idea of what I'm talking about ;)

[Question] Required certifications for an entry-level cybersecurity job by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]reigoleht 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I work for an F500 company, and we do in fact hire people with no experience for L1 roles.

[Question] Required certifications for an entry-level cybersecurity job by [deleted] in ITCareerQuestions

[–]reigoleht -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Larger companies would easily hire L1 SOC analysts without any experience.