Security+ Whats the opinion??

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Hey all...

My employer may be sending me on the Security+ course (5 days - London) my question is this - Is the Security+ qualification worthwhile to take? Did people find it interesting? Was the exam hard etc?

I'm going to go on an IIS 6 and Cisco Design courses and the Security+ course is one i'm pushing for in order to improve my own knowledge in that area, but before i commit to that i just thought i'd see if anyone had any thoughts?

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Whilst I havent taken the Security+ it does seem to be one that is widely respected. For instance it is a prerequesit for some vendor certs such as Symantec. MS also seems to believe it has merrits including it in its MCSA/E electives.

For someone wanting to get a basic overview of security skills them it could be worth going for, but for something more specific then perhaps the Cisco or the MS security certs would be worth a look at.

 

ill add my support behind it too! Very worthwhile for the reasons simon said.. mainly its a MCSE/MCSA elective and another cert behind your name!

 

Security+ is a very widely respected security cert. I have failed it once, since it also requires some of the stuff I have long since forgotten from Network+ (memorizing well known ports is not my strong suit). Since I am going for an Associate Degree in IT Security, the Security+ is definately one of the certs I need to get. Congrats on having your company pay for your training. This is a hot field and a great cert to have.