Further down are certificate programs and associates degrees - many times these are the 'cyber security' training classes advertised on late night TV. Even if you could get the other certs - you would be what is called a paper tiger without the experience to back it up.


CISSP is probably your best option if you have 4-5 year's experience. Consider the above list as kind of a pyramid - the further up on the pyramid you go, the fewer people you have to compete with. something going on in CA? People have told me to start with the A+ but to me it seems like a waste of time.

CCNA is another good entry level cert. Take a look into Linux+ which will give you another 2 certs if you pass it (LPIC-1 and NOVELL). Check out Splunk for SIEM which is becoming quite popular (they have their user-role level cert free right now if you visit Splunk Education).
And it seems that for some areas of Info Sec (Cyber Sec, Pen testing in particular) certifications don't help much. Start with Security + if you have no experience.

I am seeing reports of cell carriers having problems accross the US and FB messenger is down. I want to work in the cyber security field after college, however I'm stuck on what certifications I should look to take.

So whilst things like Sec+ and CISSP are asked for a lot, they are also many people with those certifications. Be prepared to pay your dues in the form of working up to InfoSec. So yes - competition is very high.

DDoS?

I have been working in IT at a company for a few months now and they said they would help pay for some certs. Cyber attack hitting the US right now? Currently 18 in my second semester of college majoring in Networking and Systems Security and working a IT support desk job to help gain experience.

Security + or SSCP for entry level certs.

Hi, I just graduated with a cyber-security degree. Network + even before that if you haven’t worked with networks.