Cybersecurity Certifications
Of course, getting certified is also another very good step in starting a career in cybersecurity. You can look at things like the Security+ certification from CompTIA. They’ve also got the Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification as well as the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+) certification.
So those three have been around for quite a while now. The Cybersecurity Analyst is the newest out of those three. Now there’s actually a new certification coming out July 31st. It’s the PenTest+ certification. [Editor’s Note: This video was recorded before CompTIA PenTest+ came out in July 2018. Download the exam objectives to see what’s covered.] I haven’t seen the exam yet because it’s not out. But I am definitely looking forward to seeing the exam here very, very soon.
Of course, beyond CompTIA there are other certifications out there as well. But there’s so many of them, so maybe we’ll talk about those in another video.
But the CompTIA ones are definitely a very good way to get started – starting off with maybe your CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, on into your CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst and even the CompTIA PenTest+ when it comes out and then on to your CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+), which is their mastery level exam. That’s the highest level of security that they offer. And each of those different exams focuses on different parts of cybersecurity.
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So those three have been around for quite a while now. The Cybersecurity Analyst is the newest out of those three. Now there’s actually a new certification coming out July 31st. It’s the PenTest+ certification. [Editor’s Note: This video was recorded before CompTIA PenTest+ came out in July 2018. Download the exam objectives to see what’s covered.] I haven’t seen the exam yet because it’s not out. But I am definitely looking forward to seeing the exam here very, very soon.
Of course, beyond CompTIA there are other certifications out there as well. But there’s so many of them, so maybe we’ll talk about those in another video.
But the CompTIA ones are definitely a very good way to get started – starting off with maybe your CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, on into your CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst and even the CompTIA PenTest+ when it comes out and then on to your CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+), which is their mastery level exam. That’s the highest level of security that they offer. And each of those different exams focuses on different parts of cybersecurity.
TODD: The best leaders are people who are willing to share and do that. They aren’t looking for all the spotlight. They can drive the company without having to be at the forefront of every single thing or being the face. They take the responsibility, they take on the burden, they take on the onus, but you can do that without being someone who’s hogging all the credit or is not necessarily bringing others along in a positive and productive way.
There are three progressions that people make in their career. You go from being a worker to being a manager, and being a manager isn’t just taking the people who achieve best as individuals and turning them into managers.
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