Is a Security+ certification really worth anything?

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OK, so the Air Force (really the whole Department of Defense) sets great stock in CompTIA and their certifications. To get in to IT, you've got to have an A+ at a minimum, and they have recently mandated that the military folks need a Security+. It's not mandatory yet for civilians, but I went ahead and got it taken care of, just in case.

On the outside, are these really worth anything? Do employers really ask if you've got these? Not looking for a career change, really just curious. AF leadership is head over heels for CompTIA, just wondering if anyone else is.
 
Security+ is usually considered entry level, I'd say. Better than nothing, though.
 
Security+ is actually one of the top end ones next to CISSP. The DoD just gets their dick hard for whatever sounds cool. Before it was Net+ and now it's Security+. I work at Lockheed and yea, they make Civs get it too. Basically anybody that remotely deals in IT is required to have it. At least with Security+ I know that if I get fired or leave it's a good tick to have on my resume.
 
Security+ is actually one of the top end ones next to CISSP. The DoD just gets their dick hard for whatever sounds cool. Before it was Net+ and now it's Security+. I work at Lockheed and yea, they make Civs get it too. Basically anybody that remotely deals in IT is required to have it. At least with Security+ I know that if I get fired or leave it's a good tick to have on my resume.

For some reason I thought it was one of the "entry level" certs. I stand corrected.
 
For some reason I thought it was one of the "entry level" certs. I stand corrected.
Yea as a sys admin I can go anywhere once I have it and make interviewers moist. It sounds stupid but it's true. Even my friend was like if they pay for your clearance and Security+ I can get you on over here for 6 figures. I was like wtf? Security+ is like mainly 95% **** none of us needs to study over.
 
Security+ was stupid easy. Studied for like... a week and passed it. :tongue:
 
The AF sent me to a class--not a bootcamp--and then I took two weeks cramming, passed with a 781. This stuff is kind of rough for me; I come from an old-school telephone background, like CAT 3 and Nortel multi-function switches...


But like PP said, the DoD is head over heels for CompTIA. I'm sure it's just a matter of time before they made me get it, so now I'm a step ahead. Good to know that it does have some value.
 
The AF sent me to a class--not a bootcamp--and then I took two weeks cramming, passed with a 781. This stuff is kind of rough for me; I come from an old-school telephone background, like CAT 3 and Nortel multi-function switches...


But like PP said, the DoD is head over heels for CompTIA. I'm sure it's just a matter of time before they made me get it, so now I'm a step ahead. Good to know that it does have some value.
It really only has value to a sys admin moving jobs. But before your Security+ is even expired I bet you the AF and Lockheed will be making us get something else.
 
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