Have the ones you been on been pretty stable and consistent? I have heard some horror stories but i know all experiences can differ.
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Have the ones you been on been pretty stable and consistent? I have heard some horror stories but i know all experiences can differ.
I've only done 1 before and they were great.
This company has a solid rep as well, i always make sure to read up on them and check their reviews
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Doing whatever's the most fun/grabs your attention.
That icloud celebrity hack is what got me interested in security. So wrong & so right at the same time
Lol well I was recommended by my aunt to get certified in Cisco. At&t started her at $27 off the bat with that cert. I'm on Udemy tryna figure out which course to purchase to start on it.
what year was that (when AT&T gave her the 27 bucks)? Not trying to be negative, but I see folks getting advice from people who got Certs back in 93 who are out of touch with what goes on now. And like I said build yourself a home lab, because if you are trying to get into Infrastructure you need hands on experience and not just passing some tests.
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She been with them for about 4 years now.
with no prior experience? Well props to her if that is the case but I just dont see folks with no experience and only certs getting a job that pays more than 20 bucks an hour unless they have a 4 yr degree + the certs and even then companies may try to gank you for less than 20 bucks. I could be wrong though.
Whats her title?
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I reached out to an old colleague that made the jump from system engineering/admin to security - he told me that you have to have 5 years of experience in Security (not just systems engineering) before you can sit for the exam. Any truth to that or does he just not want to see a brother excel?Once you get your CISSP
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I trained Sheng Long and Shonuff
I reached out to an old colleague that made the jump from system engineering/admin to security - he told me that you have to have 5 years of experience in Security (not just systems engineering) before you can sit for the exam. Any truth to that or does he just not want to see a brother excel?
Pay your money, take the exam, and you'll be straight.
Pay your money, take the exam, and you'll be straight.
Do you think there is a market to offer more affordable training classes for certifications? I went to a community college today to check out their CCNA class and they want $1700 which seems insane to me. I have talked to TestOut by email about group rates and got a few quotes. I thought their rates were still high, but not after doing some research on other in person classes.
I'm still in the process of studying for the second part of the A+ exam, but also want to expand my income outside of just a salary. That CCNA class at the CC was six months, but I don't think a A+ course would need to be nearly as long. I figure offering students the TestOut software along with one or two days a week in class would be sufficient for a moth or two max(the software subscription would last beyond the class). Someone I know that works in IT tells me he gets crazy offers to move for jobs outside of metro areas. Maybe those areas would be a sweat spot for such a program.