I passed my Security + Test

[marty56]

I passed my Security + test and since I am 54 and not a good test taker, I am very happy and amazed that I passed the first time.  For those of you not in the IT field  this certification is valuable and a must have.

[haulingthescoreup]

Congrats!

So it's a test of what you know about information security, rather than a security clearance or something?

[DI]

Congrats!  I wonder if one day I will have to take that test.  I'm working on a degree in Information Technology. 

[marty56]

It is a test to test my knowledge on computer virus, encryption, and basic network structure and management.  Any government employee who has system admin access on a network is required to pass this test.  As a programmer, I really don't need that type of access but it makes my job easier and makes me  very marketable to contactors as my post civil service employeer.

http://www.comptia.org/certifications/listed/security.aspx

[Anonymous]

Congrats Marty!

[bakalao2k]

I though about pursuing this cerification because I'm very interested in the security side of I.T.

[marty56]

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@bakalao2k wrote:

I though about pursuing this cerification because I'm very interested in the security side of I.T.

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I would definitly do it.  The exam leans towards system administrators and policy rather than programming. While I am not interest in doing Information Assurance, work, it is an expanding job market in IT.  LOL add another zero to my salary and a 25k home computer budget and I could change my mind.

[MattH]

http://www.comptia.org/certifications/listed/security.aspx

[JagerBombs89]

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@marty56 wrote:

I passed my Security + test and since I am 54 and not a good test taker, I am very happy and amazed that I passed the first time.  For those of you not in the IT field  this certification is valuable and a must have.

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Big congrats to you!  I currently only have my A+ Certification and thinking about either going Net+ or Security+ I am curious if you are cerifitied on these two as well?!  Also, how much work experience helped you passed you Security+ ( what I mean is, did you pass your test based on experience or did you have to do a lot of studying?)  And hopefully you passed before Jan 1st, 2011 because I believe it's a life time certification if you did!  Again, congrats!

[marty56]

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@JagerBombs89 wrote:

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Big congrats to you!  I currently only have my A+ Certification and thinking about either going Net+ or Security+ I am curious if you are cerifitied on these two as well?!  Also, how much work experience helped you passed you Security+ ( what I mean is, did you pass your test based on experience or did you have to do a lot of studying?)  And hopefully you passed before Jan 1st, 2011 because I believe it's a life time certification if you did!  Again, congrats!

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Yes I did pass on December 28th.  I knew that I needed to take the test before the end of the year otherwise I would have to take it every 3 years and I didn't want to do that.

The only cerification I have is Security +.  To be honest, my work experince didn't really help much since I don't get involved with system adminstartion and policy and nenver paid much attention to cryptography.  I am just a programmer and didn't pay much attention to those things (my bad).  I studied hard for about 2 weeks before the test.

I would go Security + since it seems to be a widespread requirement at least for the government.