Category: Certification Posts
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Article and Changes to Focus
Article I recently wrote an article on Certifications for Network Defense that is on LinkedIn. You can get this by going to the following link. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7265046664401285120/ This is a refinement of the previous blog post that I did on the same subject. The article provides more information about my background and interests in IT. I…
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Working on Network Security
Network Security I am going to be studying more for a Network Security specialization which I want to develop over time. This would be for things like the Network Security Engineer role. Doing Network Security has to be gradual for me over time. I’m thinking that the way that I am doing certifications needs to…
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Certifications for Network Defense
Certifications Having been studying Network Defense I am building a list of certifications that I could take. These certifications are the CompTIA Security+, the CCNA, the PCCET, PCNSA, and the PCNSE from Palo Alto. Some others include the Cybersecurity Associate and Cybersecurity Professional CBRCOR exams. For CCNP Security, there are the SCOR and SNCF exams…
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Musings on Life
CCNA I am studying for the CCNA and have scheduled the first attempt on November 19th, 2024. Being confident about the topics on the exam has helped control some of my anxiety regarding the CCNA. The exam that I passed before was the CCNA Routing and Switching. This exam has changed quite a lot in…
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Working on the CCIE
Plans for the CCIE I have chosen to study for the CCIE: Enterprise Infrastructure. This is one of my goals on my career path. I will be taking some other certifications in order to get the knowledge necessary to pass this Expert certification from Cisco. Planning on doing it between 3 and 5 years out…
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Network Security Engineer
Thought Process I have been thinking about where I want my career to go to in the future. There should be a way to go about accomplishing my ultimate goal. The goal is to become a CTO, CIO or CISO by the time that I am 51, which is the average age of a CTO.…
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Cisco Certifications to Work On
CCNA Exam v1.1 Studying for the CCNA 200-301 v1.1 exam and will be ready in about 2 months in November. There are significant study materials for this exam along with some new material in there as well. For the exam I will be using vouchers with a retake option which is something that I have…
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Choosing my Path
Getting a Job Wanting to do something more in line with the job role that I am wanting to go back to. I have canceled the AZ-900 and am still working on multiple books to read for the Certified in Cybersecurity exam. There is a reason that I am doing something different, which is that…
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Main Quest and Side Quest
Certification Testing I am currently scheduled to take the AZ-900 on October 29th, 2024. I decided that the one for the Certified in Cybersecurity should be sometime in November. The AZ-900 is one of my side quests for getting the AZ-700 which is the Azure Network Engineer Associate that would need the AZ-104 as well.…
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Certifications to Pursue
Certification Goals I am having some goals on where I see myself progressing in the future in IT. Some of these I have talked about and some might need to be on the table for me to do later. For the CompTIA certifications I will need to take the Network+ and Security+ for the basic…
