CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway

Why can IT pros take CySA+ after Security+? Because CompTIA Security+ mirrors 2 years of IT security experience and CySA+ mirrors 3-4 years. It is a logical progression. After CySA+, IT pros can pursue CASP to prove their mastery of hands-on cybersecurity skills required at the 5- to 10-year experience level.

But what if you don’t have the skills or experience to start with CompTIA Security+ or CySA+? You’ll need to start earlier on the pathway. CompTIA Network+ is an important recommended prerequisite to CompTIA Security+. In order to secure a network, you must understand how the network functions. Otherwise, you are learning security skills and applying them to a network you don’t understand. If you haven’t taken CompTIA Network+, we recommend that you earn it, or gain the equivalent knowledge of nine-months’ networking experience.

Before you take CompTIA Network+, you need an understanding of the most common hardware and software technologies used on the network. After all, how can you support a network if you don’t understand what is attached to it? CompTIA A+ certification, which mirrors the skills of an IT pro with six months of IT experience, assesses the skills necessary to support IT infrastructures, which includes device hardware, software, networks and security, from an entry-level IT pro perspective.

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