Security+ vs 70-220

Hi Folks.
I am one exam away from completing my MCSE. I've been
studying to do the 70-220 exam, but am now considering
doing the CompTIA Security+ exam. How will will affect my
cert? Better than MCSE+Security? More marketable? Please
advise.

Thanks
Brendan

Don't
Wed Jan 07 00:41:26 CST 2004

Why not take both?

"Brendan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Folks.
> I am one exam away from completing my MCSE. I've been
> studying to do the 70-220 exam, but am now considering
> doing the CompTIA Security+ exam. How will will affect my
> cert? Better than MCSE+Security? More marketable? Please
> advise.
>
> Thanks
> Brendan

Marko
Wed Jan 07 02:21:23 CST 2004


>-----Original Message-----
>Why not take both?
>

Brendan: In case you have trouble taking advice from a
jackass, I would suggest that he is offering you very good
guidance on this occasion.

Consultant
Wed Jan 07 09:13:32 CST 2004

i see you have resulted to colorful name calling, nice
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"Marko" <mcse@australia.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Why not take both?
> >
>
> Brendan: In case you have trouble taking advice from a
> jackass, I would suggest that he is offering you very good
> guidance on this occasion.

Nettransplant
Wed Jan 07 17:10:01 CST 2004

Security+ exam is 225.00 while 70-220 is 125.00.
220 was really easy after 70-214. I did some security + studying and believe
if you pass 214 you could challenge Security+ and most likely pass.

"Brendan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Folks.
> I am one exam away from completing my MCSE. I've been
> studying to do the 70-220 exam, but am now considering
> doing the CompTIA Security+ exam. How will will affect my
> cert? Better than MCSE+Security? More marketable? Please
> advise.
>
> Thanks
> Brendan

Marko
Wed Jan 07 17:24:19 CST 2004


>-----Original Message-----
>i see you have resulted to colorful name calling, nice
>--
>Consultant, MCNGP Founding Father


You may have missed the bit where the previous poster is
jackass@hotmail.com. I did the first few times he posted
until someone else pointed it out about a week ago as well
while also pointing out that it is hard to take
a "jackass" seriously.

Rowdy
Thu Jan 08 04:10:11 CST 2004

Brendan wrote:

> Hi Folks.
> I am one exam away from completing my MCSE. I've been
> studying to do the 70-220 exam, but am now considering
> doing the CompTIA Security+ exam. How will will affect my
> cert? Better than MCSE+Security? More marketable? Please
> advise.
>
> Thanks
> Brendan

congrats. :-)

the security+ is vendor neutral while the 70-220 is vendor specific, meaning
Microsoft products. i would advise, if you plan to be working on microsoft
products & get a better understanding of their security concepts &
procedures, go with 70-220, if you want a more broad & general
understanding of security CBK domains, go with Sec+. It gives a pretty good
into. to the domains, IMHO.

I did the Sec+ because I am looking at other higher non-Microsoft certs.

good luck.

p.s. the 70-220 is a design exam! i found the design exam format to be the
most difficult of the ms exams.

--
Rowdy Yates
MCSE, Security+, Linux+
I am Against-TCPA
http://www.againsttcpa.com

Consultant
Thu Jan 08 09:16:37 CST 2004

fair enough

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"Marko" <mcse@australia.com> wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >i see you have resulted to colorful name calling, nice
> >--
> >Consultant, MCNGP Founding Father
>
>
> You may have missed the bit where the previous poster is
> jackass@hotmail.com. I did the first few times he posted
> until someone else pointed it out about a week ago as well
> while also pointing out that it is hard to take
> a "jackass" seriously.

Tom
Thu Jan 08 16:42:09 CST 2004

The Security + test is more comparable with 70-214.

--
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"Rowdy Yates" <rowdy.yates@no-spam.lycos.com> wrote in message
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> Brendan wrote:
>
>> Hi Folks.
>> I am one exam away from completing my MCSE. I've been
>> studying to do the 70-220 exam, but am now considering
>> doing the CompTIA Security+ exam. How will will affect my
>> cert? Better than MCSE+Security? More marketable? Please
>> advise.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Brendan
>
> congrats. :-)
>
> the security+ is vendor neutral while the 70-220 is vendor specific,
> meaning
> Microsoft products. i would advise, if you plan to be working on microsoft
> products & get a better understanding of their security concepts &
> procedures, go with 70-220, if you want a more broad & general
> understanding of security CBK domains, go with Sec+. It gives a pretty
> good
> into. to the domains, IMHO.
>
> I did the Sec+ because I am looking at other higher non-Microsoft certs.
>
> good luck.
>
> p.s. the 70-220 is a design exam! i found the design exam format to be the
> most difficult of the ms exams.
>
> --
> Rowdy Yates
> MCSE, Security+, Linux+
> I am Against-TCPA
> http://www.againsttcpa.com