IT Security? you mean in project/engineer base or Analyst (incident handling) base?

engineer - expert in Firewall, networking
- basic knowledge in Unix, Windows environment and LAN, WAN environment

Analyst - fair knowledge in networking, firewall, LAN & WAN environment
- good in Unix, Windows environment
- good in incident handling (CISSP, GCIH, CEH, CISA etc....)

CCNA, CCNP and CCIE is mainly focused on Cisco based range of products which normally used by big enterprises who have the financial capabilities to maintain their server. As far as im concerned is that other products such as Nortel, Alcatel, Huawei etc are emerging as well which give more economical and budget solutions to its customers (damn...). I believe Singapore shall be a very good market for network engineers who studies CCNA onwards.

Just to ask, if i am interested to have a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) cert, will i need to complete the exam listed here at http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/ce.../mcts.aspx#tab2 ? How it works? does it mean that if i were to have a MCTS cert for windows techonologies, then i will have to finish the 15 exam listed under windows technologies?

Is a MCTS cert itself enough to secure a good job??

Every exam you sit in the the following list,

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/ce.../mcts.aspx#tab2

you will have a MCTS: ......

only the first paper will give you an extra MCTS cert without specification.

Hello all,

I'm interested in Application Development especially for Database. Do you think taking the path of Certificate in Visual Studio .Net Framework is alright?

I finished my degree last year and currently working in non-IT job but have been building mini database project via Access for the last 3months, which I found challenging and want to explore more.

Any view is welcome.

system administration , networking , security . Which on is better is terms of career prospect?

Hi guys,

Wanna ask for any companies that are hiring computer forensic ppl and if you know of any, can you recommend me some...
Have finished computer forensic degree and at the moment most applications have not been replied or the guys have pushed me to security engineer or even security support... (so sad)

have applied for Cybersecurity, IRIS, IBAS, but they have not replied me yet and its been around 2 weeks+ ...


-Currently have adequate skills in metasploit, linux, backtrack,
-I can perform data recovery for FAT file system, NTFS file system with expert judgement.
-I can conduct Mac and Linux file system data recovery with enough time, but i am not very skilled in this area.
-Also have strong understanding in field of cyberlaw, epecially upcoming personal data protection act, and can provide partial legal advice in workplace.
-Am going for CEH soon, Hope i can find a company who can sponsor me for MyCert, CHFI, and LPT training.

thanks in advance

Need help here.... Lets say I have MCITP + CCNA certs.. what is the most suitable/ideal job post?? System admin?? Network Engineer? How much would the pay be with no experience.. ?

Fresh grad is fresh grad. The pay will be fresh grad rate. Having more cert means you get hired more easily.

Work experience still the most important to employer.

All the cert start to be very valuable when you jumping to another job

owh..i c...but what would b a suitable post with those certificates?

you can choose System and Network Administrator
then both of your cert can utilize lo

Hi all of the senior here ,i am SPM leaver here and i want to take Network Security Technical Certificate for self study ,is that good for my prospect without any degree and diploma ?

my older bro work with only SPM qualification...
but he got a lot of certs + experience..now salary 6K-8K, level 3 support

Mind to elaborate what kind of certs there ?Is it like that guy so much ?

mostly on UNIX

I read comment here, MCSE and MCSA is crap. Is it true?

any good certification to recommend for career advancement in software security programming?

Can anyone comment on what i can take ???Is that technical certificate good for prospect ???If i got these certificate by self study ,is that good ?

it is crap if you pass these cert exam with testking or p4s ....

This post has been edited by f.e.a.r: Jan 17 2010, 02:10 AM

System engineer gets the best of both worlds. But then again, it depends on your company and the projects and client deals they manage to acquire. I would probably say somewhere ranging from 1.6k - 2.5k. I would say probably slightly above 2k if you have CCNA.

Scope of work? It was everything under the sun for me back then. Doing installation, troubleshooting of IT equipment, preventive maintenance and occasional outstation projects every now and then. It was a good experience though. Started off with the usual desktop installation, troubleshooting, auditing and moved up to more complex stuff like server administration (AD, Exchange) and network security (routers, switches, firewalls).

IMO, it's always better to specialize after a few years depending on your interest. E.g for Network (AVAYA, Cisco, Nortel, Juniper), SAN (Brocade, EMC), Systems (Microsoft, Linux, Unix) since a specialist's salary will usually always be higher and more in demand in the market.

All the best in your career!