UnixGuy's Best and Worst Cyber Security Certificates

[Gregory Childers]

The UnixGuy ranks the best and worst Cyber Security certifications. He bases his rankings on several factors, including pricing, type of examination questions, relevance in the job market, practical skills learned, and quality of training.

At the bottom, he ranked bootcamps. No one in particular, just bootcamps in general. Just above that was EC-Council and Udemy.

At the top, he ranked INE Security, Let's Defend, Cyberdefenders, TryHackMe, HackTheBox, Security Blue Team, TCM Security, Zero Point Security, GRC Mastery, and the Google Cybersecurity Certificate.

He lists CompTIA in the middle. Above Cisco's Cybersecurity certs and ISACA's CISM but below ISC2's CISSP, SANS, OffSec's OSCP, MS Azure Security, and AWS Security.

Your thoughts?

 

[precious]

Interesting rankings! I have to agree that practical, hands-on platforms like TryHackMe, HackTheBox, and TCM Security deserve top spots—they really bridge the gap between theory and real-world application.

 

[Gregory Childers]

I'm not certain that he puts much weight on the popularity of the certifications in the job market, as most of the ones he listed as the "best" are rarely, if ever, requested by recruiters. Security+ is much more relevant than Google's Cybersecurity certificate.

 

[precious]

True! I guess if recruiters were handing out jobs based on popularity, we would all just need LinkedIn badges. But you're right—Security+ definitely outranks Google's certification in the 'actually-get-hired' department.... Now is becoming a dilemma whether to go for popularity or practical skill certs

 

[Gregory Childers]

True! I guess if recruiters were handing out jobs based on popularity, we would all just need LinkedIn badges. But you're right—Security+ definitely outranks Google's certification in the 'actually-get-hired' department.... Now is becoming a dilemma whether to go for popularity or practical skill certs

I'm considering getting the Google Cybersecurity certificate to see what kind of value it has. Recruiters never ask for it, but it might help students build their skill sets. ISC2 developed the CC - Certified in Cybersecurity to help more learners enter the field. It remains to be seen if the Google certificate adds value or not.

 

[precious]

I'm considering getting the Google Cybersecurity certificate to see what kind of value it has. Recruiters never ask for it, but it might help students build their skill sets. ISC2 developed the CC - Certified in Cybersecurity to help more learners enter the field. It remains to be seen if the Google certificate adds value or not.

It's a good experiment-trying it out firsthand could give you real insight. The ISC2 CC is definitely gaining traction as an entry point... We do it for our students.

 

[jasoneckert]

If you ask 5 different people what their favourite Cybersecurity certifications are, you'll get 5 different answers.
It is what it is...

 

[precious]

If you ask 5 different people what their favourite Cybersecurity certifications are, you'll get 5 different answers.
It is what it is...

True! And if you ask a hacker, they'll just say, 'All of them... for free!'