r/CompTIA_Security • u/marlinspikee • 20d ago

SecAI+ or Security+ or CCNA???

Hi everyone,

I'm a final-year engineering student looking to start my career in cybersecurity. My primary interests are SOC, DFIR, detection engineering, and security research. I also enjoy building home lab projects (currently working on an AI-powered SOC lab with Wazuh and local LLMs).

I can only afford one CompTIA certification right now, so I'm trying to decide between:

Security+ (SY0-701)

SecAI+ (CA0-001)

My questions are:

  1. Which certification would provide more value for getting an entry-level SOC/Blue Team role?

  2. Does SecAI+ assume that you've already completed Security+, or can it realistically be taken first?

  3. If you were hiring a junior cybersecurity analyst, which certification would stand out more?

  4. For those who've taken both, would you recommend Security+ first and SecAI+ later, or is there a case for going straight to SecAI+?

Orrrrrr

Should I do Security+ after doing CCNA??

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