Dolan,

CompTIA Security+ is a good and well-known entry-level certification
for people who has interest working in Information Security roles. If
you already in the InfoSec industry, I believe people know (or at
least have heard) about Security+

As security consist of broad ranges, you might also want to complement
yourself with specialized security fields certification either from vendor
driven certification such as:
(examples below are not mean to be exhausted):
Cisco: CCNA/CCNP Security
Microsoft: MCSA/MCSE Security
RedHat: RHCSS
CheckPoint: CCSA/CCSE

Or from a vendor-neutral specialized certifications such as ISC2, GIAC
or EC-Council. (a lot of options available starting from Security
Administration, Management, Legal, Audit, Software Security and
Forensic)
ISC2: CISSP, SSCP, CSSLP,etc
GIAC: GSEC, GCIH, GCIA, GPEN, etc
EC-Council: CEH, CHFI, ECSA, LPT, etc
ISACA: CISA, CISM, etc

Just go to their website to explore further:

Major vendor driven:
Cisco: http://cisco.com/go/certifications
Microsoft: http://microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-overview.aspx
RedHat: http://redhat.com/training/certifications/rhcss/
CheckPoint: http://checkpoint.com/services/education/certification/index.html

Vendors-neutral (beside CompTIA):
ISC2: http://isc2.org/cissp/default.aspx
GIAC: http://giac.org
EC-Council: http://eccouncil.org
ISACA: isaca.org/CERTIFICATION/

Kind regards,
SJ Alex Taidri

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 8:09 AM, <dolan.alex (at) gmail (dot) com [email concealed]> wrote:
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> What are people's opinions on the CompTIA qualifications? http://www.comptia.org/home.aspx
>
> Specifically, the Security+ http://certification.comptia.org/getCertified/certifications/security.as
px
>
> I basically want to know if they are as worldwide recognised as they say they are, and will a Security+ qualification look good to a potential employer. Or will they never had heard of it?
>
> Thanks guys
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