Cisco security

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I need to find a way out of this help desk job. I am to old to begin on a degree so what should I do? When listening to the news I hear there is a lack of security people here in Norway but again the CompTIA certifications does not seem to be that attractive for some reason. They prefer a degree but may consider certifications in some cases. If they consider certifications it is mostly the vendor specific ones like Cisco, Microsoft, AWS and so on. Is it a good idea to go the route of Cisco CCNA then CCNP Security? I have watched videos on "how to get into the security field" here on ITProTV but they sell the CompTIA hard and I feel that is not an option for me.

@SRR said in Cisco security:

I need to find a way out of this help desk job. I am to old to begin on a degree so what should I do? When listening to the news I hear there is a lack of security people here in Norway but again the CompTIA certifications does not seem to be that attractive for some reason. They prefer a degree but may consider certifications in some cases. If they consider certifications it is mostly the vendor specific ones like Cisco, Microsoft, AWS and so on. Is it a good idea to go the route of Cisco CCNA then CCNP Security? I have watched videos on "how to get into the security field" here on ITProTV but they sell the CompTIA hard and I feel that is not an option for me.

So, path that we recommend is normally for people that do not have much experience beyond studying for the exam. CompTIA is an industry recognized vendor neutral certification.

If you already have a solid foundation in network technologies and TCP/IP networking. You can probably begin start with CCNA. There will be some network fundamentals for review but then it will be very Cisco technology and terminology centric.

Technically, you do not have to do the CCNA before you do the SCOR exam but I do recommend it but it is not a prerequisite you do so. But it may be a very steep learning curve for you.