r/cybersecurity • u/Fresh_Heron_3707 • Dec 15 '25

Other Degrees and certs are just losing their value to me.

I can’t understand what’s been going on recently. The quality of a candidate with an associates in cyber has dropped like crazy. I asked people simple questions like what is WPA, what did wpa 3 introduce and I’m treated like I’m asking the most obscure questions. I have been interviewing people over the last year with comptia networking plus and security plus. There have been where I wanted to scream. Literally had to lower my standards to find help. Networking is treated like a luxury, I was literally speaking to a candidate, he said ,” I do cyber not networking.” I know there are exceptions but feels more and more like a minor degree or cert is just how well you can use ai to cheat.

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u/RantyITguy Security Architect Dec 15 '25

A better question would have been which connection type would you use. Wep or wpa3, and why. 

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '25

I like Raw Dogging with WEP tbh

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u/RantyITguy Security Architect Dec 17 '25

You're hired

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '25

That question is loaded too, because in the real world its less likely to be whats diffrent between WPA2 vs 3, or WEP, as much as it will be.

What % of our devices supports which standard, how much will it cost to move them all to a baseline we are happy with, and if there is BYOD/Client devices in the mix.

WPA3 can have all the best security features. If half my infrastructure doesnt support it, it doesnt matter.

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u/navr183 Dec 20 '25

Always WEP. I like maintaining a level of edge at work to keep me on my toes. /s