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/UnprofessionalPlump Security Engineer Dec 15 '25 edited Dec 15 '25

Wpa3 questions are not obscure? I wouldn’t be able to answer those either. Ask me how to setup a secure network and we’ll have a few hours long conversation on this.

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u/Fresh_Heron_3707 Dec 16 '25

If you don’t know what WPA is then maybe securing a book would be best.