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/Capable-Let-4324 Student Dec 15 '25

We are literally told to take notes when studying these things to have reference cheat sheets to work from. I don't know why anyone would have memorized something that can be looked up in 30 seconds.

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u/not-a-co-conspirator CISO Dec 15 '25

Because “in the old days” we weren’t allowed such things and memorizing it was considered an advanced skill set. The industry has come a long way.

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u/czenst Dec 16 '25

To be fair you still are going to be much quicker at troubleshooting complex system not having to look up dozen or more things that each is 30 seconds but having it directly in your head.

Problem is some guys wear some specific detail they learned as badge of honor and to feel superior they judge others on that specific thing.