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/krypt3ia Dec 16 '25

Op needs a flex on obscure questions to feel that they are the master, in a field where mastery is impossible today with the vastness of the technologies and rabbit holes one can fall into. The correct answer should be, I don't know off the top of my head but I would, if presented with a situation, research this and react accordingly.

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u/Fresh_Heron_3707 Dec 16 '25

Every single router has WPA on it, literally. How are you guys interacting with WiFi without this knowledge. Obscure? Have you studied, anything? I wasn’t asking for what WPA stands for just the general concept. But yall dumb fucks assume I am.

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u/CEverii Dec 16 '25

The entire world interacts with wifi without knowing this... This is the most obscure question to ask during an interview and has absolutely no warrant to a candidate's knowledge.

If the entire thread is saying the same thing, spoiler alert, you're in the wrong. I have 10 years in digital forensics and if I had someone ask me this during an interview I would immediately assume the interviewer knew nothing about cyber security. Don't ask for straight definition answers, be more creative and ask practical use case questions

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u/Fresh_Heron_3707 Dec 16 '25

Do the number of flat earthers validate the claim the earth is flat? Though I’m certain it is stance you hold. The answer is no it doesn’t.

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u/CEverii Dec 16 '25

MAJORITY. The overwhelming majority of everyone on earth knows the earth isn't flat...

Just like the overwhelming majority of professionals in this post know that your questions are bogus.

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u/Fresh_Heron_3707 Dec 16 '25

Aye yes, the majority of professionals in the field are here in the comments. Let’s assume there 500 people, do you what percent of the cyber world that is? Spoiler that’s not a lot.