From the course: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701) Cert Prep

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Stackable certifications

Stackable certifications

- CompTIA recognizes that many individuals earn a series of security certifications throughout their career, and they've prepared a cybersecurity career path that works its way through several different CompTIA cybersecurity certifications. All of the certifications in the cybersecurity career path are designed to be stackable. That means that you can combine them or stack them to earn additional CompTIA designations. The CompTIA cybersecurity career pathway has three levels of certification: specialist, professional, and expert. The entry level stackable certification is the CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist. Earning this credential requires earning three core certifications from CompTIA. The Security+ certification is CompTIA's entry level cybersecurity certification, and it sits at the base of the stack. To earn the CSIS credential, you'll need to supplement the Security+ certification with the A+ certification for technical support and the Network+ certification for…

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