<![CDATA[Unsolicited opinion and spicy take: Certs, fuck em.]]>Unsolicited opinion and spicy take: Certs, fuck em. Any certs that require dues to keep, but don't mandate actual learning to keep fresh or to expand your skills (without making you pay more, you fuckers!) is just a ponzi scheme.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/823bd39e-ff0d-45e7-a7b3-4654833b4a11/unsolicited-opinion-and-spicy-take-certs-fuck-em.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 08:26:39 GMTTue, 12 May 2026 19:43:48 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Unsolicited opinion and spicy take: Certs, fuck em. on Tue, 12 May 2026 20:33:02 GMT]]>@krypt3ia @kajer I so want to do this.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/rmaloley/statuses/116563508070167306https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/rmaloley/statuses/116563508070167306Tue, 12 May 2026 20:33:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unsolicited opinion and spicy take: Certs, fuck em. on Tue, 12 May 2026 20:21:19 GMT]]>@kajer I told ISC2 to fuck the right off last month.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/krypt3ia/statuses/116563462030768129https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/krypt3ia/statuses/116563462030768129Tue, 12 May 2026 20:21:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unsolicited opinion and spicy take: Certs, fuck em. on Tue, 12 May 2026 19:57:29 GMT]]>Of course, these days, you can spend all the money on certs and not even get any interviews anyway, so, fuck it all.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/krypt3ia/statuses/116563368335001445https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/krypt3ia/statuses/116563368335001445Tue, 12 May 2026 19:57:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unsolicited opinion and spicy take: Certs, fuck em. on Tue, 12 May 2026 19:56:36 GMT]]>Oh, and certs for thousands of dollars that cannot be afforded, fuck that too. Way too many executives making yacht money.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/krypt3ia/statuses/116563364842077760https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/krypt3ia/statuses/116563364842077760Tue, 12 May 2026 19:56:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unsolicited opinion and spicy take: Certs, fuck em. on Tue, 12 May 2026 19:49:07 GMT]]>@krypt3ia I let my CCNP expire in 2021 only after cisco extended it due to covid shutdowns of testing centers.

Honestly, at some point, my CV speaks for itself, if I can get a human to read it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kajer/statuses/116563335440697462https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/kajer/statuses/116563335440697462Tue, 12 May 2026 19:49:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Unsolicited opinion and spicy take: Certs, fuck em. on Tue, 12 May 2026 19:44:36 GMT]]>@krypt3ia yep. Hire experience, not pieces of paper.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/mossyfoot/statuses/116563317621612327https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pdx.social/users/mossyfoot/statuses/116563317621612327Tue, 12 May 2026 19:44:36 GMT