CompTIA SecurityX is here (CASP+ is no more): What you need to know

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The CompTIA CASP+ certification is getting an overhaul — and a name change. Meet SecurityX, the updated expert-level cybersecurity certification from CompTIA. Why is the name changing, and how will it impact the career goals of cybersecurity professionals in 2025 and beyond?

Join Patrick Lane, CompTIA Director of Cybersecurity Product Management, to get the inside scoop on the SecurityX certification, including:

0:00 - SecurityX intro and free resources
1:18- Introducing the CompTIA Xpert Series
4:02 - SecurityX certification overview
5:44 - SecurityX certification differentiators
8:27 - Skills covered in SecurityX
11:43 - CompTIA cybersecurity career pathway
18:04 - SecurityX cybersecurity market
20:22 - Security architect market overview
21:45 - CAS-005: What's on the new exam?
23:08 - Orgs that helped with CAS-005
24:02 - CAS-004 vs CAS-005
27:30 - SecurityX NICE/DCWF Work Roles
28:40 - SecurityX exam information
30:00 - SecurityX training options
31:20 - How SecurityX compares to CISSP
36:02 - More on the Xpert series branding
38:03 - Pass rates for certification exams
38:39 - What feedback do you get if you fail SecurityX?
39:39 - How to get hired as a CISO
40:46 - How to get into the DoD
41:33 - Qualifications for first cybersecurity hire
43:03 - Timelines for transition from CASP+ to SecurityX
44:30 - Do you need SecurityX to get into the DoD?
46:05 - How do you maintain your SecurityX?
47:07 - Should I update credential name to SecurityX now?
47:58 - Current IT job market and optimism

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[osark]

This has been said and talked about extensively by the industry, a rebranding if anything will just hurt the product even more, but thats what happens when the marketing department runs the company. The issue with advanced certifications from comptia is that it only require you to pick an answer. There is no lab, no complex tasks, and no extensive chain of thoughts required to pass their certifications. So they do request a lot of memorization, and thats it

[WellingtonLaurette]

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[mikes_._cent]

What was the demand for the CASP+ under CAS-005?

How much do they expect the demand to improve with a name the now when the have to look harder for it ?

Good luck.

[nolaalways]

Beginner who’s interested in getting into cyber security? What steps do you recommend I take?

[tommypham]

Just get the sec+ and net+ and A+ I would rather hire someone with work experience and those certs then some securityX and have nothing else. Comptia branding is such a joke at this point.