AWS Security Specialty Certification: My Experience, Pros/Cons, and is it Worth It? [2023]

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[@user-mi2fp2wu1e]

I looked at the thumbnail and thought Eminem is a solution architect now.

[@evanstayuka381]

You are my AWS hero. I learn a great deal from you. Congratulations on your new AWS cert. Meanwhile I'm still preparing to take the AWS Solutions Architect Associate exam😅

[@WinTheCloud]

You can do it Evans!! I'm rooting for you! 💪🏻

[@guettatfimohamedali1283]

Great video as always, iLyas! I really appreciate your insights and expertise in the field. While the AWS Certified Security - Specialty certification is valuable for those specifically working with AWS cloud environments, considering other vendor-neutral certifications like CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge), CCAK (Certified Cloud Auditing Knowledge), or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) can further enhance your expertise and credibility in cloud security across different cloud platforms. These certifications are recognized in the industry and demonstrate your ability to navigate various cloud environments, making you a more versatile and sought-after professional in the cloud security domain. Keep up the fantastic work, and I'm looking forward to more informative content from you!

[@WinTheCloud]

Thank you for the feedback! I wasn’t sure I should create videos about my certifications experience but I got very positive feedback so far, so I’ll think about sharing my experience preparing and passing the other ones I got

[@BbB-vr9uh]

I’m hoping to take this cert in a few months. I’ve currently only taken the solutions architect associate, so I figured I would jump in and take this one. It would open me up to some specialty assignments at work, though I don’t plan to become a “security engineer” per se.

[@vinodshalgar]

thanks for this informative video.. I think important thing over here is to broaden knowledge and to show your potential employer that you are serious when it comes to security .. which you have pointed out rightly 👍

[@WinTheCloud]

Absolutely! Thank you Vinod for watching 🙏🏼

[@eslamyassin4323]

Great content Ilyas, keep it up!

[@OhDearBabajan]

Hi and thank you! Where do you recommend studying for it?

[@mexicanmax227]

Let’s go King!!!! Congrats!!!! 😄

[@WinTheCloud]

Always happy to read your comments brother 🙏🏻

[@jaibertaborda2774]

It’s a high challenge when you are thinking to work in cloud and make this kind of certifications, personally I work in security strategy but I didn’t have hands-on experience on cloud, however I’ve made practitioner and architect AWS certifications and had some interviews like you said need more expierence on practice, any way I will try to make this certification because I love to learn and study on cloud. Thanks a lot

[@bikashjena8167]

Well one query, that I work in security field as Pentester, currently I am preparing for the AWS cloud practitioner cert, I just wanna know whether I can opt for AWS security speciality cert post acquiring this ??

[@kevinjang8209]

Congrats!!!!

[@WinTheCloud]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@user-hv6hx9lw4b]

Great analysis! Any idea where I can get the best on hands experience to prepare and bolster my resume?

[@yuosefjan9478]

Hi really appreciate your efforts that you are injoying to teach us with a strong knowledge everyday thanks. But i hv question if i already did the basics of cyber security like (isc)²cc in cyber security and Security+ and az-900 and Aws cloud practitioner just the knowledge of them without certification and can i jump directly to AWS security???

[@xavieralmonte5404]

Great video, thank you! Curious on your intake, I just passed my AWS Solutions Architect Associate, I have 6 years of tech sales experience and have projects uploaded in my Github. Would you recommend I take this exam or ML if I'm looking to specialize?

[@dmitrikonnov922]

Well, ML exam is highly specialised in ML and AI unlike most other AWS exams. Just knowing AWS or having some ML-unrelated experience with AWS won't help for this particular certification.

[@generatiacloud]

What about aws networking spec cert?

[@WinTheCloud]

I don’t have it yet, so I think I will make a video about the SA Pro next. Are you interested in the networking specialty?

[@generatiacloud]

@@WinTheCloud I could achieve it a couple months ago, it was really hard, my point here is that I really love your reviews about certs

[@wendykgosi149]

“Making you a valuable asset” hahahaha . Poor humans… considered assets In the slave for money - as if that’s the m only reality that exists . Thanks 😊 anyway.

[@gevorian]

I want to prepare for becoming a Solutions Architect, though I have my doubt about getting into the field. I have worked with AWS in the past mainly deploying mobile app solutions within my company as a project manager at a super small startup. With knowledge of the basic ins/outs of AWS as I have directly deployed apps there for some mobile app projects and self-hosting internal software. Will this minimal experience drive me in the right direction?

[@azzzydzz]

Where did you get that shirt 😅?

[@WinTheCloud]

Got it as a welcome swag back when I joined AWS. I know it's too old and washed up now 😅

[@Ricocase]

Why not advanced networking too? Security was harder than sap? Wow