Do not start with Security + 🙅🏾‍♂️ ‼️

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Why it worked

The video addresses a common pain point for aspiring tech professionals: where to start. By directly challenging a popular certification (Security+) and promising a better alternative, it creates curiosity and positions the creator as a knowledgeable guide.

Summary

The speaker advises against starting with the CompTIA Security+ certification if one lacks foundational IT knowledge like networking or operating systems. They explain that cybersecurity builds upon IT fundamentals and suggest focusing on those first before pursuing security certifications.

Structure

1Warning against starting with Security+
2Explanation of why it's a mistake without IT fundamentals
3Analogy: Cybersecurity sits on top of IT
4Recommendation to start with basics
5Teaser for a future video on foundational steps into tech

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The video discusses the CompTIA Security+ certification, advising against it as a starting point without foundational IT knowledge. The speaker implies they will offer a better roadmap in a future video.

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Original caption

Security+ is NOT an entry-level cert if you don’t have IT fundamentals. No networking basics, no operating systems, no real troubleshooting = you’re just memorizing terms. Cybersecurity sits on top of IT, it doesn’t replace it.Start with the basics, then secure the system.Otherwise you’ll pass the exam and still be lost on the job. #TikTokLearningCampaign #TechTips #comptia #securityplus #cybersecurity

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SWENIUS.COM @THESWENIUSONE Do not start with Security + 🙅🏾‍♂️ ‼️ Video dropping tomorrow with the proper foundational roadmap

Transcript

If I'm starting in tech today without a degree, without previous experience, I'm not going to start with a CompTIA Security+ because you know nothing, if ands or buts, do not start with a CompTIA Security+ because you know nothing. So you're going to get a Security+ but don't know what you're going to apply Security+ to, right? You don't know operating systems, you don't know networking, you don't know a whole host of different things. Why would you get a Security+? So watch out for the next video because in the next video I'm going to talk about the different steps that I would take to get into tech in 2026.