Certifications, decoded
Clear, no-fluff guides to the certifications worth your time. Exam domains, real costs, week-by-week study plans, and honest “is it worth it” answers — one page per cert.
Domains, decoded
Official exam domains and weightings, so you spend your hours where the points actually are.
A study plan you can follow
Week-by-week plans built for people studying around a full-time job — no guesswork.
Human-checked, no fluff
Facts verified against official sources. We don’t pad pages with fake prices or made-up courses.
Certifications
Starting with cybersecurity — more certs and categories on the way.
Cybersecurity
3Security+
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)
The entry-level standard for cybersecurity jobs
CEH
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v13)
EC-Council’s ethical-hacking certification
CISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
The senior-level security management cert
Popular guides
Straight answers on cost, salary, difficulty, and which cert to pick.
Security+ vs Google
Which one to do first, and why
Security+ With No Experience
Can you pass it with zero IT background?
Security+ Salary
What the cert is actually worth in pay
Security+ Objectives
The 5 domains, weightings, and what each tests
Security+ vs Network+
Which CompTIA cert to take first
How Hard Is Security+
Difficulty, pass rates, and the hard parts
SY0-701 vs SY0-801
What changes in the new Security+, and whether to wait
CEH vs Security+
Which to take first, and why
Is CEH Worth It
The honest cost-benefit verdict
CEH Salary
What the cert is worth in pay
CEH Exam Cost
Voucher, fees, training, retakes
Is CISSP Worth It
The honest cost-benefit verdict
CISSP Salary
What the cert is worth in pay
Security+ vs CISSP
Entry vs senior — which and when
Cert Roadmap
Which cert to get, in what order