Which Certification Next?

To continue advancing my skills, I am going to start training and studying for a new certification.  The question is what should I go after next?  Up to this point in my career, many of the certifications I’ve achieved are in the networking/security field, though, I do hold the ITIL Foundations and Certified Scrum Master certs.

Should I continue down the path of security certifications?  For instance, should I look into the C|EH?  Or what about any of the Offensive Security certifications (OSCP, OSCE, OSEE, or OSWE)?  My Cisco certifications lapsed several years ago, so another option is starting over on that track.  Recently, I started studying for the new CCNA Cyber Security certification which would be the initial cert in Cisco’s cyber track.

If I were to go in a different direction, what are the top certs desirable in the market today?  Since my cloud experience is not as strong as I would hope, I was considering getting certified by one of the leading cloud providers such as AWS.  Several of my former colleagues have recently achieved the AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner which I think is definitely an option.

Aside from these paths, perhaps there is something else I should consider?  I am really open for anything I just want to go after something that provides the most bang for the buck.  If you are reading this post, please vote in the proceeding poll or drop me a note with what you’d recommend.  Again, the choices are as follows:

• Hacking certification – C|EH or OSXX
• Cisco certification – CCNA Cyber Security
• Cloud certification – AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or similar
• Something else

Thanks.

Jay