Currently at a cyber/email security company. I am wondering if I should pursue a CISSP or CEH to help me transition to a sales engineer position. I don’t have a computer science degree, just sold software. Would a sales engineer position be more secure?

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I personally think cybersecurity is a growing industry. As the world get's more technical company, tech companies will need be hiring in cybersecurity to keep their users safe

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