Security Certifications

["Mike B" <mbieltz2 () verizon net>]

Hello Everybody,



I just finished my master's degree in Information Security from Stevens 
Institute of Technology and I am looking to get my first security 
certification.  I've read about the many security certifications out there, 
and I have decided to go with the Security+ certification from CompTIA.  How 
does everybody feel about this certification?  I would've rather tried to 
get the CISSP but you need experience for that, and that's something that I 
don't have right now.  Is this a good first certification in the Information 
Security Field or are there better ones?





Mike B.