Security Certified Network Professional?

I took the whole SCNP thing at New Horizons myself. This was before the release of CompTIA's Security+ cert, so the first course in the series has been modified since then and the prerequisite has changed from A+ and Network+ to Security+. Overall, I feel the program offers a good overview of internet/network security and could be favorably compared to the "gold standard," CISSP. However, one cannot be a CISSP without some years of (verifiable) experience in the field. Regarding your questionof whether the designation is recognized, simple answer is no. There are really only two generally recognized certs: the aforementioned CISSP (and it's newer, lesser brother, who's initials I don't recollect), and the GIAC cert. Since you're going to New Horizons anyway, you might be better served by taking the CompTIA Security+ class they offer. Again, it's a prereq. for SCNP, but, standing alone, has more credibility than SCNP.