The Ultimate Guide To Cyber Security Certifications

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CYBER SECURITY CERTIFICATIONS
Earn the Industry Recognized Most In-Demand Cyber
Security Certifications to Gear Up Your Career in
IT
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INDEX

• Introduction
• Top Cyber Security Threats
• Recent Trends in Cyber Security
• Common Skills Gap in IT Workforce
• The Value of Certifications
• Industry Recognized Certifications
• ISACA
• (ISC)2
• EC-Council
• COMPTIA

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INTRODUCTION

• One Single Vulnerability is an attackers need.
• Cyber Security is the most important constituent
  of Information Technology
• that protects all kinds of information systems,
  (personal or professional) against
• all the vulnerabilities and potential attacks via
  the internet.
• Cyber Security is one of the supreme concerns of
  companies, private and public, wherein they are
  soliciting young and fresh talent to join hands
  for protecting the company against untargeted as
  well as potential malware cyber attacks.
• A career in cyber security is the most in-demand
  job role in almost every industry. Cyber Security
  Professionals are highly paid individuals that
  have high potencies of identifying and fixing
  vulnerabilities.

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TOP CYBERSECURITY THREATS
49 Zero-Day Attacks
41 Cloud Data Leakage
38 Mobile Malware
38 Targeted Attacks
37 SQL Injection
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RECENT TRENDS IN CYBER SECURITY
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COMMON SKILL GAPS IN IT WORKFORCE

• Lack of expertise to handle security
• Lack of proper training to use technology
• Poorly skilled staff in the IT Departments
• Security policies that are inadequate to address
  evolving threats
• Failure of IT staff to adhere to the security
  procedures

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THE VALUE OF CERTIFICATIONS

• The value of IT Certifications has been gaining
  importance due to growing competition.
• As technology spreads its dynamism, the need for
  IT workforce to adapt with the change is equally
  important.
• Not only this, but the following attributes count
  on as a result of attaining certifications
• Increasing Employee Performance
• Reduce Skills-Gap
• Hiring Promotion Eligibility
• Reducing Costs

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INDUSTRY RECOGNISED CERTIFICATIONS
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CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS AUDITOR (CISA)

• CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) is
  ranked among the top paying IT certifications in
  2016. A product by ISACA, which carries
  international standard of performance, it is of
  the most in-demand certification opted by cyber
  security professionals in order to advance their
  career in this domain.
• The CISA credential validates a professional with
  proven ability to identify, assess, evaluate,
  monitor and control the enterprise systems.
  Considering the increasing risks and
  vulnerabilities in the digital era, it has become
  necessary to employ professionals with proven
  knowledge and skill set to audit and control
  business systems.

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CERTIFIED INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGER (CISM)

• The Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  certification provides a higher earning potential
  as it is an advanced learning course.
• Also a product by ISACA, this course will
  training individuals in international security
  practices, also equipping them to design, manage
  and control the information security of an
  enterprise.
• Likewise, this training demonstrates proven
  ability of an individual in to develop and manage
  an entire information security program, on
  understanding the business goals and objectives.

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THE CERTIFIED INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY
PROFESSIONAL (CISSP)

• The Certified Information Systems Security
  Professional (CISSP) is the most essential
  credential for a security professional to
  validate his competencies and skill set to deploy
  a diverse information security infrastructure for
  protecting the organization from potential cyber
  security hazards.
• The course has been sponsored by International
  Information Systems Security Certification
  Consortium (ISC)2, one of worlds leading
  non-profit organization for providing healthy
  aids to the field of information security.
• The certification qualifies a candidate to
  effectively create, implement and evaluate the
  cyber security tools and technologies used to
  facilitate healthy transfer of information across
  a diverse work environment.

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CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKING (CEH V9)

• Certified Ethical Hacking (CEH v9) is the most
  desired certification program being favored by
  security professionals and has become an
  indispensable asset of their portfolios. Ethical
  hacking has today become a self-regulating
  profession where students, as well as
  professionals, are gaining the necessary
  expertise to scan, test, hack and secure their
  own systems.
• The CEH training and certification programs are
  designed for network administrators for
  developing the potent to discover vulnerable
  target systems and use white-hat hacking, a
  legitimate means to access the information
  assets.
• This course will not only build your theoretical
  affinity but also provide practical experience to
  implement the various modules of cyber security
  and networking in your routine operations.

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EC-COUNCIL CERTIFIED SECURITY ANALYST(ECSA V9)

• EC-COUNCIL Certified Security Analyst Training
  Certification is an amplified version of the
  domain that complements the CEH (Certified
  Ethical Hacking) certification.
• CEH Program has today become a baseline
  description and pre-requisite of a security
  professional, and in the event of exploring their
  real-time knowledge, EC-COUNCIL devised this
  course.
• This course offers pen test methodology through
  the deployment of its striking component the
  online cyber range, to challenge their skill set
  in a real time scenario. The ECSA certification
  validates your skills on the penetration testing
  methodologies through real-time set-ups.

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COMPUTER HACKING FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR(CHFI V9)

• The CHFI v9 is the worlds most comprehensive
  computer hacking forensic program that delivers
  essential knowledge of digital forensic
  techniques and standard forensic tools
  accompanied by hands-on labs to identify intruder
  footprints and gather necessary evidence for its
  prosecution.
• This training presents a methodological approach
  to digital forensics including searching and
  seizing, chain-of-custody, acquisition,
  preservation, analysis and reporting of digital
  evidence.
• The CHFI sets global standards for computer
  forensic best practices having set a recognition
  amongst Fortune 500 enterprises globally.

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COMPTIA NETWORK

• CompTIA Network is a vendor-neutral, globally
  recognized networking certification that
  demonstrates proven ability of an individual to
  design, configure, manage and troubleshoot
  hardware and software networks.
• With increasing demand of sustaining security in
  various domains, be it finance, healthcare or
  information services or even considering the
  government and military agencies, organizations
  want vendor-neutral certifications that can help
  train their workforce to securing networks.
• CompTIA Network provides the right platform of
  training and certification in increasing the
  companys productivity by equipping professionals
  with the ability to configure, manage and
  troubleshoot networking systems in their
  organizations.

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COMPTIA SECURITY

• CompTIA Security is a vendor-neutral, globally
  recognized certifications that introduce
  participants to the concepts of security and
  equip them in dealing with all the
  vulnerabilities of network security and risk
  management.
• This course is intended for students as well as
  professionals, whether planning to understand
  security concepts or even aiming to increase
  their knowledge of network security.
• This certification will build solid foundations
  of knowledge and applications of network security
  that will help aspirants in addressing their job
  roles and move towards a more rewarding career in
  their domain.

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COMPTIA A

• CompTIA A is one of the most comprehensive and
  extensive Level 1 certification that provides
  foundational knowledge and understanding of
  hardware and software technologies that are
  essential in building a career in cyber security.
  
• The curriculum of this course provides help and
  support in various activities such as cyber
  investigations, forensics, and cyber law
  enforcement.
• This course will prepare candidates in handling
  the most challenging technological problems with
  supreme efficiency of knowledge and application.
  Also this course will teach best practices of
  troubleshooting networking and security across a
  diverse platform of devices and systems.

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