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CAREER OUTLOOK


DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS TO EARN In 2011, Evan Lesser, director of ClearanceJobs.com, told bankinfosecurity.com that “Combinations of both defensive and offensive skills related to network security are in demand. This trend will continue with increased focus on cybersecurity offense attacker roles and areas like ethical hacking, reverse engineering and malicious code analysis.”


There is no perfect slate of knowledge. The organizations that you will apply to will have their mandatory requirement, but this when it comes to cyber security knowing more is always better. There are public, private and nonprofit organizations that certify cyber professionals in the following areas:


Top 10 IT Security Certifications as listed by Bankinfosecurity.com • CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional (from the International Information Systems Security Certi- fication Consortium, Inc. (ISC) 2 . (www.isc2.org)


• CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker • CISM: Certified Information Security Manager • GIAC: Global Information Assurance Certification • CBCP: Certified Business Continuity Professional • CCNA: Certified Network Associate Certification (Cisco), and follow it up with a CCNA Security certifi-


cate focused on networks


• MCSE: Microsoft’s Certified Systems Engineer (Microsoft) with focus on security


• CCSE: Certified Security Expert (Check Point) • CCSK: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge • CSFA: Cyber Security Forensic Analyst (Cloud Security Alliance)


The following are certifications prized by various U.S. fed- eral agencies and their contractors. • CompTIA Security+: CompTIA • CompTIA A+ • CompTIA Network+ • CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician • ITIL: The Information Technology Infrastructure Library • CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional • PMP: Project Management Professiona • MCSE: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers • MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional • CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associates • MCSA: Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator


Sources: www.bankinfosecurity.com, www.Techrepublic.com’s “The 10 best IT certifications: 2012”


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