Computer security, cybersecurity, or IT security is the protection of computer systems from theft or damage to their hardware, software or electronic data, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
If you’ve done any research on the topic, you know that the choices in IT certifications are endless! We’ve combed through the recommendations for these top nine cybersecurity job titles and identified the certifications requested most.
- The CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway: With CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+), CompTIA PenTest+ and CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP), the CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway helps technical specialists achieve cybersecurity mastery, from beginning to end.
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP):CISSP is an advanced-level cybersecurity certification put out by (ISC)2. It focuses on cybersecurity management skills.
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA): At the associate level is where Cisco certifications begin to specialize, and some of the most common ones include CCNA Routing and Switching, CCNA Security, CCNA Cyber Ops and CCNA Data Center.
- GIAC:GIAC certifications cover topics including cyber defense, penetration testing, digital forensics and incident response, developer, and information security management.
Latest Security Jobs Jobs
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- Senior Business Analyst - Outside IR35 Contract, SC Clearance Required, London
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- £400 per day outside IR35
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Senior Business Analyst - Outside IR35 Contract, SC Clearance Required, Based in London Project- to engage with colleagues and stakeholders to investigate and model business functions, processes, information flows and data structures, using a range of business analysis techniques. • You will translate the solution to the business problem into detailed requirements by creating user stories and well-defined acceptance criteria. • Elicit end-to-end business requirements for a live cross-government service • Working across the Government departments to bring together varied business and operational outcomes to form a holistic overall set of service requirements Current SC clearance is required. As is the ability to travel to London.
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- Cyber Incident Response Consultant. Senior. UK. Hybrid
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Senior Cyber Incident Response Consultant. UK based role. Blend of experience to be able to - Identify, Scope, Triage, Coordinate, Manage the threat for the clients. Current hands on technical skills with a commercial business acumen is an ideal combination. · Working with clients in the ‘eye of the storm’ of an incident. · The ability to coordinate the response across multiple client stakeholders, team members and other team members; such as Legal, PR, marketing. · Blend of technical hands-on and softer client-facing consultancy · Incident response planning. · Digital Forensics · Incident response simulations. · IR triage/planning experience.