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List of computer security certifications

In the Computer security or Information security fields, there are a number of tracks a professional can take to demonstrate qualifications. Four sources categorizing these, and many other credentials, licenses and certifications, are: Quality and acceptance vary worldwide for IT security credentials, from well-known and high quality examples like a master's degree in the field from an accredited school, CISSP, and Microsoft certification, to a controversial list of many dozens of lesser known credentials and organizations. In addition to certification obtained by taking courses and/or passing exams (and in the case of CISSP and others noted below, demonstrating experience and/or being recommended or given a reference from an existing credential holder), award certificates also are given for winning government, university or industry sponsored competitions, including team competitions and contests. Scope note: This article is about the certification and credentialing of individual

Most Popular Vendor Neutral Cyber Security Certifications Among employers

Based on the research of the following site: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10708-information-security-certifications.html The following certifications are most popular for 2019 Certification Simply Hired Indeed LinkedIn Jobs TechCareers Total CEH (EC-Council) 2,100 2,849 4,471 1,360 10,780 CISM (ISACA) 3,088 4,049 6,663 6,409 20,209 CISSP (ISC) 9,760 12,967 20,129 6,875 49,731 GSEC (SANS GIAC) 1,552 1,983 3,187 920 7,642 Security+ (CompTIA) 2,437 3,145 4,348 415 10,345

Cyber Security Certifications Overview

There are several diagrams that provide a comprehensive view of all certifications within the cyber security field. Cyber Security Progression Chart 2020 -https://pauljerimy.com/security-certification-roadmap/ (2020 v7.0) - Credited to Reddit user u/SinecureLife IT Certification Roadmap 2019 - https://comptiacdn.azureedge.net/webcontent/docs/default-source/public-documents/it-certification-roadmap.pdf - Credited to CompTIA

Certifying Organisations - Vendor Neutral

Blockchain Council - https://www.blockchain-council.org/blockchain-certification/ Global Tech Council - https://www.globaltechcouncil.org/ ISC2 - https://www.isc2.org/credentials/default.aspx CompTIA - https://www.comptia.org/certifications ISACA - http://www.isaca.org/CERTIFICATION/Pages/default.aspx GIAC - http://www.giac.org/certifications/get-certified/roadmap EC Council - http://www.eccouncil.org/Certification PECB - https://pecb.com/en/education-and-certification-for-individuals/#is Offensive Security - https://www.offensive-security.com/information-security-certifications/ SECO-Institute - https://www.seco-institute.org/ EITCA/IS - https://eitca.org/eitca-is-information-security-academy/ Mile2 - http://mile2.com/ IAPP - https://iapp.org/certify/programs/ CSA - https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/education/ CREST - https://www.crest-approved.org/professional-qualifications/crest-exams/index.html eLearnSecurity - https://www.elearnsecurity.com/certific

List of certifications - Vendor Neutral

Credential abbreviation Certification Title Issuing Organization Focus CostsNotes Validity duration Number issued Preparation Exam Renewal fee S-ISF Information Security Foundation SECO-Institute Management 150,00 EUR€ Free 3 years N/A S-ISP Information Security Practitioner Management 450,00 EUR€ 75,00 EUR€ 3 years N/A S-ISME Information Management Security Expert Management - 700,00 EUR€ 75,00 EUR€ 3 years N/A S-CISO Certified Information Security Officer Management N/A 75,00 EUR€ 3 years N/A S-ITSF IT-Security Foundation General Cyber Security 375,00 EUR€ 150,00 EUR€ Free 3 years N/A S-ITSP IT-Security Practitioner General Cyber Security 450,00 EUR€ 75,00 EUR€ 3 years N/A S-ITSE IT-Security Expert General Cyber Security 700,00 EUR€ 75,00 EUR€ 3 years N/A S-CITSO Certified IT-Security Officer General Cyber Security N/A 75,00 EUR€ 3 years N/A S-DPF Data Protection Foundation Pri

Certifying Organisations - Vendor Specific

Cisco - https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/training-events/training-certifications/certifications/security-training-and-certifications.html Checkpoint - https://training-certifications.checkpoint.com/#/ Kali - https://www.kali.org/news/introducing-kali-linux-certified-professional/ IBM - https://www.ibm.com/certify/certs.html Microsoft - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/browse-all-certifications.aspx AWS - https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-security-specialty/ Google - https://cloud.google.com/certification/ Alibaba Cloud - https://edu.alibabacloud.com/certification Redhat - https://www.redhat.com/en/services/all-certifications-exams OpenText - https://www.opentext.com/products-and-solutions/services/training-and-learning-services/opentext-certification Juniper - https://www.juniper.net/us/en/training/certification/ Palo Alto - https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/services/education/certification Symantec - https://www.symantec.com/services/educati

List of certifications - Vendor Specific

Credential abbreviation Certification Title Issuing Organization Focus CostsNotes Validity duration Number issued Preparation Exam Renewal fee CCNA Security Cisco Certified Network Associate - Security Cisco Network Security CCNP Security Cisco Certified Network Professional - Security Network Security CCIE Security Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert - Security Network Security CCNA CyberOps Cisco Certified Network Associate - CyberOps Network Security CCSA Check Point Certified Security Administrator Check Point Network Security CCSE Check Point Certified Security Expert Network Security KLCP Kali Linux Certified Professional Kali Penetration Testing - 450,00 USD$ Amount Not mentioned No expiration N/A - IBM Certified Deployment Professional - Security Access Manager V9.0 IBM Access Control - IBM Certified Associate Administrator - Security G

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