Cybersecurity - Discover the Top 3 Career & Earnings Growth Strategies

Cyber Colleagues, on average a Cybersecurity Engineer earns $143k USD in the US according to Glassdoor. The first strategy is to Get Certified: A high quality credential from a reputable vendor or professional association can boost your income by 10%+. Topping our list is the CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005) cert. Next up is the EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). Third is the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate. Fourth is Cisco’s CCNA 200-301 credential. Fifth is the IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate. And sixth is the Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate. Second, Get Published: Write a series of posts or articles on Best Practices, Industry Trends and Emerging Technologies, and publish on the Hacker News portal, SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) Diary, OWASP Foundation (Open Web Application Security Project), and Dark Reading. Then reate a “project portfolio” on GitHub or LinkedIn that showcases your hands-on expertise. A high quality portfolio proves your expertise to future employers and gives you a competitive advantage over other job candidates. Then create a “project portfolio” on GitHub or LinkedIn that showcases your hands-on prowess. A high quality portfolio proves your expertise to future employers and gives you a competitive advantage over other job candidates. And third, Get Connected: Professional networking and referrals are the most effective method for landing your dream job - within your current employer or at a new company (rather than simply applying for jobs online and standing in the Human Resources queue with the masses). Join and participate in 2-3 high profile groups or professional associations. Join the US NIST Federal Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Forum. Engage with the SANS Community online. Participate in the Cybersecurity Conferences 2025 - 2026 programs. And attend an annual Black Hat conference.

Get started today by enrolling in one or more training-certification programs:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 

• Certified as an Ethical Hacker (CEH)

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst CySA+ (CS0-001) 

• CompTIA SecurityX (CAS-005) 

• EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

• Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

• Cisco’s CCNA 200-301

• IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate

• Microsoft Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) 

• CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst CySA+ (CS0-001) 

• Certified as an Ethical Hacker (CEH) 

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) 

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)

Success awaits you! Lawrence E. Wilson - Cybersecurity Certification Center (share & subscribe)