Building a Best In-Class Cybersecurity Team - Thwarting Attacks and Protect Critical Assets

CSOs, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an insight titled Implement Cybersecurity Measures Now to Protect Against Potential Critical Threats. In January 2022 it warned that “most recently, public and private entities in Ukraine have suffered a series of malicious cyber incidents, including website defacement and private sector reports of potentially destructive malware on their systems that could result in severe harm to critical functions. The identification of destructive malware is particularly alarming given that similar malware has been deployed in the past (e.g., NotPetya and WannaCry ransomware) to cause significant, widespread damage to critical infrastructure.”

This clarion call for strengthened cyber infrastructure has proved to be unquestionably valid. The new Cybersecurity & InfoSec - Career Transformation Guide (2022 v2) can aid CSOs in building an industry-leading cyber organization to thwart future attacks and upskilling your team for any eventuality. It includes - Salaries (demand and growth), Certifications and Training programs, Publications and Portals along with Professional Community and Networking resources to help your career.  This guide addresses Application and Software, Auditing-Forensics-Incident Handling, Cloud, Networking, Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, Systems and Data Center, along with Web and Internet security. The Global Knowledge 2021 IT Skills and Salary Report* - more than any other technology domains such as cloud, data science and virtualization: Rank #4 - CRISC - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control ($151,995), Rank #5 - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional  ($151,853), Rank #6 -  CISM – Certified Information Security Manager  ($149,246), Rank #9 -  CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor  ($134,460), and Rank #15 -  CompTIA Security+ ($110,974). 

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Cybersecurity & InfoSec - Career Transformation Guide

Colleagues, the new Cybersecurity & InfoSec - Career Transformation Guide (2022 v2) includes valuable information that enables you to accelerate your career growth and income potential - Salaries (demand and growth), Certifications and Training programs, Publications and Portals along with Professional Community and Networking resources to help your career.  This guide addresses Application and Software, Auditing-Forensics-Incident Handling, Cloud, Networking, Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, Systems and Data Center, along with Web and Internet security. The Global Knowledge 2021 IT Skills and Salary Report* - more than any other technology domains such as cloud, data science and virtualization: Rank #4 - CRISC - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control ($151,995), Rank #5 - CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional  ($151,853), Rank #6 -  CISM – Certified Information Security Manager  ($149,246), Rank #9 -  CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor  ($134,460), and Rank #15 -  CompTIA Security+ ($110,974). 

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What are the Top 5 Cybersecurity Certifications for career growth?

Colleagues, cybersecurity certifications hold 5 of the top 15 highest salaried positions according to the Global Knowledge IT Salary and Skills Report for 2021. - more than any other IT domain. With an average salary of $151,995 CRISC - Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control - $151,995 is our first pick - develop skills and knowledge in using governance, continuous risk monitoring, best practices and and reporting. enhance business resilience and stakeholder value. Second, CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional - $151,853 - Security Foundations and Fundamentals, Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Architecture and Engineering, Communication and Network Security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations, Software Development Security. Third is CISM – Certified Information Security Manager - $149,246. - Information System Auditing Process, 2) Governance and Management of IT, 3) Information Systems Acquisition, 4) Information Systems Operations and Business Resilience, and 5) Protection of Information  Fourth, CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor - $134,460 -Auditing, governance, acquisition, service management, information asset protection, full practice exam (with more than 150 questions). And finally, CompTIA Security+ - $110,974 - Pass CompTIA’s SY0-501 vendor neutral exam, AAA, risk management, cryptography, PKI, cloud security, virtualization, penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, data recovery. 

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Top 3 Cybersecurity Foundational Certification Recommendations

Colleagues, the global cyber security market is projected to grow from USD 155.83 billion in 2022 to USD 376.32 billion by 2029, exhibiting a CAGR of 13.4% according to FortuneBusinessInsights. Cybersecurity roles capture four of the Top 15 positions on the Global Knowledge 2021 IT Skills and Salary Report. First, with an average annual salary of $151,853 is the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from ISC2 - Security Foundations and Fundamentals, Security and Risk Management, Asset Security, Security Architecture and Engineering, Communication and Network Security, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Security Assessment and Testing, Security Operations, Software Development Security. Next, CompTIA Security+ Certification -pass CompTIA’s SY0-501 vendor neutral exam, AAA, risk management, cryptography, PKI, cloud security, virtualization, penetration testing, vulnerability scanning, data recovery. Third,  GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) - threat and risk management, cryptography, navigate threats in Windows and Linux operating systems..Network Security Essentials, 2) Defense in Depth and Attacks, 3) Threat Management, 4)  Cryptography, Risk Management, and Response, 5) Windows Security Essentials, and 6) Linux Security Essentials. And for those interested in network security we recommend Cisco CCNA Security - more than 13 hours of video training covering all of the objectives in the CCNA Security 210-260 exam. Includes over 100 practice questions, interactive exercises and CLI simulations so you can practice and assess your skills.

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Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX

Colleagues, the Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX program will equip you with network virtualization with VMware NSX. You should have familiarity with IT concepts of routing, switching, firewalling, disaster recovery, business continuity, cloud and security. You will be enabled to Understand network virtualization basics, Describe NSX business value and use cases, Explain how NSX is different from traditional networking, Summarize networking and security solution architecture with VMware NSX around these key areas:Micro-segmentation, Automation with OpenStack and VMware vRealize Automation, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Operational Transformation, Demonstrate understanding through hands-on experience, and Develop a learning plan for network virtualization certification. Training modules include: 1) Introduction & Networking and Security Architecture with VMware NSX, 2) NSX Architecture Components - components that make up VMware NSX. These components are the foundation for understanding how VMware NSX is deployed into a data center, 3) Security Solutions with VMware NSX -NSX as a security platform that provides a defensive in depth solution. The content compares traditional security solutions with the in-kernel firewall provided by VMware NSX and the ecosystem of partners that integrate with VMware NSX to provide a comprehensive security solution, 4) Application Continuity - details on using VMware NSX to create highly available data center designs and stretched clusters and disaster recovery designs using VMware NSX and examine how VMware Cloud on Amazon Web Services allows public cloud solutions to be managed the same way an on-prem data center is managed., 5) Operations - explain the evolution of people, process and tooling, and process automation with VMware NSX using common cloud management platforms like OpenStack and vRealize Automation. 

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CISSP Certification Preparation Course

Cyber colleagues, the CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional with an average annual salary of  $151,853 ranks #5 on the Global Knowledge IT Skills and Salary Report for 2021. This CISSP 3rd Edition preparation course will equip you to pass the ISC2 certification exam and accelerate your cybersecurity career. There are 65 lessons with over 27 hours of teaching in this program. The skill-based lessons are mapped to the certification exam objectives. Topics include Security and risk management, Asset security, Security architecture and engineering, Communications and network security, Identity and access management, Security assessment and testing, Security operations, Software development security, and Attaining and maintaining your CISSP certification. To reinforce what you've learned, each lesson ends with a 3-Second Challenge so you can assess your knowledge, as well as a Security-in-Action review with real-world scenarios so you can apply these concepts to real-life scenarios. Throughout the course, the instructor walks you through practice exam questions with a focus on test-taking strategies.

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Much career success, Lawrence E. Wilson - Cybersecurity Certification Center

Cybersecurity & InfoSec - Career Transformation Guide (2022)

Colleagues, the  Cybersecurity & InfoSec - Career Transformation Guide includes valuable information that enables you to accelerate your career growth and income potential - Salaries (demand and growth), Certifications and Training programs, Publications and Portals along with Professional Community and Networking resources to help your career. CRISC, CISSP, CISM, CISA and the CompTIA Security+ certifications command average salaries from $111k-$152k and rank among Global Knowledge 2021 IT Skills and Salary Report “Top 15” positions. ZipRecruiter currently lists over 1.4m security positions across all disciplines in the US alone.  Furthermore, it reports average Cyber Security Analyst salary at $98,404. The Top 5 cyber certifications garner much higher incomes. More specifically, Indeed now offers some 16,005 Cyber Security Engineer openings.

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CompTIA PenTest+ Certification (Training)

Cyber colleagues, the CompTIA PenTest+ Certification preparation course equips you with penetration testing, and vulnerability assessment, skills necessary to test the resiliency against network against attacks, ISO 17024 compliant, remediation techniques. This course covers all the topics on the exam, including planning and scoping a security penetration testing (ethical hacking) assessment, understanding legal and compliance requirements, and performing vulnerability scanning and penetration testing using appropriate tools and techniques. Training modules address: 1) Ethical Hacking and How to Plan a Security Penetration Test - introduces the concept of ethical hacking and how the cybersecurity industry goes about implementing field-tested security parameters using penetration testing. It walks through the planning and scoping of a pentesting assessment, 2) Reconnaissance," - intelligence gathering phase of the pentest, including collecting information, port scanning, and vulnerability scanning. It then discusses how to use this intelligence to plan the pentest itself, 3) Attacks and Exploits - how to use the intelligence gathered to perform the pentest. It goes over the various kinds of social engineering attacks and how to attack both wired and wireless networks. It then discusses how to exploit application-based vulnerabilities as well as local host and physical security vulnerabilities. Finally, it covers the clean-up and implementation of the post-exploitation techniques., and 4) Tools and Reporting - shows how to find and leverage the various tools that are available for evasion, decompilation, forensics, and software assurance. It also goes into the reporting aspect of the job, including best practices and how to professionally recommend mitigation strategies for the vulnerabilities found.

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Linux Security Fundamentals - LFS216 (Linux Foundation)

Cyber colleagues, the Linux Security Fundamentals (LFS216) from the Linux Foundation will equip you in the security features of the Linux kernel or added by Linux distributions. This advanced Linux security course is for everyone involved with any security related tasks including implementation technicians, developers and managers will gain additional expertise from this course.. This course is a comprehensive look at the security challenges that can affect almost every system, especially with the seamless connectivity we seek from the Internet. The class starts with an overview of computer security and touches on how security affects everyone in the chain of development, implementation, administration and the end user.. Training modules include: Security Basics, Threats and Risk Assessment, Physical Access, Logging, Auditing and Detection, Application Security, Kernel Vulnerabilities, Authentication, Local System Security, Network Security, Network Services Security, Denial of Service, Remote Access, Firewalling and Packet Filtering, Response and Mitigation, and Compliance Testing with OSCAP.  After completing this advanced Linux security training you will be able to assess your current security needs, evaluate your current security readiness and implement security options as required.

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CompTIA Security+ Certification Training (Sys-501)

Cyber colleagues, CompTIA Security+ SY0-501 Certification Training,enables learners gain knowledge and skills required to install and configure systems to secure applications, networks, and devices; perform threat analysis and respond with appropriate mitigation techniques; participate in risk mitigation activities; operate with an awareness of applicable policies, laws, and regulations.  Global Knowledge reports that IT pros who hold the CompTIA Security+ certification earn an average of $110k per year. This CompTIA Security+ course. Upon successfully validating their skills by passing the certification exam learners will be able to perform these tasks to support the principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CompTIA Security+ meets the ISO 17024 standard and is approved by the U.S. Department of Defense to fulfill Directive 8570.01-M requirements. Once you obtain your Security+ you automatically have the CE designation required in the DoD Directive 8570.01 manual and going forward must comply with the CE program requirement of completing 50 CEUs in three years to maintain the credential. Security+ is also compliant with government regulations under Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).

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