It is already 2023, so what are the most promising information security certificates? Let's talk about this topic with you today!
1. CISP (National Registered Information Security Professional)
As far as CISP is concerned, security practitioners have basically heard of it, and it can be regarded as domestic authoritative certification. After all, there is a government background to endorse the certification. If you want to obtain information security service qualifications from the government, state-owned enterprises and key industries, this is very important .
When you take the CISP exam, the training institution will ask you whether you choose CISO/CISE. Don’t worry, these two are just the direction of the exam. The certificates are issued by the evaluation center. For details of the certification, please see the follow-up push...
2. CISP-A (National Registration Information System Auditor)
CISP-A is the audit direction certification launched by the National Test in 2017. Since then, the China Information Security Evaluation Center has issued information system audit service qualifications for enterprises. Just as CISP is required for enterprises applying for national security service qualifications, audit service qualifications also have The number of CISP-A will be mandatory, and the work units responsible for audit services can focus on it.
3. CISP-PTE (National Registered Penetration Tester)
This certificationis the first penetration testing certification launched by 360 Enterprise Group and China Information Security Evaluation Center in 2017. It has a certificate and then a national test certification, so it has security service qualifications; at the same time, because 360 participated in the operation, Certificate holders can enjoy the benefits of 360 enterprise security service department for exempting interviews.
This appraisal has a great feature, that is, the actual operation of the exam, the opportunity to test everyone's penetration skills has come...
4. CISSP (Internationally Registered Professional in the Field of Information Security)
This certification is also relatively well-known in the security industry in nature, and the ISC is the ISC that issues the ISC. This is a kind of exam that everyone recognizes is more difficult. First of all, it covers a wide range of knowledge points. If you do not have relevant safety work experience, it is necessary to review directly when you come up. Second, in terms of certification, applicants must have relevant work experience in at least two of the eight fields and pass the exam to obtain a certificate, but this threshold is still relatively high. However, if the work experience is not sufficient, you can also pass the exam and apply for certification after you have achieved work experience by maintaining your grades. For details, please see the follow-up...
As of now, the official number of CISSP visa holders in mainland China is about 2,000. Obtaining CISSP certification shows that the company has a complete knowledge system and industry experience in information security, can provide excellent services in IT, communications, finance, large-scale manufacturing, service industries, etc., and can provide customers with high-quality services.
5. CISA (IIS Auditor)
The issuing body of CISA is ISACA, and there are also certificates such as CISMCRISCCOBIT5.0. First of all, let’s talk about CISA, which has a great influence in China. According to Ms. Gu’s understanding, college students have gradually realized the importance of their own job hunting; In CISA, employees in audit posts or information technology department like CISA, including traditional auditors.
CISA, like CISSP, requires 5 years of work experience, with at least 2 years of work experience in the audit/control field. The work experience related to CISSP is relatively loose, and the academic deduction experience can be up to 3 years, and the results are valid for 5 years, so that you can take the exam first and then apply for the certificate.
6. CISM (International Registry Information Security Manager)
The issuing body of CISM is ISACA, which is the same issuing body as CISA mentioned above. The certification of CISSP is equivalent to CISSP, and its difficulty is even higher than that of CISSP. CISM is different from other information security certifications, mainly manifested in the practical requirements and implementation of information security managers. Other information security certifications focus on specific technologies, operating platforms, or product information. Or work in the information security field in previous years. Only CISM focuses on information security managers, and its focus is no longer on individual technology or skills, but on the information security management of the entire enterprise. The goal of CISM is to manage and oversee enterprise information security, and many of these organizations already hold other certifications. Because of such emphasis on management, work experience is relatively important, so CISM requires at least 5 years of information security management experience, and the content of the exam is also focused on the daily processing of information security managers.
7. Security + (information security technical experts)
The Security+ certificate is issued by CompTIA, the American Computing Association. This certificate is mainly biased towards information security technology, and the learning content is relatively shallow. It is suitable for those who have just graduated or have little experience in the industry and need to switch to information security. For those who want to enter the security industry, this is a good stepping stone, especially for foreign companies to recognize this certification. What's more fascinating is that there are no work experience and education requirements for those who take the exam, which is a great learning motivation for many security enthusiasts.
8. C-CCSK (Cloud Computing Security Certification)
C-CCSK is currently the only cloud security certification in China and has been certified by the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). "Cloud Computing Security Knowledge Certification (CCSK)" was officially launched in 2011. After 5 years of development, CCSK has become one of the most authoritative talent certifications in the field of cloud security.
In China, when the staff of cloud service organizations or security companies are working on cloud security projects, this certification can give everyone a preliminary understanding of cloud security and bring necessary support to the project.
9. ISO27001 Foundation certification.
ISO27001Foundation is a certification issued by APMG. It is the most famous international standard ISO/IEC27001 in the field of information security management. It can guide our actual work. ISO27001 Foundation is a course set up for the training and promotion of information security management system (ISO27001) builders, and pays more attention to the implementation, maintenance and optimization of information security management system.
10. Develop OpsMaster (Development and Operations)
DevOpsMaster is EXIN, which is a set of best practices aimed at promoting collaboration and communication among IT professionals (developers, operators, and support staff) throughout the life cycle of applications and services. The final goal is: continuous integration, Continuous deployment, continuous feedback. Applicable to personnel learning in agile development, operation operations, project managers and other positions to improve work efficiency.
11. Prince2 (Project Management in a Controlled Environment)
Although Prince2 is not as familiar as PMP in China, it is also project management, the difference lies in theory and practice. Many people have swallowed PMP and turned to learn Prince2. Why? The editor is also so blind. Many students reflect that PMP theory is too strong, and everyone cannot use it in actual work; compared with Prince2, PMP is just Junior project management certificate, people with PMP certificate want to obtain advanced project management certification, and also take Prince2 professional level certification.
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