Cyber Defense Magazine – August 2019

In detail, CompTIA Security+ is a certification globally trusted to validate foundational, vendor-neutral IT
security knowledge and skills. This certification focuses on training covers the essential principles for
network security and risk management – making it an important stepping stone of an cyber security
career.

On the other hand, CISSP course aligned with (ISC)² will train you on the advanced step-by-step
methodology that hackers actually use, such as writing virus codes and reverse engineering, so you can
better protect corporate infrastructure from data breaches. This CISSP certification course will help you
to become Information Assurance Professional who need to understand all aspects of IT Security
including architecture, design, management & control. Also helps you to master advanced network packet
analysis and advanced system penetration testing techniques to build your network security skill-set and
beat hackers at their own game.

The table below depicts more details on security certifications in 2019.

Name Cost Requirements

CompTIA Security+ US$269 A minimum of two years experience in IT

and network security

GIAC Security

Essentials (GSEC)

US$769 / US$1,899 No specific training is required, however

practical experience is recommended.

NIST Cybersecurity

Framework (NCSF),

both Foundation and

Practitioner

US$995 for

Foundational,

US$3,295 for

Practitioner

The Foundational course has no

prerequisites however you must hold a valid

NIST Cybersecurity Foundation

Certification or have equivalent knowledge

to complete the Practitioner.

Offensive Security

Certified Professional

(OSCP)

US$800 Penetration Testing with Kali Linux

Certified Ethical

Hacker (CEH)

US$500 Attend a five-day EC Council approved

training course or have at least two years of

information security experience.

Certified Information

Security Manager

(CISM)

US$760 Five years in cybersecurity and three years

in security management

Certified Cloud

Security Professional

(CCSP)

US$549 per attempt A minimum of 5 years of full-time, paid,

cumulative information technology,

including at least three years of information

security and one year of cloud computing.