The Role of Certifications for a Cyber Security Professional
Creating a win-win strategy
By Pedro Tavares, Founder of CSIRT.UBI & Cyber Security Blog seguranca-informatica.pt
Currently, cybersecurity is a field with a lot of demand, from pure management to researching new
threats, responding to massive attacks in real time and keep away enterprises and organizations from
data breaches. Formation of new candidates with this encapsulated mindset is seen as a natural course
of action due to emergent cybersecurity challenges that expects serious dedication.
Cyber threats are, in fact, growing in size and sophistication. Many multinational companies such as
Facebook and Uber made headlines after having their customer information leaked online [1]. To fight
this big challenge, there are some resources, such as degrees and certifications that can be taken in
order to create more specialized candidates in the field.
According to the Bureau of Labor Standards, “employment of information security analysts is projected
to grow 28 percent from 2016 to 2026. Demand for information security analysts is expected to be very
high, as these analysts will be needed to create innovative solutions to prevent hackers from stealing
critical information or causing problems for computer networks” [2].