Cyber Security Certifications for Dedicated IT Professionals

With the tidal wave of cyber threats over the past 4-6 years private sector and educational organizations alike have begun to offer certifications to equip and validate security professionals for this challenging assignment. Stanford University offers the Cyber Security Online Certificate which addresses immediate cyber threats and prevent longer-term emergent flaws created by rapid advancements in information technology including: Principles of computer systems security and digital forensics to identify threats, explore the impact of technology on national security and lessons learned by the U.S. government, test methods for possible system penetrations and design network perimeter defenses, uncover how cryptographic technologies can be an indispensable tool for protecting information. Cisco's Cybersecurity Specialist certification recognizes security professionals who have attained specialized in-depth expertise and proven knowledge in the essential areas of proactive cyber threat detection and mitigation. Designed for professional security analysts and leveraging the features of Cisco and other network security products used today, the Cisco Cybersecurity Specialist certification focuses on the topics of event monitoring, security event/alarm/traffic analysis, and incident response. While the Cybersecurity Nexus offers three levels of certification: CSX Practitioner, CSX Specialist and CSX Expert. And GIAC's Global Industrial Security Professional (GICSP) cert bridges together IT, engineering and cyber security to achieve security for industrial control systems from design through retirement. This unique vendor-neutral, practitioner focused industrial control system certification is a collaborative effort between GIAC and representatives from a global industry consortium involving organizations that design, deploy, operate and/or maintain industrial automation and control system infrastructure. Will these certs ensure that today's security professionals can defend their organizations against cyber threats? Share your comments with the Cloud and Cyber Security Center: http://cloudandcybersecurity.blogspot.com/