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Pre-Requisites for Cyber Security Qualifications
When it comes to cyber security, there are a wide range of courses available to both to entry level students and existing IT professionals alike, covering a number of different specialist areas at different levels of technical expertise.
As each course tends to have different pre requisite qualifications, to make things a little easier we have outlined these in brief below.
CCNA Security (Cisco Certified Network Associate Security) Prerequisites:
- Any valid Cisco CCENT, CCNA Routing and Switching, or any CCIE certification can act as a prerequisite.
CCNP Security (Cisco Certified Network Professional Security) Prerequisites:
- Valid CCNA Security Certification or any CCIE Certification can act as a prerequisite.
CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)
- Proof of 2 years of information security experience as validated through the application process unless the candidate attends official training.
- In order to be considered for the EC-Council exam without attending training, candidates must first be approved via the eligibility application process.
- The application can be found here: https://cert.eccouncil.org/Exam-Eligibility-Form.html.
Check (CCSE - Check Point Certified Security Engineering)
- 6 months to 1 year of experience with Check Point products recommended
- Basic knowledge of networking
- Windows Server and/or UNIX skills
- Internet and TCP/IP experience
CISA (Certified Information System Auditor)
- Successful completion of the CISA Examination
- Minimum of 5 years of professional information systems auditing, control or security work experience
- Adherence to the Code of Professional Ethics
- Adherence to the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Program
- Compliance with the Information Systems Auditing Standards
CISM (Certified Security Information Manager)
- Successfully Pass the CISM Exam
- Comply with the Code of Professional Ethics
- Submit verified evidence of a minimum of five years of information security work experience, with a minimum of three years of information security management work experience in three or more of the job practice analysis areas
CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional)
- Candidates must have a minimum of 5 years cumulative paid full-time work experience in two or more of the 8 domains of the (ISC)² CISSP Common Body of Knowledge
These 8 domains are defined and weighted as follows:
1. Security and Risk Management - 16%
2. Asset Security - 10%
3. Security Engineering - 12%
4. Communication and Network Security - 12%
5. Identity and Access Management - 13%
6. Security Assessment and Testing - 11%
7. Security Operations - 16%
8. Software Development Security - 10%
“Candidates may receive a one year experience waiver with a 4-year college degree, or regional equivalent or additional credential from the (ISC)² approved list, thus requiring four years of direct full-time professional security work experience in 2 or more of the 8 domains of the CISSP CBK.”
Associate of (ISC)²
If you do not have the pre requisite experience, an alternative qualification is Associate of (ISC)² which is obtained by successfully passing the CISSP exam. You'll then have 6 years to earn your experience to earn the fully fledged CISSP.
Criteria:
- Pass the CISSP examination with a scaled score of 700 points or greater.
- Complete the Endorsement Process
CompTIA
- No pre-requisite qualifications
- While an entry-level certification, successful candidates should possess at least two years of experience working in the area of network security and should consider first obtaining the Network+ certification.
CREST
- 5 Years regular frequent experience
GCHQ
- No pre-requisites
- Whether you are new to cyber security or you are an experienced security professional looking to enhance your skills, they can help you or your organisation find the right training.
ISO Standards
- No pre-requisites
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