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Why are Cybersecurity Certifications Important?
It's no secret that cyber threats are evolving, becoming more sophisticated, and having greater impacts on individuals and businesses. Large businesses globally lose millions to cybercrimes each year and companies in every vertical are taking cybersecurity seriously. According to The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics projects that employment for information security analysts will grow at 32 percent between 2018 and 2028*, which is higher than the average for all other occupations. This rapid increase in demand for employees with highly specialized knowledge and hands-on skills for identifying and responding to cyber threats creates unlimited opportunities for employment. Practitioners with a cyber security certification, such as Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), are highly valued in this market.
Large organizations such as Amazon, Allstate, Discover, Lockheed Martin, and Siemens AG are examples of companies that recognize a SANS-trained and GIAC-certified information security force is the best way to guarantee the integrity of the operation.
Advance your career by standing out with a GIAC certification
An increase in cyber threats creates a massive need for a highly specialized workforce; do you have the expertise and certifications required to fill these in-demand roles today?
Gaining certification through a cyber security certification program like GIAC Certifications can create opportunities for you. Work experience and innate ability are important, but skill-focused certifications validate them both, making you more marketable to potential employers and more likely to advance with current employers.
If you are currently in a cyber role, you know that the demands of your position are constantly evolving with new technologies and threat types. Certifying through GIAC Certifications signals that you have truly acquired hands-on cybersecurity skills and have relevant, real-world training that top companies critically need.
Ready on day one: GIAC certifications verify that you're job-ready
GIAC Certifications develops and administers premier, professional information security certifications that provide the most rigorous assurance of cyber security knowledge available to the modern global enterprise. More than 30 cyber security certifications align with SANS training and ensure mastery in critical, specialized InfoSec domains. GIAC Certifications provide the highest and most rigorous assurance of cyber security knowledge and skill available to industry, government and military clients across the world.
GIAC provides a role-based certification platform that gives cyber security professionals with the degree of cyber security knowledge and skills required to secure organizational behavior around critical IT systems across the enterprise.
Join the InfoSec Force
A certification on its own may not be enough. That's why every GIAC Certification is paired with a SANS training course. This ensures you receive the live-scenario training before certifying that you possess the needed skills to respond to your organization's cyber needs.
View the full list of SANS online training events in your time zone here
If you’d like to learn more about certification with GIAC you can find details here
* https://campuspress.yale.edu/tribune/what-is-the-future-of-cybersecurity-jobs/
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