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Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

By : Dr. Gerald Auger, Jaclyn “Jax” Scott, Jonathan Helmus, Kim Nguyen
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Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

By: Dr. Gerald Auger, Jaclyn “Jax” Scott, Jonathan Helmus, Kim Nguyen

Overview of this book

Cybersecurity is an emerging career trend and will continue to become increasingly important. Despite the lucrative pay and significant career growth opportunities, many people are unsure of how to get started. This book is designed by leading industry experts to help you enter the world of cybersecurity with confidence, covering everything from gaining the right certification to tips and tools for finding your first job. The book starts by helping you gain a foundational understanding of cybersecurity, covering cyber law, cyber policy, and frameworks. Next, you’ll focus on how to choose the career field best suited to you from options such as security operations, penetration testing, and risk analysis. The book also guides you through the different certification options as well as the pros and cons of a formal college education versus formal certificate courses. Later, you’ll discover the importance of defining and understanding your brand. Finally, you’ll get up to speed with different career paths and learning opportunities. By the end of this cyber book, you will have gained the knowledge you need to clearly define your career path and develop goals relating to career progression.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Section 1: Getting Started with Cybersecurity
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Section 2: Your Path into the Industry
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Section 3: Now You're in; Time to Level Up!

Checking the box – auditing certifications

This section, and the one following it, will be smaller than the ones on other certification paths (within this book and in general). However, that should not make you think that there is less significance in auditing within cybersecurity. Auditing is a process that ensures that companies are maintaining the minimum technical, operational, administrative, and ethical levels needed to operate a business or corporation. Commonly known as checking the box, auditing is a process that typically requires a specialist or analyst to analyze and evaluate a company against a predetermined checklist.

Let's take a good look at what is one of the most popular certifications within the auditing arena.

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) is an industry-standard certification for becoming a top-caliber security auditor. The CISA is provided by ISACA, a global association with an...