Overview

Project Information
Cybersecurity Certifications Research

Certifications

• eJPT - eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester
• CompTIA A+
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA Security+
• CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker
• CISA - Certified Information Systems Auditor
• CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
• OSCP - Offensive Security Certified Professional
• GSEC - Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) Security Essentials

Maybe

• eNDP - eLearnSecurity Network Defense Professional
• eCPPTv2 - eLearnSecurity Certified Professional Penetration Tester

Requires Experience

• CISM - Certified Information Security Manager (5 years)
• CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional (5 years)

Useful Links

• Best InfoSec and Cybersecurity Certifications of 2020

Reflection

General Topics

• Cyber Defense (blue team)
• Offensive Operations (red team / pentesting)
• Digital Forensics & Incident Response
• Cloud Security
• Management & Leadership

Specific Topics

• Network Security
• Application Security
• Information Security
• Operational Security
• Critical Infrastructure Security
• Cloud Security
• IoT Security
• Disaster Recovery

Threat Types

• Malware
• Denial of Service Attacks
• Phishing
• Ransomware
• SQL Injection
• Cross-Site Scripting
• Man in the Middle Attacks
• Credential Stuffing
• Social Engineering

Frameworks

• Identify
• Protect
• Detect
• Respond
• Recover

Scratch Notes

• Certifications can help you get jobs at first to pass HR filtering, however interviews rely on experience, not just certifications.
• IT Help Desk jobs help with learning how to debug some common user errors.