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December 30, 2020

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

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.