Definition of Certifications
What are certifications?
Certifications are a designation earned by a person, product or process. It indicates that an individual has a specific knowledge, skills, or ability in the view of the certifying body.
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Certifications
Engaging with the new eLearning ~ Sponsor
12 strategies for engaging and retaining learners through compelling online experiences. eLearning enables us to deliver both learning and information at will—dynamically and immediately; to tap the knowledge of experts and nonexperts and catapult those messages beyond classroom walls and into the workplace; and to know, through the magic of technology, who is learning, referring, and contributing—and who is not. eLearning helps organizations increase knowledge and improve skills by connecting people, ideas, and information in online courses with engaging interactive content. eLearning can include formal online courses and simulations as well as informal and workflow learning using web conferencing, mobile performance support tools, digital learning games, publications, and podcasts.
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A Survival Guide for Security Professionals
This survival guide aims to assist security professionals to balance the responsibilities and requirements of their role to avoid stress and burnout. Security professionals are having to undertake even- broader responsibilities in an increasingly demanding environment. To minimize the risk of burnout, security professionals must understand the latest technical, legal, and business trends and their implications, and they need to understand stress and how it can be managed.
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A Guide to Information Security Certifications
I've seen the question asked more than a few times recently about what the best information security certifications are. Some people already have one or more and are looking to expand, others are just getting started and want to know how to do so. This page will hopefully offer some help in this area. I'm going to highlight a few of the options and discuss who I think should be going for which, and why.
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CWSP - Certified Wireless Security Professional
The CWSP exam is an advanced level wireless LAN certification developed by Planet3 Wireless. This exam is a part of the Certified Wireless Network Program (CWNP). The exam tests your ability on how well you are able to protect your company's valuable data from hackers. For anyone desiring a career in IT or Security this is a certification you cannot afford to be without.
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Certifications for the E-mail Signature
Its one of the most highly contested issues in our field. Some people love them, some people hate them, but everyone has passionate theories about their validity. There seems to be three general groups of people. The first group has just gotten their first or second cert, which is usually a CCNA, MCP, or something from CompTIA. These people have usually been doing IT work for a year or so, look at the most recent salary survey, sees that the average CCNA makes $64,000 a year and thinks, "If I can only pass this one test, then I'll make that much money too!"
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Decrypting the Different Exam and Certification Models
Certification exams come in many formats, packages, and venues. Some are considered to be very easy; others are considered to be nearly impossible to pass. In this chapter, we will look at the different exam formats that you might encounter in your quest for security certifications. As exams develop, the format might change over time as a result of new OS and product versions.
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Is The Security+ Still Worth It?
The Security+ Certification is a vendor-neutral certification. It covers topics such as firewalls, viruses, user authentication, encryption, communication security, infrastructure security, cryptography, access control, external attack, and operational/organization security.
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