Nowadays Internet is so important that many companies depend on it. The necessity for protecting all the services we can find online has never been so crucial as today. Employer seeking for top prepared IT security people can rely on the certifications the candidates may have.

Having credentials is not warranty of obtaining the job; however, it’s a way to measure your knowledge and commitment to quality and knowledge update.

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There are tons of companies and different certifications offered, today we will  focus only on 4 I consider useful and important:

CISSP:

Developed by the NSA(yeah the one controversial for spying all US Americans) and the ISSEP (Information Systems Security Engineering Professional). This certification is one of the most seek by employers. It focusses on methodologies and best practices on big and small scale.

It requires of an annual fee of $85 dollars to maintain the credentials valid. And a recertification once every 3 years. Obtaining this credential is not easy work, that’s why it is so valued.

CompTIA:

There are 3 different certifications that can be obtained by CompTIA but the one we care about, the one about security is called security+. To obtain it you should consider have at least 2 years of experience, and acquiring a network+ certification. Is a tough certification to get, but a very complete and important  to have.

CEH:

Remember the post about different type of hackers, well white hat hackers are the one who should get this. Cost around $500 dollars to obtain, requires of 2 years work experience.

CISM:

And last but not least we have CISM (Certified Information Security Manager) this is almost a must have among IT experts. It is a lot more demaning than the others, requiring almost 5 years of experience and costib about $700 to obtain.

And that was it, in case you are interested on becoming a security expert now you know about some credentials which might be good for you.

Extra: here’s a cool video I found that might complement the information on this post. It’s a video with experts talking about the evolution of security on the web and the necessity of certifications.

References:

http://www.tomsitpro.com/articles/information-security-certifications,2-205-2.html