Security

Security skills and certifications are a necessity for any serious IT professional. But the security arena is varied, making it difficult to know where to start. One reason for the wide spread is that good security skills can cover such a wide range. Most of us think of nuts and bolts network security skills first, but security also involves people skills, creating policy skills, investigatory skills and even some legal knowledge areas. Knowing which certifications or areas of study to pursue is not always an easy or obvious task. Deciding where to go for security training advice and classes can be a daunting but very important choice. Security professionals are implicitly trusting their training provider to be real world experienced, up to the minute informed, and totally fluent in all security methods and technologies.

Just like the IT industry, the Information Security industry is in a constant state of evolution. The courses we offer are designed to help you achieve recognized certification credentials that you can take anywhere. Take a few moments to look through the following information and then give us a call with your questions.

 

Cisco Security Tracks

For serious network engineers, The Cisco CCSP security credential is among the most recognized. Our 12 day intensive bootcamp includes five Cisco security courses, exam preparation and exam testing.
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Vendor Neutral Certifications

CISSP: One of the most recognized security credentials, sponsored by (ISC)2, Institute and International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium. This credential covers a broad area of security referred to as the Common Body of Knowledge with it's ten domains or areas of security. The CISSP test is a 250 question, 6 hour marathon. To be eligible to take this test you must be able to prove at least five years of documented security experience in one or more of the 10 domains. This exam preparation course deals with broad ranging security issues, not only network security. In a nutshell, the CISSP certification is perfect for the security practitioner who already has a good deal of experience and training and now wants to affirm that experience with a well recognized certification. Our "CISSP CBK Review Seminar" is taught by highly experienced professionals who are certified ISC2 instructors.
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EC-Council

The International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a member-supported professional organization that is recognized internationally. Courses cover a wide variety of security disciplines including Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensics, Program Development, Staff and Management security awareness and numerous courses for e-business. All of the courses offered through EC-Council are vendor neutral. Whether you are brand new, or a seasoned IT professional, EC-Council has knowledge expanding courses that are right for you.
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CompTIA

Security+ from CompTIA is an ideal starting point for anyone entering the security industry. Security+ is vendor neutral and covers the wide landscape of security domains with a high level examination of protocols, methods and sound practices that are key to forming a solid foundation set of skills. On its own, it is a well recognized certification. Based on CompTIAs recognition in the industry, we recommend this course as a very good place to start.
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