SCP Certifications for Not Yet Techies

"Computer Careers: In the Fast Growing Field of Online Security"

by Richard Stooker, President Info Ring Press and author of Secrets of Changing to a Computer Career

SCP certifications from:

SCP certifications come from the Security Certified Program and they test and validate your knowledge, skills and experience with security technologies. SCP certifications can advance your computer careers if you are in or plan to enter the fast-growing field of info tech security.

Type of SCP certifications for computer careers:

Cross Platform

SCP certifications worth it?

Standard disclaimer:

Whether or not any certification is "worth it" is an individual decision. You alone must decide what your career goals and needs are.

Look at certifications from a cost/benefit or Return On Investment (ROI) basis. If they help you get a better paying job or make more money at your current job, they are obviously "worth it."

The problem is, there is no real way of measuring how much you can expect your income to go up as a result of any given certification. It also depends on non-related job search skills such as how well you network.

SCP certifications background:

You must already have Security+ or equivalent work experience. SCP certifications can help anyone working with networks since this area is getting more important on a daily basis and that trend shows no sign of stopping any time in the mid future.

The first level concentrates on defense. It is the Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP). You must pass two multiple choice exams.

The first SCP certifications exam is the Hardening The Infrastructure (HTI).

The second SCP certifications exam is the Network Security Defense and Countermeasures (NDC)

It covers:

Securing Windows and Linux operating systems
Advanced TCP/IP
Security Fundamentals
Security Implementation
Router Security
Attack Methods
Firewalls
Intrusion Detection Systems
VPNs Virtual Private Networks
Risk Analysis

The second is the Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA)

You must pass two exams. The first exam covers advanced security implementations:

Cryptography Fundamentals
Digital Signatures
Biometric Fundamentals
PKI Fundamentals
PKI Solutions
File Encryption Solutions
Deploying a Certificate Server
Secure E-Mail Implementation

The second SCP certifications exam for the SCNA is the TSE (The Solution Exam) and covers security scenarios.

Next: Security+ certification

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