Cyber-Opps Associate

CISCO CERTIFIED CYBEROPS ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION

The Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification provides a basic understanding of how Security Operations Centre (SOC) teams in modern organisations detect and respond to security incidents be that cybercrime, cyberespionage, insider threats, advanced persistent threats, regulatory requirements or other cybersecurity issues. The need for Cybersecurity professionals will continue to grow and this certification offers a great stepping stone for security professionals looking to further their career in cybersecurity.

Achieving the Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification is a great start to your career in cybersecurity operations. To earn CyberOps Associate certification, you pass one exam that covers the fundamentals of cybersecurity operations skills and procedures.

Career Opportunities

If you are thinking about a career in cybersecurity, congratulations. You have chosen a field in which demand and job growth are soaring. This means salaries are above average and going up, too.

Cybersecurity jobs are growing three times faster right now than IT jobs in general, and 12 times faster than the overall job market. In a 10-year period, IT security jobs have grown 74 percent. That growth is accelerating. Worldwide, organizations face a shortfall of 1.5 million cybersecurity-trained workers by 2019. Job prospects include:

• Chief Information Security Officer
• Forensic Computer Analyst
• Information Security Analyst
• Penetration Tester
• Cryptanalyst
• Security Architect
• IT Security Engineer
• Security Systems Administrator
• IT Security Consultant
• Cryptographer

REQUIREMENTS

• 5 O LEVELS INCLUDING MATHS AND ENGLISH
• LAPTOP CORE I3, 4 GB RAM, 128 GB HARD DRIVE.