IT security certification – a boon for job seekers

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For younger aspirants who wish to  join an organization in IT Security, soon after graduation, certification bridges the gap between university or college and the actual requirement by the industry.

Using certification to validate IT skills in the fast evolving. Employees and new entrants can improve the chances of securing a new job or promotion, as prospective employers are able to quickly assess the standard of the applicant and their technical knowhow.

In today’s world,  which is facing a critical problem  of  IT security threats, data breaches and whole spectrum of hacking attacks, the need for skilled and knowledgeable information security professionals has never been greater. Your experience in the field is an important component of your value to an employer, but experience isn’t enough. Employers need something quantifiable and verifiable to show them, that you have the right expertise they need. 

IT Security certification will help in understanding the IT security threats, method of securing your IT assets, risk assessment, compliance and managing the IT Security. IT security certifications range from technical (Ethical Hacking, Security Analyst) to process/audit (ISO 27001LA and CISA) to IT security management (CISSP)  certifications.

For network and information security professionals, the globally recognized certifications are a MUST today. These certifications offer added confidence that you know what tasks need to be done to protect information, data  and networks and that you possess the required skills to carry out those tasks.

There are many organizations who certify students on various IT security courses. The prominent and the most respected amongst them is EC Council certification. EC Council, is a US based leading IT security certifying organization in the world. Their courses are DoD 8570 endorsed, they follow ANSI standards, and are recognized by all the organizations across the globe. They certify people on ethical hacking, cyber forensic investigation, secure coding, network and information security. Their certifications are CEH V8, ECSA V 8, CHFI V 8, ECSP etc. They have certified over 70,000 certified professionals globally.

Where are the jobs?

Globally, every organization needs IT security professionals. They range from fresher to experienced people. Jobs are available in banks, IT security organization, Govt., public sector companies, software companies, or any organization which sees data breach as threat. Today in India alone there are more than 10,000 IT security professionals. The number is growing fast, as the demand is high and the supply is less. Salaries vary between 2.5 Lakh to 8.00 Lakh per annum (depending on experience)

QUIK (Quest Institute Of Knowledge) is based out of Thane (Maharashtra) and has been a leading centre for the IT Security training and certification in India. They are the Silver Partners of EC Council, global leaders in ethical hacking certification. QUIK was started by the IT savvy professionals with prime objective of having maximum “IT Security” professionals.  They have been bestowed with many awards by EC Council.