By Sarah Morgan
The current shortage of cyber security skills is a massive employment opportunity. According to government research, two-thirds of big UK businesses have been targeted by a cyber attack in the last 12 months. This means businesses are searching desperately for people with the skills to make sure they’re not the victim of the next high-profile cyber attack.
The CSX Practitioner is one of the newest cyber security certifications on the market. It can be the perfect way to get the cyber security skills to take advantage of this massive opportunity. Below are the five best reasons why you should be looking to get CSX Practitioner certified.
1. Opportunity for employment
There are more cyber attacks happening than ever before, with over 700 million data records estimated to have been stolen in 2015. These include companies like TalkTalk
(157,000 records stolen, costing £60 million), EBay (145 million records stolen, costing an estimated £18 million), Target (70 million records stolen, costing £100 million) and T-Mobile (15 million records stolen, costing £13.2 million).
(157,000 records stolen, costing £60 million), EBay (145 million records stolen, costing an estimated £18 million), Target (70 million records stolen, costing £100 million) and T-Mobile (15 million records stolen, costing £13.2 million).
Cyber security job growth, at 74%, has increased at twice the rate of the overall IT jobs market since 2007. It is expected that by 2019, the industry will be short of 2 million cyber security professionals. This means there isn’t enough properly trained protection for businesses, creating a huge demand for professionals with high-level cyber security skills. The CSX Practitioner course will develop the cyber security skills that businesses are seeking. Whilst achieving the certification is the proof you have these skills.
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2. Potential future career earnings
The CSX Practitioner course develops the technical security skills required in job roles like Cyber Security Analyst or Cyber Security Engineer. These roles command competitive salaries averaging around £50,000+ (all average salaries according to itjobswatch.co.uk).
The CSX Practitioner certification is the starting point for a journey towards many high-level cyber security roles. After you’ve progressed your career with experience in the cyber security industry, you’ll be able to aim for roles like Cyber Security Consultant (£62,500), Cyber Security Architect (£70,000), Cyber Security Manager (£70,000) and Head of Cyber Security (£97,500). You can also follow the CSX pathway, progressing onto the Specialist, then the Expert certifications. These will help you grow your cyber security skills throughout your career. This means starting your cyber security career with a CSX Practitioner certification gives you the potential to eventually reach a six figure salary at the top level.
3. Develop hands on skills
A key feature of the new CSX, is the hands-on nature of the skills covered. You’ll learn practical skills in all stages of the cyber security process simulating real-world scenarios. These include analysing network output, executing incident response plans, detecting incidents and performing disaster recovery plans. These are skills you’ll be able to directly implement in your IT security role. You’ll learn to identify, detect, respond to and recover from cyber attacks. Its practical nature and broad curriculum set it aside from most other IT security certifications currently on the market.
4. Learn the latest skills
As one of the newest certifications in the cyber security industry, the skills in the CSX Practitioner course are the hottest available. Getting CSX Practitioner certified guarantees you’ll have skills that can protect your business from the latest techniques threatening your business, identifying threats before they occur, implementing precautions to minimise threats and recovering from attacks. The Cybersecurity Nexus program has been developed to provide you with skills in five cyber security areas. These are:
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1. Identify
2. Detect
3. Protect
4. Respond
5. Recover
These are designed to cover the whole cyber security process, ensuring you have skills to deal with cyber attacks through every stage.
5. World renowned
ISACA have a 45 year history in which they’ve produced some of IT’s most respected certifications. Their CISA and CISM certifications are two of the most sought-after in the industry and these are supported by their CRISC and CGEIT certifications. This means you know you’re getting your cyber security skills from an industry trusted and globally recognised source. On top of this, the reputations of ISACA and the CSX extend worldwide. This means you can benefit from your certification wherever your career should take you.
About the Author:
Sarah writes for Firebrand Training on a number of IT related topics. This includes exams, training, certification trends, project management, certification, careers advice and the industry itself. Sarah has 11 years of experience in the IT industry.
Sarah writes for Firebrand Training on a number of IT related topics. This includes exams, training, certification trends, project management, certification, careers advice and the industry itself. Sarah has 11 years of experience in the IT industry.
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