Security pros seek hacking, forensics skills

NetworkWorld.com (Nov 10 2009) Construction

1. IT professionals looking to boost their high-tech careers in the coming five years are betting on security certifications and skills to help them stand out to potential employees, according to a new survey. Five ways to get affordable certification skills Some IT skills see pay hikes during the downturn From Trust to Process: Closing the Risk Gap in Privileged Access Control: Download now CompTIA, an IT industry trade association, polled some 1,537 high-tech workers and found 37% intend to pursue a security certification over the next five years. Separately, nearly 20% indicated they would seek ethical hacking certification over the same time period. And another 13% pinpointed forensics as the next certification goal in their career development. "When you add the results, you will see that about two-thirds of IT workers intend to add some type of security certification to their portfolio," says Terry Erdle, senior vice president of ... (Read Full Article)

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