Required Education & Training
- BS in CE, CS, IT Security, Cyber
- COMPTIA Network +, Security +, C, Python, C+, COMPTIA CySA+, Project +, CISM, Pentest+, CEH,, ISACA,(SANS, GIAC), CISCO (CCT, CCNA, CCHE) (ISC)2 - CAP, ISACA - CSIM
- Public and private 2-year and 4-year colleges, universities
- Bootcamps & technical Centers
- Certification entities such as COMPTIA, Microsoft, Google, ITIL
Competencies/Credentials
- Intrusion detection, prevention, penetration and vulnerability testing
- Firewalls
- Secure coding practices, ethical hacking and threat modeling
- Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems
- Virtualization technologies
- MySQL/MSSQL database platforms
- Identity and access management principles
- Application security and encryption technologies
- Secure network architectures
- Subnetting, domain name server (DNS), encryption technologies and standards, virtual private networks (VPNs), virtual LANs (VLANs), voice over IP (VoIP) and other network routing methods
- Network and web-related protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, user datagram protocol (UDP), IP security (IPSec), HTTP, HTTPS, routing protocols, etc.)
- Advanced persistent threats (APT), phishing and social engineering, network access controllers (NAC), gateway anti-malware and enhanced authentication
Foundational employability skills, written and verbal communication skills, customer oriented, analytical problem solving skills, and growing knowledge of business processes.
NOTE: each position must demonstrate the competencies and credentials of the previous position