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DevelopingCyberSkills:AJobRoleCentricApproachJane Dickinson, Senior Manager, Skills Certification, Western Europe

Thevoiceoftheworld’sinformationtechnology(IT)industry.

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AboutCompTIA

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We’llbetalkingabout:

1. OurviewoftheITSecuritylandscape

2. Resourcesyoucanaccessforyouandyourbusiness

3. JobroleledcertificationsforITPros

OurAgenda

THEITSECURITYLANDSCAPE

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Thechangingsecuritylandscape– increasing“attacksurface”

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COMPLEXITY OFPRIVACY

INCIDENT RESPONSE

DISSOLVING PERIMETER

EVOLVINGENDPOINT

ENCRYPTEDTRAFFICVISIBILITY

SECURITYPOSTURE

NEW SECURITYCONTROLADOPTION

SECURITYPOSTURE


Theimportanceofcybersecurity

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6%

18%

49%

27%

3% 18%

43%

35%

NETLower NoChange ModeratelyHigher

SignificantlyHigher

TodayTwoYearsFromNow

InternationalSummary

66%NETofUK

businessesexpectITsecuritytobecomeahigherpriorityoverthe

nexttwoyears

79%NETHigherPriority

inTwoYears

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Topdriversforchangingthecybersecurityapproach

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1. ChangeinIToperations(e.g.cloud,mobility)2. Reportsofsecuritybreachesatotherfirms3. Internalsecuritybreachorincident4. Changeinbusinessoperationsorclientbase5. Knowledgegainedfromtrainingorcertification

InternationalSummary

1. ChangeinIToperations(e.g.cloud,mobility)2. Internalsecuritybreachorincident3. Changeinbusinessoperationsorclientbase4. Reportsofsecuritybreachesatotherfirms5. Changeinmanagement

UnitedKingdom

Source:CompTIAInternationalTrendsinCybersecurity|Overallresults,n=1,509

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EDUCATING&EMPOWERINGALLUSERS

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HumanErroristhe#1threattoITSecurity

52% 48%

Humanerror Technologyerror

FactorsinSecurityBreaches

Source:CompTIA’sTrendsinInformationSecuritystudy|Base:400U.S.endusers

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TopReasonsWhyHumanErrorhasCulpabilityinSecurityIncidentsandBreaches

Increaseduseofsocialmediabystaff

Failureofstafftogetuptospeedwithnewthreats(e.g.mobility,cloud,etc.)

Generalnegligence/carelessnesstowardssecurity

Lackofsecurityexpertisewithwebsitesandapplications

FailureofITStafftofollowsecurityproceduresandpolicies

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2

3

4

511

Source:CompTIA’sTrendsinInformationSecuritystudy|Base:400U.S.endusers


ARealisation…

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Therearealsoadditionalattacksandtrendsthatthepublicusually

doesn’tsee

Vendororserviceprovider

impersonation

Insiderattacks

Attackershaverealizedthat

simple,powerfultoolsareavailable

Veryeffectivemalwareisavailableas

well

Alltheyneedtodoisfindthatoneuser

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IntroducingCompTIACyberSecure

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LookinginsideCyberSecure

§ Onlinetraining– Self-paced,60minutes– Accessibleviadesktoportablet– Shortpreandpostassessments– Providescertificateofcompletion

§ Audience– EveryonefromCEOtoAdministrativeStaffto

Apprentice

§ Informationsecurity– Providesheightenedawareness– Helpstochangeonlineandofflinepractices– Focusesonworkplaceand“afterwork”settings

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DEMOATCYBERSECURE.ORG

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ITCERTIFICATIONS

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Certifications

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• CreatedbyIndustryforIndustry• Relevant• Regularlyupdated• InternationallyRecognised

• JobRoleLed• Spanentrylevelroles– tohelpentrantsto

theindustrygettheirfirstjob– throughtomoreadvancedroles

• VendorNeutral/Inclusive• Independentofanyparticulartechnology,

productorplatform• Reflectthediversetechnologiesdeployedin

today’sorganisation

ITCareerRoadmap

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Askills-basedlookattheCompTIACertificationRoadmap

Wecertifyessentialskillsfor theentireITdepartment/“ecosystem”

Jobrole Certification

HelpDesk /ITSupportTech/FieldTechnician A+

Operatingsystemsupport/virtualization Server+,Linux+

Network technician Network+

IT /cloudarchitect CloudEssentials,Cloud+

Security analyst/consultant/SIEMEngineer CSA+

Securityengineer/IAtechnician CASP

Any employee CyberSecure

Securityadministrator/net techspecialist Security+

Project manager Project+

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Cybersecurityisavitalelementtoconsiderineveryjobrole.Whilerisinginpopularity,CompTIASecurity+isn’ttheonlyCompTIAcertificationthatcoversthisessentialITneed.EveryITprofessional,regardlessoftheirjobrole,needstohavecybersecurityexpertiserelevanttotheirjobroleThat’swhyoursubjectmatterexpertsensuresecurityisinallofourcerts.

SecurityFocusThroughoutAllofOurCertifications

In2015,largeU.S.organizationshadanaveragetotalcybersecuritycostof

$15million

Averagetimetocontaina

cyberattackis46days.

Companiesthatinvestinadequateresourcesandemploycertifiedstaffsave

$1.5millionannuallyincybercrimecosts.

%ofObjectivesCoveringSecurity

CompTIA Security+ 100%

CompTIA CSA+ 100%

CompTIA CASP 100%

CompTIAITFundamentals 30%

CompTIAA+ 28%

CompTIANetwork+ 37%

CompTIAMobility+ 36%

CompTIAServer+ 33%

CompTIA Cloud+ 20%

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CompTIASecurity+CompTIASecurity+certificationis100%focusedoncybersecurity.Theexamcoversfoundationalprinciplesfornetworkandoperationsecurity,threatsandvulnerabilities,accesscontrolandidentitymanagementandcryptography.

1.0NetworkSecurity,20%

2.0ComplianceandOperationalSecurity,18%

3.0ThreatsandVulnerbilities,

20%

4.0Application,DataandHostSecurity,15%

5.0AccessControlandIdentity

Management,15%

6.0IndustryStandards,

Practices,andNetwork

Theory,12%

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Jobroles:• SecuritySpecialist• SecurityConsultant• SecurityEngineer• SecurityAdministrator

Security+ExamDomains: Skillscompetencies:

• Understandnetworksecurity• Identifyandmitigatesecuritythreats• Understandapplication,data,and

hostsecurityissues• Implementaccesscontroland

identitymanagement

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39,920

48,947 58,456

109,819

10,000

30,000

50,000

70,000

90,000

110,000

130,000

2012 2013 2014 2015

InformationSecurityAnalysts

Totalnumberofjobpostings:SecurityAnalystjobrole

Source:BurningGlassTechnologiesLaborInsights,January2017

175%increasefrom2012to2015.DataforU.S.only,butreflectsaninternationalneed.

Asof2016:The#1fastestgrowingjobinthehistoryoftheBureauofLaborStatistics(BLS)- ever


CompTIACSA+(CybersecurityAnalyst)SeamlesslyfollowingSecurity+,CompTIACybersecurityAnalyst(CSA+)appliesbehavioural analyticstogreatlyimprovenetworkthreatvisibility.Asattackershavelearnedtoevadetraditionalsignature-basedsolutions,ananalytics-drivencyberdefence hasbecomecritical.

1.0ThreatManagement

27%

2.0VulnerabilityManagement

26%

3.0CyberIncidentResponse

23%

4.0SecurityArchitecture&ToolSets

24%

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Jobroles:• SecurityAnalyst• VulnerabilityAnalyst• CybersecuritySpecialist• SecurityEngineer

CSA+ExamDomains: Skillcompetencies:• Configureandusethreatdetection

tools• Performdataanalysis• Interpretresultstoidentify

vulnerabilities,threatsandrisktoanorganization

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CompTIACASPCompTIAAdvancedSecurityPractitioner(CASP)validatesenterprisesecurityabilitiesinrequirements,riskmanagement,incidentresponseandcriticalthinking.CompTIA’sfirstmasterylevelcertification,CASPisthehands-on,performance-based,technicalcounterparttotheCISSP.

1.0EnterpriseSecurity29%

2.0RiskManagementandIncidentResponse

19%

3.0ResearchandAnaylsis

18%

4.0IntegrationofComputing,

CommunicationsandBusinessDisciplines

18%

5.0TechnicalIntegrationofEnterpriseComponents

16%

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Jobroles:• CyberSecurity/ISProfessional• InformationSecurityAnalyst• SecurityArchitect• ITSpecialistINFOSEC

CASPExamDomains:Skillcompetencies:• Conceptualize,engineer,integrate

andimplementsecuresolutionsacrosscomplexenvironments

• Translatebusinessneedsintosecurityrequirements,analyzeriskimpact,andrespondtosecurityincidents

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AnoverwhelmingmajorityofITprofessionalsandtheirhiringmanagersagreeonthevalueofcertifications

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Sources:CompTIA’s 2nd AnnualITCareerInsightsstudyBase:1,381U.S.ITprofessionalsand

2nd EmployerPerceptionsofITTraining&CertificationstudyBase: 400 US HR professionals

70%OfITprofessionalsbelieveCompTIAcertificationsarevaluableorvery

valuable

93%Ofhiringmanagersbelievecertifications

arebeneficial

ValueonbothsidesValueonbothsides


ReportedBenefitsofHavingITCertifiedEmployees

89%

89%

88%

90%

More likely to stay with ourorganization

Perform better in similar IT job roles

Rewarded (via e.g. bonus, payincrease) for obtaining IT certification

More likely to be promoted

Source:CompTIA’sHRPerceptionsofITTrainingandCertificationstudyBase:400U.S.HRprofessionals

*Sometimes+Often

HRPerspective

ITcertifiedemployeesvs.non-ITcertifiedemployees

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TheValuetoIndividuals

CompTIAcertifiedemployees:

1. Aremoreconfident2. Aremoreknowledgeable3. Reachjobproficiencymorequickly4. Aremorereliable5. Performatahigherlevel


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§ MechanismtoenablestudentstopurchaseCompTIAExamVouchersandCompTIACertMasterdirectlyattheacademicrate

§ Studentswillrequireaac.ukemailaddress

§ Personaluseonly(volumeofpurchasesrestricted)

§ URL:http://academic.comptiastore.co.uk

New:AcademicMarketplace

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‘As you probably know I'm really keen to do this cert especially since I just found out that if I complete this certificate I will definitely end up in an employment with a company’

Anton JorgenssonCyberSecurity Challenge Edinburgh University Camp 2015 Attendee

Talking about Security+ and his associated offer of employment

Usefulresources

Available to Registered Users (free of charge):

Quick Start Guide to Security Compliance - https://www.comptia.org/resources/comptia-quick-start-guide-to-security-complianceQuick Start Guide to Physical Security - https://www.comptia.org/resources/comptia-quick-start-guide-to-physical-securityInternational Trends in Cybersecurity – UK - https://www.comptia.org/resources/international-trends-in-cybersecurity---ukPractices of Security Professional - https://www.comptia.org/resources/practices-of-security-professionals

All Security related resources (some free of charge; some can only be accessed as a Premier Member):https://www.comptia.org/insight-tools/technology?tags=security

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Everyone:1. Sign up as Registered Users for free, offering access to much of our

content - www.comptia.org/register/registration2. Demo CyberSecure at www.cybersecure.org3. Email me at [email protected] if you’re interested in finding out

more about our new Association of IT Professionals

Students:1. If you have an ac.uk email address you can buy CompTIA CertMaster

and certifications at up to 50% off list price at http://academic.comptiastore.ac.uk – enhance your employability!

IT companies: 1. Join the UK Channel Community which is the voice for IT companies in

the UK www.comptia.org/communities2. Join the LinkedIn Group - www.linkedin.com/groups/20992123. Attend the UK Channel Community meeting in Cardiff on 15th March,

with networking dinner on 14th (open to any IT companies at no cost) www.comptia.org/events

4. Sign up for Premier membership - receive 50 complimentary CyberSecure licences, 15% off certifications & access to a host of other great benefits https://www.comptia.org/register/become-a-premier-member

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