A GUIDE TO CYBER SECURITY

CAREER DEVELOPMENT DIGITAL WORLD

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Looking to upskill your knowledge and climb up the Cyber Security ladder?
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Check out our handy guide to Cyber Security Professional Certifications currently available in Scotland (as of June 2019)

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Cyber Cyber Cyber Cyber Cyber Security Cyber Cyber Forensic Security and
Security Security Security Security Security Project Security Security DevSecOps Computer Incident Penetration Risk Compliance Security
Analyst Architect Engineer Instructor Manager Manager Researcher Technician Developer Analyst Responder Tester Adviser Auditor Consultant

• CASP+ • CASP+ • CASP+ • CASP+ • EC-Council • CASP+ • CREST Certified • CASP+ • (ISC)2 CISSP • GCTI • CREST Certified • CREST Certified • CASP+ • (ISC)2 CISSP • (ISC)2 CISSP
• CREST • CCIE Security • CCIE Security • (ISC)2 CISSP CCISO • (ISC)2 CISSP Malware Reverse • (ISC)2 CISSP • GNFA Network Simulated Attack • ISACA CISA • ISACA CISA • ISACA CISA
EXPERT
Certified Threat • (ISC)2 CISSP • (ISC)2 CISSP • ISACA CISA • (ISC)2 CISSP Engineer Intrusion Analyst Manager • ISACA CISM • ISACA CISM
(5+ YEARS’
Intelligence • ISACA CISM • ISACA CGEIT • (ISC)2 CISSP • CREST Certified
EXPERIENCE)
Manager • ISACA CISM • GCTI Incident
• (ISC)2 CISSP Manager

• CREST • CREST • CCNP Enterprise • CCNP Security • GSLC • GCPM • GREM • CCNP Enterprise • (ISC)2 CSSLP • GASF • CREST • CREST Certified • ISACA CRISC • GCCC • CCNP Security
Registered Registered • PMI PMP • PMI PMP • (ISC)2 CSSLP Registered Infrastructure • ISO 27001 • ISACA CRISC
ADVANCED Threat Technical Intrusion Analyst Tester Auditor
(3-5 YEARS’ Intelligence Security • CREST Certified
EX-PERIENCE) Analyst Architect Simulated Attack
• CCNP Security Specialist
• ISACA CRISC

• CompTIA CySA+ • AWS Associate – • AWS Associate – • CBCI • PRINCE2 • PRINCE2 • AWS Associate – • AWS Associate • GSSP • GCFA • CertNexus CFR • CompTIA • CBCI • Cloud Security • CBCI
• CREST Solutions Solutions • CompTIA CySA+ Practitioner Practitioner Solutions – SysOps • Scrum Alliance • CREST PenTest+ • GDPR Alliance CCSK • CompTIA CySA+
Practitioner Architect Architect • CompTIA • CompTIA • CompTIA Architect Administrator CSM Practitioner • CREST Practitioner • GDPR • CompTIA
Threat • Microsoft Azure • Microsoft Azure PenTest+ Cloud+ Cloud+ • MCSA • MCSA Intrusion Analyst Registered • ISO 27001 Practitioner PenTest+
INTERMEDIATE
Intelligence Administrator Administrator • Cloud Security • GCIA Penetration Practitioner • ISO 27001 • PRINCE2
(2-3 YEARS’
Analyst Associate Associate Alliance CCSK Tester Practitioner Practitioner
EXPERIENCE)
• Splunk Core • PRINCE2 • OSCP • AWS Associate
Certified Power Practitioner – Solutions
User Architect

• CCNA Cyber • CCNA • CCNA • CCNA • CompTIA • CompTIA • CompTIA Linux+ • CompTIA • CompTIA Linux+ • CompTIA • CompTIA • CompTIA • BCS CISMP • CompTIA • CCNA
Ops • CompTIA • CompTIA • CompTIA Network+ Project+ • CompTIA Network+ • GWEB Security+ Security+ Network+ • CompTIA Security+ • CompTIA
• CompTIA Security+ Security+ Security+ • CompTIA • CompTIA Security+ • CompTIA • LPIC-1 • EC-Council CHFI • GCIH • CompTIA Security+ • GSNA Security+
Network+ • CompTIA • CompTIA CTT+ Security+ Security+ • LPIC-1 Security+ • GCFE • (ISC)2 SSCP Security+ • GSEC • (ISC)2 CAP • EC-Council CEH
FOUNDATION
• CompTIA Server+ • EC-Council CEH • (ISC)2 SSCP • CREST • (ISC)2 CAP • ISO 27001 • GSEC
(1-2 YEARS’
Security+ • EC-Council CND • ITIL Foundation • ITIL Foundation Practitioner • ISO 27001 Foundation
EXPERIENCE)
• GSEC Security Analyst Foundation
• Splunk Core • EC-Council CEH
Certified User • CompTIA Linux+
• LPIC-1

EXPERIENCE
LEVEL
APM Group CompTIA GIAC Microsoft
FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FOUNDATION INTERMEDIATE
• ISO 27001 Foundation • CTT+: Certified Technical Trainer • GCFE: GIAC Certified Forensics Examiner • Microsoft Azure Administrator Associate
• Linux+ • GCIH: GIAC Certified Incident Handler • MCSA: Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate
INTERMEDIATE
• Network+ • GSNA: GIAC Systems and Network Auditors
• GDPR Practitioner
• Project+ • GSEC: GIAC Security Essentials Certification
• ISO 27001 Practitioner Offensive Security
• Security+ • GWEB: GIAC Certified Web Application Defender
ADVANCED • Server+ INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE
• ISO 27001 Auditor • OSCP: Offensive Security Certified Professional
INTERMEDIATE • GCFA: GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst
• Cloud+ • GCIA: GIAC Certified Intrusion Analyst
Amazon Web Services • CySA+: Cyber Security Analyst • GSSP: GIAC Secure Software Programmer PMI
• PenTest+: Penetration Tester
INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED ADVANCED
• AWS Associate – Solutions Architect EXPERT • GASF: GIAC Advanced Smartphone Forensics • PMP: Project Management Professional
• AWS Associate – SysOps Administrator • CASP+: CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner • GCCC: GIAC Critical Controls Certification
• GCPM: GIAC Certified Project Manager Certification
Scrum Alliance
• GSLC: GIAC Security Leadership
Axelos Cloud Security Alliance
• GREM: GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware INTERMEDIATE
FOUNDATION INTERMEDIATE • CSM: Certified ScrumMaster
EXPERT
• ITIL Foundation • CCSK: Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge
• GCTI: GIAC Cyber Threat Intelligence
INTERMEDIATE • GNFA: GIAC Network Forensic Analyst Splunk
• PRINCE2 Practitioner CREST FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION ISACA • Splunk Core Certified User
Business Continuity Institute (BCI) • Practitioner Security Analyst
ADVANCED INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE • CRISC: Certified in Risk and Information Systems • Splunk Core Certified Power User
• CBCI: Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute • Practitioner Threat Intelligence Analyst Control
• Practitioner Intrusion Analyst EXPERT
• Registered Penetration Tester
British Computer Society (BCS) • CGEIT: Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT
ADVANCED • CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor
FOUNDATION
• Registered Threat Intelligence Analyst • CISM: Certified Information Security Manager
• CISMP: Certificate of Information Security
Management Principles • Registered Technical Security Architect
• Registered Intrusion Analyst (ISC)2
• Certified Infrastructure Tester
Cisco Systems • Certified Simulated Attack Specialist FOUNDATION
• CAP: Security Assessment and Authorisation
FOUNDATION EXPERT Certification
• CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate • Certified Threat Intelligence Manager • SSCP: Systems Security Certified Practitioner
• CCNA Cyber Ops: Cisco Certified Network Associate • Certified Malware Reverse Engineer
Cyber Operations ADVANCED
• Certified Network Intrusion Analyst
• CSSLP: Certified Secure Software Lifecycle
ADVANCED • Certified Incident Manager
Professional
• CCNP Enterprise: Cisco Certified Network • Certified Simulated Attack Manager
Professional Enterprise EXPERT
• CCNP Security: Cisco Certified Network • CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security
Professional Security EC-Council Professional

EXPERT FOUNDATION
• CCIE Security: Cisco Certified Internetwork • CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker Linux Professional Institute
Expert Security • CHFI: Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator
FOUNDATION
• CND: Certified Network Defender
• LPIC-1: Systems Administrator
CertNexus EXPERT
INTERMEDIATE • CCISO: Certified Chief Information Security Officer
• CFR: CyberSec First Responder