Security training specialist SSRI is introducing a
course leading to certified security analyst status, the next step
up from its certified ethical hacker qualification.
The new qualification, developed by the International Council of
Electronic Commerce Consultants, is aimed at security
professionals and IT professionals in other fields – such as
network managers or web developers – who already have a certified
ethical hacker qualification or experience of hacking tools and the
hacking environment.
The five-day classroom-based course covers risk analysis for
existing IT systems, putting security measures in place when new
environments are designed, and taking a holistic approach to the
security needs of a business.
Rajive Kapoor, head of business development at SSRI, said,
“There are many supplier-specific security qualifications, but
nothing that creates an international standard, talking about all
the products.”
The course aims to fill this gap, training professionals to look
at security regardless of the environment, the infrastructure, the
operating system or the tools used.