Complete Guide on CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway Certifications

What is CompTIA?

The Computing Technology Industry Association popularly known as CompTIA. It's one of the best leading providers of IT certifications globally. It helps IT professionals to lead the charge in the digital world. There are more than 2 million IT certifications issued already worldwide.

CompTIA is known for its training and certification exams for networking, computing support, security, Linux development, mobility, and cloud. In addition, CompTIA Certifications makes sure that it gets updated from time to time according to today's technology challenges and requirements.

A CompTIA certification is the best way to enhance your career in the IT field and reach to the heights. Any of the CompTIA certification, or mixture of two or more certifications, can make you one of the best assets for an organization and also differentiate you from others.

CompTIA Cybersecurity certification pathway 

The CompTIA Cybersecurity Career Pathway, from starting to end directs you in the IT sector to achieve the proficiency level in cybersecurity. If you have obtained a cybersecurity certification, you can explain to the employers how you can be the best candidate for the particular job role and also you have those skills and understanding required for the security of a company from cyberattacks and cyber threats.

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity 

Don’t have any experience before of cybersecurity? No worries! Start your career with achieving the earlier certifications of this pathway.

Here are the CompTIA certifications, you should earn to set up your career in the IT field.

CompTIA A+: CompTIA A+ Certification is based on two exams conducted by IT industry professionals. These professionals are assigned to validate the skills required for entry-level jobs in IT. CompTIA A+ certification does not mean repairing a PC. Still, in this, the candidates are prepared for problem-solving and troubleshooting, ranging from networking and OS to mobile devices and their security.

CompTIA A+ Certification covers a huge diversity of knowledge required by the technicians today, making A+ relevant for much better job roles.

CompTIA Network+: CompTIA Network+ certification certifies that the candidate has all those essential skills that are required to build, manage, configure and troubleshoot the wired and wireless networks.

Skills covered by this certification can easily get applied regardless of the hardware & software used. Companies like Apple, Ricoh, Verizon, and Dell depend on Network+ certification to validate their specialist performance.

Network+ certification holder gives assurance that its holder is not only aware of its concepts but also ready to apply its knowledge in the real world.  

Cybersecurity Certification for Beginners 

CompTIA Security+: It is the focal point and establishes the basic understanding and deep knowledge required for any cybersecurity profession. CompTIA Security+ certification mainly focuses on the practical skills that are utilized by the network administrators, junior IT auditors, system administrators, and security administrators along with the performance-based questions.

Cybersecurity Certification for Intermediate Level 

CySA+: Cybersecurity Analyst certification validates your ability to keep the behavioral analytics to networks to improve the overall IT security. CySA+ certification covers technologies such as IDS (Intrusion Detection Systems), SIEM (Security Information and Event Management, and Packet Sniffers.

CompTIA CySA+ validates the various abilities required by the application security analysts, cybersecurity analysts, and threat intelligence analysts.

• Suggest preventive measures 

• Analyze and interpret the data 

• Make use of threat detection and intelligence techniques.

• Identify and address vulnerabilities 

• Respond to and recover from the cybersecurity incidents in an effective manner.

PenTest+: CompTIA PenTest+ exam targets at the penetration testers and assessment of vulnerability. Analysts responsible for scanning, exploiting, discovering, maintaining and reporting vulnerabilities on the network.

This certification of CompTIA PenTest+ involves the launching attack on computer systems, managing vulnerabilities and identifying.

Skills of CompTIA PenTest+ Exam:

• Apply the relevant tools and techniques to penetration testing and vulnerability scanning and lastly analyze the results.

• Plan and describe the scope of the PenTest project.

• Recognize the legal and regulatory supplies.

• Produce a written documentary report that focuses on the potential repair process, offers practical advice and also effectively convey the results to the management team.

Job Roles of CompTIA Certified professionals

Skills Required For CompTIA Exam

• A successful CompTIA candidate must have certain skills to:

• Install an image virtual machines

• Configure, install and update new or like Apple OS X, Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, and Windows Mobile.

• Set up and support the basic home and office networks.

• Set up and troubleshoot all peripheral devices

• Implement the cybersecurity controls properly according to helpdesk and technical support roles.

• Assemble and disassemble computing hardware

Benefits of CompTIA Certification

• Obtain Additional Credit

• Demonstrate computer skills and knowledge in particular areas

• Establish Firm Knowledge and Skill Base

• Increase your credibility and self-assurance

Master-level Certification

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner + Certification- CASP+ certification is the highest level certification in CompTIA’s cybersecurity pathway after Security+ certification, CySA+ and PenTest+ Certification. This CASP+, a master-level certification, was raised to its level and was accredited by ISO and ANSI on December 13, 2011. This Certification certifies that candidates hold the technical knowledge and skills needed to abstract, design, and engineer secure solutions across complex enterprise environments.

Specialty certifications

Specialty certification "Certified Document Imaging Architect" (CDIA+) is the Certification for competency in document management, document imaging, and enterprise content management.

CTT+ Certification is also the vendor-neutral Certification applicable to training professionals in all industries. CTT+ was created through the collaboration of ITTA (Information Technology Training Association) and CedMA (Computer Education Management Association).

“The CompTIA Healthcare IT Technician” Certification focused on IT in the healthcare industry and was aimed at IT professionals who install and maintain the electronic health record systems. Unfortunately, it expired in 2017.