Protecting Data

Protecting computer networks from illegal attempts of accessing personal or business-related information on the internet requires a lot of expertise. Recently, two apex educational bodies — the University Grant Commission (UGC) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have proposed that Indian universities and institutions introduce Cyber Information Security as a subject at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. Graduates with a degree in computer science or engineering may opt for full-time or short-term courses, degrees and diplomas in cyber information security and network administration. Many academic institutions, in the recent past, have based their IT courses on internationally-renowned certifications. 

CompTIA Security+ certification, for instance, is a vendor-neutral certification dealing with key data security concepts such as application, data and host security; threats and vulnerabilities, compliance, identity control and cryptography. 

With the upcoming release of their Cybersecurity Analyst (CSA+) certification in 2017, CompTIA is looking forward to provide an advanced logical progression in career pathway of people who have already done the Security+ course. CompTIA also has CASP (CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner) for senior security practitioners responsible for enterprise security, research and analysis.

 — Pradipto Chakrabarty, Regional Director, CompTIA