New Cloud Security Certification In A Maturing Industry
May 4, 2015
Grazed from CloudTweaks. Author: Editorial Staff.
Cloud security certification is getting a new dimension. At the RSA conference earlier this month the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and (ISC)² announced a new cloud security certification: Certified Cloud Security Professional, or CCSP for short. (ISC)² is most famous for its flagship certification: Certified Information Systems Security Professional or CISSP. More than 100,000 professionals maintain this certification and it is widely recognized. The Cloud Security Alliance pioneered the cloud security field a few years ago, and runs the CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge) programme. The CCSP body of knowledge covers 6 domains:
- Architectural Concepts and Design Requirements
- Cloud Data Security
- Cloud Platform and Infrastructure Security
- Cloud Application Security
- Operations
- Legal and Compliance…
CCSP is supposed to be a more extensive certification than CCSK. It has a more formal exam and a requirement for five years in IT of which three years must be spent in security and one year in cloud computing. On top of that, similar to CISSP, there is a requirement to uphold the certification by earning CPE (continuing professional education) points…
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