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(ISC)2 Finds IT Professionals are an Underutilized Cybersecurity ResourceCLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- (ISC)² today announced findings of its study IT Professionals are a Critically Underutilized Resource for Cybersecurity. The report underscores how many organizations are not fully maximizing the opportunity to empower and equip their IT staff – the very individuals most often tasked with implementing security policy and technologies – with the education and authority they need to effectively bolster their cybersecurity. The research is based on responses from more than 3,300 IT professionals worldwide who participated in the 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study. The report can be downloaded here. "Our findings suggest too many organizations overlook a tremendous pool of cybersecurity talent already on staff and intimately familiar with their infrastructure and processes," said (ISC)² CEO David Shearer, CISSP. "The quickest way for many organizations to bolster their cyber defense is through continuous security education and empowerment of their IT team. Security is a shared responsibility across any enterprise or government agency. Unless IT is adequately trained and enabled to apply best practices across all systems, even the best security plan is vulnerable to failure." Key findings from surveyed IT professionals include:
To help organizations bolster their cybersecurity expertise within IT, (ISC)² today also announced a new prerequisite pathway for its Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification. IT professionals and others who have earned a cybersecurity or computer science degree from an accredited college or university can attain certification without completing one year of paid, full-time work experience previously required in addition to passing the SSCP exam and completing the (ISC)² endorsement process. This creates a more streamlined path to SSCP cybersecurity certification for qualified IT professionals. SSCP is an ideal cybersecurity certification for IT professionals responsible for the hands-on operations of securing their organizations. Those who earn the SSCP demonstrate their technical skill to implement, monitor and administer IT infrastructure using defined security policies and procedures, as well as the ability to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data. The SSCP encompasses security operations and administration; risk identification, monitoring and analysis; incident response and recovery; network and communications security; system and application security; and cryptography. Organizations can leverage (ISC)² Enterprise Solutions to educate and prepare their IT teams to pass the SSCP exam and start contributing to a stronger cyber defense immediately. Learn more about the SSCP certification and (ISC)² cybersecurity education opportunities at www.isc2.org/SSCP. Download the study IT Professionals are a Critically Underutilized Resource for Cybersecurity here. About (ISC)²® © 2016, (ISC)² Inc., (ISC)², CAP, CCFP, CCSP, CISSP, CSSLP, HCISPP, SSCP and CBK are registered marks of (ISC)², Inc. View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/isc2-finds-it-professionals-are-an-underutilized-cybersecurity-resource-300518536.html SOURCE (ISC)2 |