Cybersecurity Basics

technical skills

• skills necessary to work and talk to other people

• the ability to work in and understand areas such as operting systems, coding, spreadsheets, HTML

• Skills in math and language arts

soft skills

• Computer networking skills

• skills necessary to communicate and work with others.

• the ability to use a virtual machine

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

• A college degree in computer science

• certification for those with managerial and technical skills

• certification in coding

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)

• A certification in critical thinking, incident response, risk management and tech integration for business

• An AS degree in computer science issued through a college or university

• A certification in managerial skills for cyber security

CompTIA CyberSecurity Analyst ( CySa+)

• A certification in managerial skills

• A certification in risk management for businesses

• Certification assessing, combating and responding to security threats

CompTia Security+

• Entry level certification for computer security, available through MVUSD cyber pathway program in High School

• A certification to become a night security guard

• An advanced certification in assessing cyber security threats