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Survey Shows IT Pros Aim For Security Certifications In Next Five Years

IT professionals looking to boost their high-tech careers in the coming five years are betting on security certifications and skills to help them stand out to potential employees, according to a new survey.. CompTIA, an IT industry trade association, polled some 1,537 high-tech workers and found 37% intend to pursue a security certification over the next five years. Separately, nearly 20% indicated they would seek ethical hacking certification over the same time period. And another 13% pinpointed forensics as the next certification goal in their career development. "When you add the results, you will see that about two-thirds of IT workers intend to add some type of security certification to their portfolio," says Terry Erdle, senior vice president of skills certifications. "This trend is driven by two factors: one, security issues are pervasive, and two, more and more people are moving to managed services and software-as-a-service models, which involves more complex networking. That level of non-enterprise data center computing has people look more closely at their security infrastructure." The link for this article located at CIO Magazine is no longer available. . A recent poll indicates that 40% of technology professionals intend to obtain cybersecurity certifications within the coming five years to advance their professional growth.. Security Certification, Ethical Hacking, Career Advancement, Forensics Skills, IT Professionals. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

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