If you are a Cyber Security professional you have most likely heard of a certification named “CISSP”. Though who makes this certification and what else do they do? Enter the  International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2. (ISC)2 is a non-profit membership association best known for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification or CISSP for short. […]

I was recently asked about CCSK certification vs AWS certification and which one should be pursued by someone looking to getting into cloud security. This post tries to address the question “which cloud certification is right for you”. I’ll give you a lay of the land for both certifications, available training, the exams and then […]

Looking at the cloud security jobs listed on both Dice and Indeed tells a very interesting story about the current demand for cloud security professionals in the United States. It appears that employers have begun to see cloud security as a dedicated role and not a bolt-on to a generic security position as they did […]

CCSK vs CCSP – Which Cloud Security Certification Is Best For You? Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) vs Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) – I’m commonly asked two questions whenever someone discovers I’m an instructor for both the Cloud Security Alliance CCSK and ISC2 CCSP courses:   1 – “What’s the difference between the two […]

Overview This cloud governance article is written for executives, directors, managers, auditors and others who are being forced to understand cloud services because their company has engaged cloud services but expects everyone “just gets it” because it’s more of the same, just different.  It isn’t.  It isn’t even remotely close to what you are used […]