Simon Hopes

In recent years, AWS Safety Certifications have been released and more than 13% of practitioners wanting to obtain certification exclusively with Amazon Web Services in cyber security, according to IT Training Company Global Knowledge.

AWS Certified Security: Specialty certification is a stepping stone for higher salaries, where about a quarter of respondents show Global Knowledge that, due to their performance in their current jobs, their corporate promotion or their side transfer to another business, they have a bump after certification.

1. Go big at AWS, and become skilled: According to Ken Underhill, the master instructor of Cybrary, practitioners who seek to build a broad know-how base around AWS often receive two or even all three of the associate-level certifications that cover the range from developers to architects of solutions to administrators.

Underhill usually advised professionals to limit their authority when they switch to specialist or discipline certifications. Underhill said people are looking for safety and advanced networking specialties because everybody needs a lot of infrastructure work.

2. Capitalize on sales or existing jobs: According to Brad Puckett, Global Knowledge global portfolio manager, AWS is a ubiquitous and well known cloud-based provider, and therefore people who want to be promoted or find new jobs tend to follow these certifications.

Since safety and the cloud are the most challenging environments for professionals, Puckett said that the AWS Professional Technology Specialist, professional qualification allows individuals to improve their knowledge in all fields.

3. In-depth knowledge of the infrastructure: Fortinet has been seeing both customers and cloud-based partner's upgrade, according to Jon Bove, vice president of the channels of the Americas, since developing a public cloud track.

Bove said it concentrated on developing expertise in components to satisfy public cloud providers' infrastructure requirements such as high availability, auto-size, software-defined network connectors, and traffic management. He said that Fortinet aims to provide interested stakeholders with an overview of protection issues in the cloud and how to handle traffic and self-scaling.

4. Capitalize on early-career certifications: According to Matt Chiodi, chief security officer of the Palo Alto Networks public cloud, certifications build a distinction, which is genuinely essential for security professionals at the early stages of their careers.

5. Use current certifications for defense: AWS Certified Safety-Speciality is excellent to control the AWS environment, but traditional safety certifications are also necessary to protect a whole ecosystem, said RohitDhamankar, vice president of the Threat Intelligence Products department of Alert Logic. Security professionals still need to know how malware works and to have a broader understanding of essential applications to succeed, he said.

6. Practical experience is essential: According to Check Point Software Technology, Marina Segal's Head of product management for cloud SecOps and enforcement, AWS certifications provide standardization and enable people to access the cloud, mainly while they are an onboard new business.

7. Check the employer's safety baseline: According to Tim Mackey, the chief technology manager at Synopsys, AWS Certified Protection. Specialty means professionals have the expertise needed to set up big shops, properly implement identity and access control, handle the keys for a specific instance, and appreciate what life-cycle power will look like in a setting.

The certification is the foundation for knowledgeable experts in order to ensure that the person who manages his cloud operations is aware of the fundamental principles of delegated access and does not arbitrarily allow an authentication backdoor, Mackey said. Certification means that users are comfortable with the basic concepts of safeguarding the AWS ecosystem and preventing issues like free S3 containers.

8. Also useful in security settings is AWS DevOps Certification: According to Mark Nunnikhoven, Trend Micro's vice president of infrastructure analysis, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Expert ties to technology deployment systems and can inform professionals all regarding creating effective services and best practices.

9. The associate certificate offers a high standard view on AWS: Hundreds of thousands of different features and solutions provided by AWS are literally available, and according to Cybrary'sUnderhill, the Certified Solutions Architect – Associate gives you a large, high-profile view of those features. That's why Underhill said it is a good starting point for practitioners who want to dive into AWS.

A deep dive in those areas that go even further than passing the examination will increase the success of AWS security practitioners, according to Underhill.

10. Should at least have safety skills in mid-career: Global Knowledge's Puckett explained that AWS Accredited Protection-professional needs exceptional experience in architecture and security technologies as well as a thorough knowledge of AWS workloads and technology. Those that are trained should have a clear idea of what protection workloads AWS requires and what AWS wants for such specific security tests, said Puckett.

According to Global information, the most current research performed by AWS Protection Certificate-holder is in computer defense, cloud, or IT infrastructure or design. More than two-thirds are accredited in the last six months. Other certifications are held from Microsoft and Cisco or from (ISC) 2, CompTIA, or the Global Knowledge ISACA, which are neutral to the seller.