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CISSP Jobs, Employment and salary
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CISSP is the world's gold standard certification awarded by a vendor-neutral non-profit organization which mainly focus on building standards for information and cybersecurity industry. CISSP stands for Cyber Information Systems Security Professional and the awarding body is the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2). This is a highly recognized degree which is accepted all across the world. CISSP benefits are unlimited however here are a few advantages which are very common, these are:

·         Advancement in Information Security Skills

·         More Job Opportunities

·         Respect

·         Showcasing versatile skills

·         Efficient Performance and enhancement in productivity

·         Credibility in the information security industry

·         Encouragement to stay at the top

·         Ability developed to manage information security processes more efficiently

·         ISC2 Membership

These are the ready benefit which every CISSP certified enjoys. After doing CISSP, the individuals can prove their skills to their prospective employers, however having CISSP certification does not guarantee better perks or salaries but CISSP certified professionals receive the highest paid salaries in the IT sector. This certification really helps certified professionals in changing the way of thinking and planning. The individuals can be able to build up their profile more appealing. Rest they are required to work hard in order to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.

Once the individuals are certified they automatically become members of ISC2 community where they can also enjoy unlimited benefits like gaining access to unlimited ISC2 resources, they can find an opportunity to build up a professional network through ISC2 community. Some more benefits that can be availed like getting 50% off on official ISC2 textbooks, free subscription to Info Security Professional Magazine, member pricing for ISC2 events, expert-led webinars on the latest security issues etc.

The ISC2 community members can recertify their CISSP through ISC2 after every three years. ISC2 resources are sufficient enough to be utilized to earn free CPE opportunities without going to any institute or paying to any instructor. Recertification can be done by earning continuing professional education (CPE) credits.

The CISSP is now mandatory for many job types, the individuals have to be CISSP certified in order to apply for these specific jobs. Examples can be "National Security Agency" which requires having a valid CISSP certification in order to get eligible for NSA jobs. Moreover, the employers these days prefer hiring certified individuals so CISSP certified professionals have more chances of getting a job as compared to other noncertified individuals.

The job roles which requires CISSP certified professionals can be the following;

·         Chief Information Officer

·         Chief Information Security Officer

·         Security Director

·         IT Director

·         IT Manager

·         Network Architect

·         Security Analyst

·         Security Architect

·         Security Auditor

·         Security Consultant

·         Security Manager 

·         Security Systems Engineer

CISSP is in short ideal for those cybersecurity professionals working in the Information Security industry who are willing to prove their skills in developing information security systems in line with the policies and standards as prescribed by the ISC2.

However, in order to get qualified for the CISSP, the candidates must have at least five years’ work experience in any of the two or more of the eight CBK domains. The job experience is a must in order to earn this certification.

Otherwise, the individuals can pass the CISSP exam to become an associate of ISC2. These associates can then excel their skills within the next six years’ experience in order to become eligible for the CISSP certification. So, starting it either with no experience will allow the individual to become ISC2 members and they can earn the certificate while completing the tenure with the passage of time.