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Training and Certifications - Southern California
Who is keeping your Information Secure? Information is an essential resource for the growth and success of every business. In today's information-driven economy, keeping your company's vital data secure is the responsibility of every employee in your company. From guarding against Social Engineering Attacks to creating an effective Incident Response Plan, everyone in your organization has to take part in keeping your information secure.
A recent study by the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) cited human error as the most common cause of information security breaches, with some 80 percent of respondents believing this human error was caused by a lack of security knowledge, training, or failure to follow security procedures.
Information security awareness and cybersecurity training can significantly reduce not only the odds of your business experiencing a serious information security breach, but can also help minimize negative impact should a breach occur.
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Find IT Security Training
Start with Great Courses
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CompTIA Security+
Entry Level Certification
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Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
EC Council Certification
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SSCP Certification
ISC2 Entry-Level Certification
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CISSP Certification
Advanced ISC2 Certification
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CHFI
Investigate Cybercrimes
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ECSA
Ethical Hacker Analyst
Information Security Training Southern California
Information Security courses and certification are primarily created by vendor-neutral vendors such as CompTIA, (ISC)² and EC-Council. These organizations are committed to setting strict security standards that any organization can implement. Earning certifications from these vendor-neutral organizations is an ideal way to prove your skill and knowledge to your employer.
Information Security Courses
Not Sure Where to Start?
Contact your New Horizons Southern California account executive for specific information about these training and certification programs.
At New Horizons, our information security offerings are designed to insure that your organization can be "The Secure Organization." The Secure Organization approach enables you to target specific training for your organization based on information security threats, organizational job roles, and the knowledge and skills required by job role to keep an organization's information secure.
CompTIA Security+ Training and Certification
New Horizons Southern California will work with you to help you obtain your CompTIA Security+ Certification. CompTIA Security+, as a vendor-neutral certification, serves to validate an individual's knowledge of system security and security practices in the IT industry.
New Horizons training and Security+ certification is an excellent path, whether your goal is to become Security+ certified for your job, to prove your basic knowledge of security concepts or to gain more knowledge to secure your network.
Who's It For?
Security+ Certification training is ideal for those students and IT employees interested in understanding IT security risks and how to protect your IT infrastructure and information. Security+ students will learn the following:
- Basics of authentication and authorization
- Remote access security
- Email and web security
- Wireless security
- Types of attacks and malicious code
- Security design and security baselines
- Security monitoring and intrusion detection
- Physical security
- Security forensics
- And much more...
CompTIA Security+ Certification and Exams
Earn your CompTIA Security+ certification by taking and passing one exam. However, it is strongly recommended you have your CompTIA A+ and Network+ certifications.
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Certification
Certified Ethical Hacker training and certification at New Horizons Southern California will help you learn to stop hackers by thinking and acting like one.
The CEH training immerses students in an interactive environment where they will learn how to scan, test, hack, and secure their own systems. Students then learn how intruders escalate privileges and what steps can be taken to secure a system.
Who's It For?
A Certified Ethical Hacker is a skilled professional who understands and knows how to look for the weaknesses and vulnerabilities in target systems and uses the same knowledge and tools as a malicious hacker. CEH is primarily targeted at security professionals who want to acquire a well-rounded body of knowledge to have better opportunities in this field. This certification is also required by certain full-time military members or defense contractors that have access to a privileged DoD system.
CEH Certification and Exam
SSCP – Systems Security Certified Practitioner
The ISC2 Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) certification is an entry-level certification and is an excellent way to start your IT Security career.
Who’s It For?
If you have IT experience but are looking to specialize in IT Security, the SSCP certification is an excellent way to start.
The SSCP certification focuses on the following domains:
- Access Controls
- Cryptography
- Malicious Code and Activity
- Monitoring and Analysis
- Networks and Communications
- Risk, Response and Recovery
- Security Operations and Administration
SSCP Certification and Exam
CISSP® - Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Training
New Horizons Southern California is proud to be able to provide training to assist you in preparation for the CISSP information security certification exam.
The CISSP certification is a globally recognized information security certification governed and bestowed by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium, also known as (ISC)2. It was the first information security credential accredited by the international ANSI ISO/IEC Standard 17024:2003.
Who’s It For?
Before pursuing your CISSP certification, you should have five years of IT Security experience. A CISSP-certified professional is considered able to define the architecture, design, management and controls that assure the security of business environments.
For more information, please contact a New Horizons Account Executive.
For full documentation, review the (ISC)2 CISSP website.
CISSP Certification Training
New Horizons can help you to prepare for the CISSP® exam, as well as to provide foundational training as needed to meet any prerequisites.
Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator (CHFI)
The CHFI certification from EC-Council is an advanced certification for forensic network security investigators. As cybercrime has increased, the need for computer forensic investigators has grown dramatically.
CHFI certified candidates may investigate invasion or theft of intellectual property, misuse of IT systems and violations of corporate IT usage policies.
Who’s It For?
If you are interested in IT security and how to investigate, prevent and minimize risk, the CHFI certification is for you. A CHFI candidate uses a wide variety of tools and techniques to investigate cybercrimes. The certification is also ideal for anyone involved in law enforcement or military.
CHFI Certification Training
EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)
Once you have achieved your Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certification, take the next step and earn your EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) certification.
Who’s it for?
The ECSA certification is designed for individuals who specialize in analysis of ethical hacking. The ECSA certification is also a prerequisite to the EC-Council Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT) certification.
ECSA Security Professionals specialize in advanced methodologies, tools and techniques required to perform comprehensive information security tests and how to design, secure and test networks to protect organizations from threats hackers pose.
ECSA Certification Training