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Now is the time to build security skills, certify, and join the next generation of security professionals in building a safer, cybersecure data environment.
Stand out in a Cybersecurity skills shortage
Today’s cybersecurity skills crisis is critical. For the sixth straight year, cybersecurity continues to be the most in-demand field across all areas of IT. Organizations everywhere are building robust security teams to address increasingly sophisticated cyber threats amid advancing technologies such as cloud infrastructure deployments and evolving business needs, such as the need to provide secure network connectivity for a remote workforce.
3.5M
Cybersecurity job openings globally by 20251
65%
increase in global cybersecurity workforce required to effectively defend organizations’ critical assets2
700k
job openings in US3
87%
of surveyed leaders report security skills or staffing challenges4
Cisco security training and certifications
More than half of cybersecurity jobs require at least one certification. We have four - not including a Specialist certification earned for every Professional-level Cisco certification exam you pass. View the latest details for each program to learn how you can train and certify in CyberOps or Security.
Be job-ready for key security roles
Whether you are a seasoned network engineer or just starting your IT career, you have a place in cybersecurity. Explore some of the exciting security job roles and titles responsible for identifying risks, protecting organizations, detecting security events, and recovering digital assets.
Check out the following job roles and titles.
Network Security Engineer, Network Administrator, InfoSec Analyst
- Job title: Associate security engineer, Network security engineer, Information security analyst/engineer
- Focus: Build for security, implement security policies
- Typical experience-level: 0 to 5 years
- Qualifying certifications: CCNA, Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate
- Reports to: Senior-level security engineers or security architects
Security Operations Team - Security Operations Analyst
- Job title: Security operations analyst, SOC Analysist Level 1, Security incident responder
- Focus: Monitor, detect and respond
- Typical experience-level: 0-3 years
- Qualifying certifications: Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate
- Reports to: SOC Analyst Level 2, Senior SecOps Engineer, Security Architect
Senior Security Engineer
- Job titles: Senior security engineer, Senior network security engineer, Application security engineer, SOC Analysist Level 2
- Focus: Build and secure the IT infrastructure, update security posture
- Typical experience-level: 5 - 7+ years
- Qualifying certifications: CCNP Security, Cisco CyberOps Professional, SAUTO Specialization
- Reports to: Director of Network Security, Head of InfoSec or CISO
Security Architect / Chief Security Engineer
- Job titles: Security architect, Senior or Principal security engineer, Principal network engineer with security clearance, Chief security engineer
- Focus: Architect security posture for the IT environment, Protect data/digital assets
- Typical experience-level: 7 to 10+ years
- Qualifying certifications: CCIE Security
- Reports to: CISO or CIO
Find out why these IT professionals chose Cisco certifications to prove their ability to connect, secure and automate today's most advanced networks.
Stand up to cyber threats with vital security skills
Organizations everywhere are building robust security teams to address cyber threats and they need qualified professionals they can trust to lead those teams and build the policies and systems that will protect their data.
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