Certifications are important for career advancement in cyber security. They provide industry recognition, help validate expertise, and allow for career growth and skill diversification. When choosing certifications, one should consider career goals, current skills, job requirements, and whether to pursue vendor-specific or vendor-neutral certifications. Preparing involves understanding requirements, gathering study materials, practicing time management, and joining study groups. While certifications can be costly, there are many free resources available as well as hands-on practice platforms. Popular certification programs include those from ISC2, EC-Council, CompTIA, and SANS.

1. Cyber Security
Certifications
Roadmap & Importance

2. About Me
Cyber Security Consultant (@wipro)
LPT( Master), CEH(Master), CASE- Java, CASE- .Net, CC by ISC2, SC-900, AWS(CCP)
Traveler, CTF Player

3. Certificate..
Certificate..
Certificate..
I don’t like it, I avoid
But
Certification likes
me..
I can’t avoid.

4. Certification are mandatory to grow in
career ?

5. Importance of Certification
Industry Recognition
Career Advancement
Validation of Expertise
Skill Diversification
Continuous Learning

6. How to choose Certifications
Identify Your Career Goals
Assess Your Current Skills and Experience
Research Job Requirements
Understand Certification Paths
Consider Vendor-Specific vs. Vendor-Neutral Certifications

7. How to plan & prepare for Certification
Understand the Certification Requirements
Gather Study Materials
Practice Time Management
Join Study Groups or Forums
Stay Confident and Relax

8. Certifications are
costly.
But a lot of free &
useful resources
available.

9. Popular & valuable free Certifications
CC by ISC2 : https://www.isc2.org/landing/1mcc
Skillforall by Cisco : https://skillsforall.com/catalog?search=cyber+security
APISec University : https://www.apisecuniversity.com/#courses
Antisyphon Training : https://www.antisyphontraining.com/pay-what-you-can/
Qualys Certifications : https://www.qualys.com/training/
Cybrary Free Courses : https://www.cybrary.it/free-content
Google Cyber Security Certifications :
https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-cybersecurity

10. Professional Popular Certification Vendors
Most Popular Vendors :
ISC2 (CISSP, CCSP, CSSLP & many more)
Offensive Security (OSCP, OSEP, OSWA, OSWE & many more)
SANS (GPEN, GCPN, GDSA, GDAT & many more)
EC-Council ( CEH, CEH Practical, CPENT, CASE, BDC and many more)
ELearn Security (eJPT, eMAPT, eWPTX and many more)
Comptia (Security+, PenTest+, CySA+ and many more)

11. Other Popular Vendors
TCM Security ( PJPT, PNPT, PJMR)
Hackthebox ( CPTS, CBBH)
APISec University ( CASA )
Portswigger ( Burp Suite Certified Practitioner )

12. Platforms help you practice Hands-on
TryHackMe : https://tryhackme.com/dashboard
HackTheBox : https://www.hackthebox.com/
PicoCTF : https://play.picoctf.org/practice
OWASP Vulnerable Application :
https://owasp.org/www-project-vulnerable-web-applications-directory/
Security Blue Team : https://www.securityblue.team/
CyberDefender : https://cyberdefenders.org/

13. Conclusion
Be Proactive
Seek Guidance and Feedback
Stay Healthy and Manage Stress
Stay Confident and Relax
Take the Exam

15. Thank You