As the new year comes upon us, vendors are rolling out some new or updated courses for the beginning of 2012, but what type of training is right for you or what new courses are worth the time and money? The answer depends on what area of security you want to pursue. I always recommend having a very sound understanding of the basics in networking and operating systems if you are getting into security for 2012. As for those of you who already work in security, there are some new and updated courses coming out for 2012 that are very exciting.
One of the things you need to look at is does the course help me understand the security concepts and does the course provide a hands on example for reference. Some courses discuss a concept but then nothing to really help solidify the concept such as an example. Also, if you are looking for the latest and greatest in concepts and examples, most vendor classes are about 6 months to a year behind. It is up to the instructor to provide up to date examples for current concepts. The instructors background and experience play a major role in filling in the gaps.
So what are the up to date and new courses for 2012?
Updated Courses
Network+ -
CompTIA has update the Network+ for 2012 with a more of an emphasis on technologies and how they relate to the OSI model. I like the fact that they have made more of an emphasis on the areas of SANS and WANS. However I would say that the course still covers 85% of the previous objectives. It is not really a huge upgrade, more of an incremental update.
CEH version 7.1
Eccouncil has brought out new revision from their version 7.0 of this class. This is a major update with even more update labs and content than the previous version 7.
New Courses
CSAP
This is a new course from CompTIA intended to focus on the 10 year security veteran. It focuses a lot on Enterprise LAN and WAN security. As of this writing not to much is known about the CSAP and it may be a while before we know anything more definitive.
One of the things you need to look at is does the course help me understand the security concepts and does the course provide a hands on example for reference. Some courses discuss a concept but then nothing to really help solidify the concept such as an example. Also, if you are looking for the latest and greatest in concepts and examples, most vendor classes are about 6 months to a year behind. It is up to the instructor to provide up to date examples for current concepts. The instructors background and experience play a major role in filling in the gaps.
So what are the up to date and new courses for 2012?
Updated Courses
Network+ -
CompTIA has update the Network+ for 2012 with a more of an emphasis on technologies and how they relate to the OSI model. I like the fact that they have made more of an emphasis on the areas of SANS and WANS. However I would say that the course still covers 85% of the previous objectives. It is not really a huge upgrade, more of an incremental update.
CEH version 7.1
Eccouncil has brought out new revision from their version 7.0 of this class. This is a major update with even more update labs and content than the previous version 7.
New Courses
CSAP
This is a new course from CompTIA intended to focus on the 10 year security veteran. It focuses a lot on Enterprise LAN and WAN security. As of this writing not to much is known about the CSAP and it may be a while before we know anything more definitive.
Good luck in 2012 and hope you have a great year.
- Tom Pruett, Cisco & Security Expert; MCT, CTT+, CISSP, CWNA, CEH, CHFI, CCSI, CCNA, MCSE LinkIn with Tom
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