In support of its commitment to create awareness around information security, security consulting and training specialist Carrick & Associates has partnered with CompTIA, the Computing Technology Industry Association, to provide training for the new CompTIA Security+ certification.
Security+ certification represents the first global, vendor-neutral standard for training and certifying employees responsible for computer security - typically individuals with two years of computer networking experience.
Realising the gap that exists between qualified and suitably certified professionals in an organisation and those at the frontline, for whom there is no global standard for training and certification, CompTIA designed Security+ as a certification for the latter group of employees, empowering them to fill security-related positions.
"To attain Security+ certification, IT professionals must sit a comprehensive examination that tests them on a wide range of security concepts, including access control, authentication and external attack," explains Clint Carrick, managing director of Carrick & Associates. "Other areas in which they are required to be proficient include operational and organisational security and the basics of cryptography."
Carrick & Associates will offer a course to prepare certification candidates for the Security+ examination.
According to CompTIA, hardware and software companies and security associations across the world have indicated they will use its Security+ certification as an elective or prerequisite to their more senior-level security certification programmes.
"Development of the exam was well underway prior to 9/11, but the development (typically18 to 24 months for a major certification) was ramped up because of sudden and heightened awareness that organisations large and small must rapidly train and hire certified security professionals," said John Venator, president and CEO, CompTIA. "Companies simply cannot ignore the increasing incidence of computer crime and acts of vandalism."
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Carrick & Associates is a South African-based organisation established to complement existing resellers, penetrate and add value to the local security market. Based in Sunninghill, Johannesburg, the company`s consultancy service is a highly strategic tool used to guide clients through an entire security lifecycle.
The company`s value-add proposition lies predominantly in their role as intermediary between a corporation and an effective reseller. Aside from the management of the entire process, Carrick & Associates will also evaluate the strength of the reseller in being able to provide effective product implementation, service and support.
The main aim and vision of the company is to empower the end-user market through IT security knowledge and, in so doing, become a leading empowerment institute through training, awareness and consulting.
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