GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)

The GIAC Security Essentials certification validates a practitioner’s knowledge of information security beyond basic terminology and concepts. Anyone new to information security who has some background in IT security Security managers, IT engineers and supervisors Security administrators Penetration testers Security utilities Security policy, contingency planning, critical controls and IT risks management Web communication security, virtualization, cloud security, and endpoint protection Windows: access controls, automation and auditing, forensics and security infrastructure & securing the network services. Anyone with a background in information security Security managers Security engineers and supervisors Security analysts Security auditors Penetration testers Security administrators Security policy, contingency plans, critical controls and IT risk management Web communication security, virtualization and cloud security, and endpoint security Windows: access controls automation, auditing forensics, security infrastructure & securing network services.