We are no longer safe in this world we live in. There is always one person out there waiting to attack us in anyway possible. Even our computer systems are no longer safe. Vital information can be stolen in an instant from our government, which could be sold over the black market to terrorist organizations who could potentially use that information against us and possibly destroy the back bone of this fine country. We must stop these ruthless acts against our computers systems and say no more! The CompTIA organization has created a helpful certification to help IT professionals get in the game to help protect our computer systems. They created Security+ to help protect against serious threats against computer systems and networks. .
"Theft and destruction of intellectual property takes place despite the presence of firewalls, encryption and corporate edicts. Neither technologies nor policies alone offer effective information security. The IT industry must have a well-trained work force to effectively combat hackers and decrease financial losses" ("CompTIA"). The Security+ certification focuses on protecting both corporate and government infrastructures. Protecting both corporate and government infrastructures is of an equal value to protect because both carry out data that is valuable to the way this country operates. If one piece of valuable information is leaked out to the wrong person from a business, that could be the end of the business's hot new product for the month, or perhaps the end of the company over all. If a piece of government information gets out to the wrong person that could mean a terrorist group could find out a weak spot in our countries infrastructure.
and attack us where we least expect it. The Security+ certification offers an IT professional general knowledge to protect against these possible threats; big or small.
"Topics covered include access control, authentication, intrusion detection, malicious code, cryptography, physical security, disaster recovery, policies and procedures, and more" ("Sybex").
