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Which security certification should I take?

ddrillic
Ultra Champion

I wonder which security certification I can go for as more and more implementations of Splunk are security-based. So, for future employment with Splunk, which security certification would be good to have?

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ddrillic
Ultra Champion

A major consulting firm spoke about -
-- Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)
-- Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
-- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

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ddrillic
Ultra Champion

Any ideas, by any chance, about these ones? I got them from a job posting -

CompTIA Net+
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Security +
CPTE - Certified Penetration Testing Engineer
CEH - Certified Ethical Hacker
Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP)

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ddrillic
Ultra Champion

Another post for Splunk and security asks for -

Industry Cyber Security Certifications including; CEH, CISSP-ISSEP, CISSP-ISSAP, GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), Certified Computer Security Incident Handler (CSIH), Splunk Certified Knowledge Manager, Splunk Certified Admin, and /or Splunk Certified Architect.

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi ddrillic,
there are many procuct certifications that surely help you.
Anyway I suggest to see in www.isaca.org: I'm a CISA and It's very helpful!
Bye.
Giuseppe

ddrillic
Ultra Champion

Much appreciated @cusello.

Any other ideas?

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