Along with the movement to an Agile mindset and cloud-based solutions,
technologies such as AI, machine learning, and RPA
provide a host of new opportunities for individuals and businesses alike.
However, these rapidly changing areas of innovation
also provide new areas of security risks.
Since security architects are responsible for planning
and implementing an organization's security policies,
keeping your security skills up-to-date is essential.
Do you want to analyze, identify, mitigate and prevent the
theft of valuable data?
Skillsoft Aspire Learning Journeys are
designed to move people forward within their organizations.
These intentionally designed courses start by providing potential
security analysts – who may already be proficient in traditional
on-premise security practices – with foundational knowledge on the
planning and implementation of security measures that combat risks
associated with cloud, AI, and machine learning solutions.
And skilled security analysts can start working on
their forensics analyst skills by diving into
different methods of discovery, collection, and remediation.
From there, forensic analysts move into the vulnerability analyst role
that focuses more on continual testing and hardening of all security layers,
and then eventually, aspire to become a security architect
who brings together all the insights and knowledge acquired throughout
their journey to model system security, implement governance policies,
and create secure infrastructure design and self-healing systems.
Let's take a look at what Security Analyst to
Security Architect Journey will entail.
The Security Analyst track is the first step in the journey
towards becoming a security architect.
Most network administrators will have a clear understanding of how
to prevent and mitigate risks associated with traditional threats,
but they may need to gain hands on experience in securing against
new cybersecurity threats such as cryptojacking and IoT.
Otherwise, their companies could be exposed in vital areas.
Your journey will begin with the key concepts of APT defenses,
NACs & gateways, working with subnetting, DNS & protocols.
You'll also cover hardened security topologies, how to perform
continual infrastructure testing, what security governance is,
and how to use honeypots and pen testing to protect against hackers.
Forensics analysts are typically focused on discovery and analysis.
Track 2 of your journey focuses on anomaly detection,
digital forensics, ethics & privacy issues, and performing risk analysis.
Basic cryptology, security software assessments, security audits,
end-user security awareness, and cloud security implementation
are also covered to lay the groundwork for moving on to the next track.
The third step in becoming a security architect
is the vulnerability analyst role, which deals with applying security concepts
to continue the hardening of security in all layers.
They are actively involved in penetration/vulnerability testing
and intrusion detection and prevention in the enterprise.
The training in this track progresses towards the final role
of security architect by covering authentication,
authorization and encryption solutions,
how to implement secure coding practices,
tracking incidents, and developing security topologies and architectures.
The fourth and last step to becoming a security architect
will bring together key learnings acquired throughout your journey.
Security architects at this stage can take their understanding of security
and deepen it by becoming well versed in the rules of engagement,
the benefits of ethical hacking, intelligent orchestration,
and regulatory mandates.
The track completes the training by focusing on creating
a notification process, implementing automated triage,
building a unified playbook, and performing post-attack reviews.
So where will your journey take you?
All of our Aspire Journeys for
Technology and Developer are created based on a proven approach to
learning design, which takes advantage of multimodal learning tools.
From videos to books, learners have access to a multitude of resources
that will orient them to key work functions and daily challenges.
Learners can also apply security concepts and test hardened security
measures with hands-on practice labs – done virtually using real
equipment and applications – so that each learner can practice
and develop their skills without compromising their own company's systems.
At the end of each track within a journey, users must
demonstrate their newfound knowledge by passing a rigorous final exam.
Once a journey is fully completed, learners can continue
their growth and move on to another area of study.
Security architects can move on to the Penetration Tester to SecOps Engineer
or Network Security Specialist to CloudOps Security Architect journeys
at their own pace, enabling employees to continually learn,
evolve, and develop their skills.