GIAC Certification

The GCIH is a security certification that demonstrates that the certification holder has the skills and knowledge to appropriately respond to and manage incidents and defend against them. GCIH Certification offers the basic skills to handle and respond to computer security incidents.

The GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) confirms the skills to detect, respond and resolve security incidents using various fundamental skills. Professionals who hold GCIH certification have the essential skill to handle security incidents by understanding standard attack methods, vectors, and tools to defend against such attacks and respond properly.

The GIAC Certified Incident Handler is a hands-on certification that includes incident handling and defense. This incorporates concepts, for instance, recovering from attacks, defense, and incident handling techniques.

What is GIAC Security Leadership (GSLC) Certification?

The GSLC is a security management certification that confirms that the holder has learned the security essentials necessary to manage the IT project's security component. The GIAC Security Leadership Certification is designed for Security Professionals with managerial or supervisory responsibility for information security professionals.

It is administered by the SANS Institute (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security).

Professionals having GSLC certification have proved the understanding of host, application, data, network, and user controls along with crucial management topics that respond to the entire security lifecycle.

Becoming a respected penetration tester or a certified ethical hacker is an excellent career goal. With the ever-present threat of cybercriminals and fast evolution of attack techniques, many companies have realized one of the best tactics for keeping data secure is testing their systems against the same methods used by hackers and cybercriminals.

The actual performance of a penetration test is a highly technical task. It also requires proper, ethical conduct and excellent report writing/communications skills. Many professionals become pentesters on their own, developing hacking skills through self-study and trial and error. While that can take care of the technical skill part of the job, in today’s market, it may not be sufficient to secure a good paying job.

A good alternative that will let professionals develop their technical skills, adhere to an ethical code of conduct, and even show they can create meaningful reports is earning an ethical hacker certification.