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Cloud Security Alliance Announces Temporary Price Reduction in Online Educational Programs
Published: 03/09/2020
Effective immediately, Cloud Security Alliance is instituting a $100 USD price reduction on each of its online education courses available through the CSA Knowledge Center. This price reduction will be in effect through April 30, 2020. Given the current situation with the COVID-19 Coronavirus di...
Roadmap to Earning Your Certificate in Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
Published: 05/28/2019
In this blog we’ll be taking a look at how to earn your Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), from study materials, to how to prepare, to the details of the exam, including a module breakdown, passing rates, format etc. Below is an infographic highlighting the main topics we'll be discu...
CCSK Success Stories: From a Data Privacy Consultant
Published: 04/16/2019
By the CSA Education Team This is the fourth part in a blog series on cloud security training, in which we will be interviewing Satishkumar Tadapalli a certified and seasoned information security and data privacy consultant. Tadapalli has 12+ years of multi-functional IT experience in pre-sales,...
CCSK Success Stories: From an Information Systems Security Manager
Published: 03/07/2019
By the CSA Education TeamThis is the third part in a blog series on Cloud Security Training. Today, we will be interviewing Paul McAleer. Paul is a Marine Corps veteran and currently works as an Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) at Novetta Solutions, an advanced data analytics company h...
CCSK Success Stories: From the Financial Sector
Published: 01/24/2019
By the CSA Education TeamThis is the second part in a blog series on Cloud Security Training. Today we will be interviewing an infosecurity professional working in the financial sector. John C Checco is President Emeritus for the New York Metro InfraGard Members Alliance, as well as an Informatio...
Addressing the Skills Gap in Cloud Security Professionals
Published: 12/17/2018
By Ryan Bergsma, Training Program Director, CSAOne of the math lessons that has always stuck with me from childhood is that if you took a penny and doubled it every day for a month, it would make you a millionaire. In fact, it wouldn’t even take the whole month, you would be a millionaire on the...
Typical Challenges in Understanding CCSK and CCSP: Technology Architecture
Published: 12/03/2018
By Peter HJ van Eijk, Head Coach and Cloud Architect, ClubCloudComputing.comAs cloud computing is becoming increasingly mainstream, more people are seeking cloud computing security certification. Because I teach prep courses for the two most popular certifications—the Certificate of Cloud Securit...
CCSK Success Stories: Cloud Security Training from a CTO’s Perspective
Published: 11/19/2018
By the CSA Education TeamWe’re kicking off a series on cloud security training today with a Q&A with the Vice President and CTO of Fusion Risk Management, Cory Cowgill. With a background in enterprise software development spanning multiple industries, Cowgill has multiple certifications inclu...
How Can the Financial Industry Innovate Faster?
Published: 10/15/2018
By Peter HJ van Eijk, Head Coach and Cloud Architect, ClubCloudComputing.comHow can the financial industry innovate faster? Why do non-technical people need to have a basic understanding of cloud technology?Imagine this scenario. Davinci is a company providing a SaaS solution to banks to process ...
CCSK in the Wild: Survey of 2018 Certificate Holders
Published: 10/09/2018
Even as more organizations migrate to the cloud, there’s still a concern as to how well those cloud services are being secured. According to an article by Forbes “66% of IT professionals say security is their greatest concern in adopting a cloud computing strategy.” As you embark on your quest ...
Cybersecurity Certifications That Make a Difference
Published: 06/14/2018
By Jon-Michael C. Brook, Principal, Guide Holdings, LLC The security industry is understaffed. By a lot. Previous estimates by the Ponemon Institute suggest as much as 50 percent underemployment for cybersecurity positions. Seventy percent of existing IT security organizations are understaffed ...
Prepare to Take (and Ace) the CCSK Exam at Infosecurity Europe
Published: 05/31/2018
By Ryan Bergsma, Training Program Director, Cloud Security AllianceHere’s a riddle for you. It’s been called the “mother of all cloud computing security certifications” by CIO Magazine. Search Cloud Security said it’s “a good alternative cloud security certification for an entry-level to midrange...
CCSK Certification vs AWS Certification – A Definitive Guide
Published: 05/28/2018
By Graham Thompson, CCSK, CCSP, CISSP, Authorized Trainer, Intrinsec Security I was recently asked about CCSK certification vs AWS certification and which one should be pursued by someone looking to getting into cloud security. This post tries to address the question “which cloud certification...
CCSK vs CCSP: An Unbiased Comparison
Published: 04/24/2018
By Graham Thompson, CCSK, CCSP, CISSP, Authorized Trainer, Intrinsec SecurityIntroductionCCSK vs CCSP–I’m commonly asked two questions whenever someone discovers I’m an instructor for both the Cloud Security Alliance CCSK and (ISC)2 CCSP courses:1 – “What’s the difference between the two certific...
Five Reasons to Reserve Your Seat at the CCSK Plus Hands-on Course at RSAC 2018
Published: 04/05/2018
By Ryan Bergsma, Training Program Director, Cloud Security Alliance The IT job market is tough and it’s even tougher to stand out from the pack, whether it’s to your current boss or a prospective one. There is one thing, though, that can put you head and shoulders above the rest—achieving your C...