APPENDIX C: Earning the CompTIA Security+ Certification

Why Choose InfoSec as a Career

According to the 2016 State of the CIO report, security management has risen to become the third most important area of focus for surveyed CIOs. Improving cybersecurity has often been a management directive that lagged behind most other areas of focus, but that is changing. Improving cybersecurity is becoming more and more important, while it is becoming clear that the pool of trained security personnel is insufficient to meet the need. The 2015 (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study projects a shortfall of 1.5 million trained security personnel by the year 2020. Now is a great time to enter the InfoSec domain and be part of the solution. ...

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