DOD Accepts Comp Tia's Advanced Security Practitioner Certification

(prHWY.com) March 28, 2013 - Brookfield, MI -- Department of defense has started to accept the security certifications known as CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner. This was originally introduced by the CompTIA as CASP in the year 2012 related to network security and it was the first ever security certification introduced by any department related to security matters related to network in a company. This is now accepted for accreditation by the US department of defense Information assurance workforce improvement program and its rules were established under DOD's 8570.01 - M. with this the certification has become the base line certification for information assurance technical level III, IS Manager lever II, and IA system Architect and engineering level I and II.

According to the requirements of DOD, the contractors and employees both have to obtain industry based certification under the government's own departments, especially department of defense which has started its own program for the training of personals for the purpose of network administration. According to the recommendations, anyone who wants to take the exams must be at least 10 years old in the field of Information technology with ample hands-on experience for them to be eligible for the certification. CASP exam is of 2.5 hours and comprises of 80 questions which involves skills demonstrations and simulated firewalls, and it is intended to be vendor neutral. It is considered to be the most technical of the certification programs that have been introduced by the government departments to ensure that they hire the best trained personal for every post they hire for. The CASP in general tests the knowledge of a person in the numerous fields which include enterprise security, risk management, policy and legal procedures, research and analysis, and business oriented understanding of computing and communication as related to the business requirements.

According to Erdle, it is very technical because it comprises of various subjects including cryptography, certificate management, Virtualization security, knowledge of enterprise storage, Vulnerability management, SCADA, VoIP and IP6 Protocols, network based security used in applications and for remote access. Currently 8,000 testing centers are running which are offering CASP exams and other tests which cost around$379.

Pass-4Sure offers a complete certification dump and practice exams for the certification program and CASP exams for the IT professionals who want to pursue for the network security career. Because of the immense career opportunities and support from the US department of defense it has gained immense importance providing the brighter future for the professionals so they can get through with best career opportunities.

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