The CIW Web Security Professional certificate represents advanced achievement in the web security field. To earn this certificate, candidates must complete the CIW Web Security Associate course plus two additional exams from third-party security training providers. This path confirms both a strong foundation and broad expertise in multiple key areas of web security.
*The courseware is not required to sit for the certification exam.
Candidates who pass TWO of the following certification exams from third-party security training providers earn the advanced CIW Web Security Professional certification: view list
Average Salary – $111,314 for Web Security Professional
The 2020 annual mean salary of an IT professional who has been awarded the CIW Web Security Professional certification is $111,314. This salary was calculated based on the 5,000+ IT professionals who responded to the 2020 Salary Survey that was conducted by Certification Magazine in Fall of 2019.
Target Audience
- Network server administrators
- Firewall administrators
- Systems administrators
- Application developers
- IT security officers
Skills Assessed
- Corporate network security policies
- Authentication procedures, encryption standards and implementations
- Ports and protocols that hackers manipulate
- Proactive detection and response/reporting methods
- Preventing and managing hacker penetration
The Florida Department of Education has approved the CIW Web Security Professional certification on the 2024-2025 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
Features
- Valid for: Three Years