Description
The CIW Web Security Specialist certificate is awarded to individuals who have successfully completed the CIW Web Security Associate course along with one additional exams from third-party security training providers. This certificate validates your foundational knowledge of web security principles as well as specialized expertise in an advanced area of web security.
*The courseware is not required to sit for the certification exam.
Candidates who pass ONE of the following certification exams from third-party security training providers earn the foundational CIW Web Security Specialist certification: view list
Average Salary – $98,640 for Web Security Specialist
The 2015 annual mean salary of an IT professional who has been awarded the CIW Web Security Specialist certification is $98,640. This salary was calculated based on the 14,000+ IT professionals who responded to the 2016 IT Skills and Salary survey that was conducted by Global Knowledge in September of 2015.
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
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State Approvals
The Florida Department of Education has approved the CIW JavaScript Specialist certification on the 2024-25 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
