The Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification is highly thought of in regards to security managers (Whitman and Mattford, 2013). Having the Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification means that a person has mastered internationally-recognized InfoSec procedures. Requirements for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification has a high requirement in terms of eligibility for the certificate. It is required for a recipient to have a minimum of five full-time years of direct experience in two of ten domains. An alternative would be that the recipient have four years in two or more of the ten domains and a four-year degree. Not only does a person looking to get this certification have to pass a test, they also have to have experience and be able to answer four questions regarding his or her history. Every few years, a certain amount of credits must be earned in order for this person to get to keep his or her certification.
Another type of certification is the Certified Information Security Manager certification. The type of person who might want this job is someone who wants to be a security manger or consultant. The certification shows that the applicant has adequate background knowledge for the job. The applicant must
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The security manager is more or less a director of the department (Whitman and Mattford, 2013). He or she makes plans for what the group should be doing and is a communicator between them and other vendors. He or she envisions a plan and has those working underneath him or her to implement it, thus not having to the technical work themselves. Not only does the security manager have to keep internal workings safe, but he or she has to make sure that third parties who have information on their company or employees are keeping that information safe as