The Year In Review: Best Paid IT Certifications of 2013

The year 2013 was a fascinating period for the technology industry. Cloud computing was moving from buzzword to business reality, virtualization had become a standard enterprise practice, and organizations were beginning to feel the pressure of managing increasingly complex IT environments. Against this backdrop, IT certifications were not just resume accessories — they were genuine… Read More »

CISSP: One Of the Best Paid IT Certifications in 2013

The year 2013 was a landmark period for information security professionals. Organizations around the world were waking up to the reality that cybersecurity was no longer a back-office concern but a boardroom priority. High-profile data breaches, growing regulatory pressure, and the rapid expansion of internet-connected systems had created an urgent demand for skilled security professionals… Read More »

Certified Ethical Hackers, or Welcome to the Light Side

A few years ago, we started hearing about ‘black and white hats’: ‘Black Hat SEO’, ‘White Hat SEO’, ‘Black Hat Hackers’, ‘White Hat Hackers’… The last group is also known, officially, as Ethical Hackers. Not only is it a recognized job, Ethical Hackers seem to be the ‘it’ job of the moment, with an average… Read More »