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What is SSCP?

SSCP stands for Systems Security Certified Practitioner. It's an entry-level cybersecurity certification offered by (ISC)². It demonstrates that a professional has the technical skills to implement, monitor, and administer IT infrastructure using security best practices, policies, and procedures. SSCP certification covers areas such as access controls, security operations and administration, risk identification, monitoring and analysis, incident response and recovery, cryptography, network and communications security, and systems and application security.

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What other technologies are related to SSCP?

SSCP Competitor Technologies

GSEC

GSEC covers fundamental security concepts, similar to SSCP, making them competitors in the entry-level security certification space.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 53% (1.8k) of relevant job posts

CySA+

CySA+ focuses on security analytics and incident response, overlapping with some of the operational aspects covered by SSCP.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 56% (1.3k) of relevant job posts

Security+ CE

Security+ covers fundamental security concepts and is often seen as an entry-level certification, making it a direct competitor to SSCP.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 55% (816) of relevant job posts

GCED

GCED focuses on enterprise security concepts and practices, similar to SSCP, making them competitors in the security certification space.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 46% (342) of relevant job posts

CSA+

ECSA/CSA+ deals with security analysis, covering some overlapping ground with SSCP in terms of security assessment and testing.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 77% (71) of relevant job posts

Security+CE

Security+ covers fundamental security concepts and is often seen as an entry-level certification, making it a direct competitor to SSCP.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 34% (80) of relevant job posts

Security+

Security+ covers fundamental security concepts and is often seen as an entry-level certification, making it a direct competitor to SSCP.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 5% (510) of relevant job posts

CompTIA Security+ CE

Security+ covers fundamental security concepts and is often seen as an entry-level certification, making it a direct competitor to SSCP.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 13% (161) of relevant job posts

SSCP Complementary Technologies

CCNA Security

CCNA Security focuses on Cisco network security technologies, complementing SSCP's broader security principles and practices.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 57% (1.4k) of relevant job posts

CND

CND focuses on network defense, complementing SSCP's broader security knowledge with specific network security skills.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 47% (1k) of relevant job posts

CCNP Security

CCNP Security focuses on advanced Cisco network security technologies, complementing SSCP's broader security principles with specific network expertise.

mentioned alongside SSCP in 22% (324) of relevant job posts