Earlier this week, (ISC)² announced that the DoD approved both the HCISPP and CCSP certifications to its DoD 8570 Approved Baseline Certifications table on the DoD Cyber Exchange website.
Why does this matter?
This means that the entire roster of (ISC)² certifications are now required for different security workforce categories within the Department, depending on the functional area the role covers. Approval for these additions came from the DoD Senior Information Security Officer and a recommendation by the Cyber Workforce Advisory Group (CWAG) Certification Committee.
The HCISPP has been approved for the following categories:
Information Assurance Manager Level 1 (IAM 1)
IAM Level II (IAM II)
The CCSP has been approved for the following categories:
Information Assurance System Architect and Engineer Level III (IASAE III)
Information Assurance Technician Level III (IAT III)
This also points to a raised level of importance that the DoD sees related to healthcare privacy data and cloud security; two areas that have been under near-constant attack and part of high-profile ransomware breaches within the past year. As last week’s #RansomwareWeek here on the (ISC)² Blog showed, the level of threat is only increasing as ransoms are paid and precedents are set. Breaches of cloud platforms, whether direct hits or through a third-party supplier, are high-risk scenarios, and healthcare systems and data are part ..
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