How to become CCISO [Chief Information Security Officer]

There are different types of  system securities like Information Security, Application Security, Security Science.

In this post I'm going to discuss about Information Security. In the next post i'll be discussing about the remaining.

The ultimate target in the Information Security is to become Certified Chief Information Security Officer - CCISO.

To be a CCISO you should start from the basics or fundamentals then intermediate level after completing the intermediate level then we should move forward to Advanced level and then to expert and to specialist level and the final test is CISO, if you are qualified in the final test you will be a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO)

In the fundamentals you should be a secure computer user (CSCU)

You should be able to defend your system from hacks. Click on the above link you can find the brief description of Certified Secure Computer User.

After being a secure computer user you can learn either FIS(Fundamentals of Information Security), FNS(Fundamentals of Network Security) or FCS(Fundamentals of Computer Forensics)

FNS is followed by CND (Certified Network Defender) which comes under intermediate level after possessing this course you can choose either ECVP or CEH.

In the Advanced Level you can find only CEH course.

If you possess either FIS or FCS then you can do CEH(Certified Ethical Hacker)

Now coming to Specialist Level

ECSA/LPT(Ec-council Certified Security Associate/Licensed Penetration Tester),

DR-VT (EC-Council Certified Disaster Recovery-Virtualization Technology Professional),

ECIH (EC-Council Certified Incident Handler),

CHFI (Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator),

ECES (EC-Council Certified Encryption Specialist)

After possessing CEH you can choose either of the above course which costs separate cost for each course.

But, if your aim is to become CISO then you have to choose either ECSA/LPT or CHFI.

Now coming to Expert Level
CAST 611 - (Advanced Penetration Testing),

CAST 614 - (Advanced Network Defence),

CAST 616 - (Securing Windows Infrastructure),

CAST 618 - (Designing and Implementing Cloud Security)

Either of the above courses can be possessed after possessing ECSA/LPT.
CAST 612 - (Advanced Mobile Hacking & Forensics) is after CHFI

After possessing anyone course in Expert level you will be eligible to write CCISO (Chief Information Security Officer) which you have aimed for.