منشور Cybersecurity Professional Certificates Guide:

Cybersecurity Professional Certificates Guide: BEGINNER LEVEL 1. CompTIA ITF+ Intro to IT basics Cost: ~$130 Avg. Salary (KSA): SAR 60K–90K 2. CompTIA A+ Hardware, software, troubleshooting Cost: ~$492 (2 exams) Avg. Salary: SAR 70K–100K 3. CompTIA Network+ Networking concepts and infrastructure Cost: ~$338 Avg. Salary: SAR 80K–110K 4. CompTIA Security+ Core security skills, threats, and risks Cost: ~$370 Avg. Salary: SAR 90K–120K --- INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 5. CompTIA CySA+ Threat detection and behavioral analytics Cost: ~$392 Avg. Salary: SAR 110K–140K 6. CompTIA PenTest+ Hands-on penetration testing Cost: ~$392 Avg. Salary: SAR 100K–130K 7. Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Ethical hacking techniques & tools Cost: ~$1,200 Avg. Salary: SAR 100K–130K --- ADVANCED LEVEL 8. CISSP Security leadership & architecture Cost: ~$749 Avg. Salary: SAR 150K–200K 9. CISM Security governance & risk management Cost: ~$760 Avg. Salary: SAR 160K–210K 10. CISA IT audit, control & assurance Cost: ~$760 Avg. Salary: SAR 140K–190K 11. CCSP Cloud security design & operations Cost: ~$599 Avg. Salary: SAR 140K–190K --- SPECIALIZED CERTIFICATIONS 12. GIAC GSEC Hands-on security for sysadmins Cost: ~$1,899 Avg. Salary: SAR 130K–180K 13. OSCP Advanced pen-testing & exploit dev Cost: ~$999 Avg. Salary: SAR 120K–170K --- Suggested Paths (Choose Based on Your Goal) 1. General Cybersecurity Path: ITF+ → A+ → Network+ → Security+ → CISSP 2. Network Security Path: Network+ → Security+ → Cisco CCNA Security → CCNP Security 3. Penetration Testing Path: Security+ → PenTest+ → CEH → OSCP 4. Cloud Security Path: Security+ → CCSP → AWS Security Specialty 5. Cybersecurity Management Path: Security+ → CISA → CISM → CISSP By: @MS7B0 & Ai