Introduction
How to become certified under Global ACE?
The certification is awarded to candidates who meet the following requirements:
- Successfully passed the Global ACE certification examination.
- The examination is open to all individuals. - Submit an Application to be certified.
- Once the candidate has passed the examination, the next step is to complete and submit the application to be certified. All individuals who have passed any examination under the Global ACE Certification must apply for their certificate within three (3) years from the date stated on their examination result slip. Applications submitted after this period will not be accepted.
- Should have fundamental understanding on information security/security assessment/network/operating systems/applications/database systems.
- 2 years’ in relevant experience (e.g. system administrator, network engineer, SOC analyst).
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Security or relevant area; or
- Diploma in Information Technology or Information Security area with 2-year experience; or
- Minimum of 3 year working experience in Information Technology or Information Security area.
- Must be an experienced developer with prior knowledge of the SDLC model, aware of the different models (e.g. Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, etc.) and understands the need for a systematic approach to secure application development and testing.
- 1 year experience in software development.
- Degree in computer science, software engineering or related field.
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- 2 years minimum of experience in managerial position.
- Fundamental knowledge in information security.
2 years working experience, one of which must be in an information security field.
- Should possess an understanding of IT, computer networking, database operations, and cloud computing fundamental.
- At least one year working experience in IT operations.
- Should have fundamental understanding on information security/network/operating systems/applications/database systems.
- Teaching in a public or private, primary or secondary school or higher education institution.
- Should possess an understanding of operating systems, computer networks and foundational security knowledge.
- At least one year working experience/knowledge in network security.
Unsuccessful applicants may submit an appeal if their certification application is denied. Inquiries regarding denials of certification can be sent to iscb@cybersecurity.my.
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