ROLE-BASED CERTIFICATION ROADMAP
Printable Certification Roadmap
Foundational - 100 Level Courses
Master these before choosing your Role-based career path below.
Certified Security
Awareness 1
Ready to take your first steps into Cybersecurity? This course will teach you how to protect yourself and your organization from data theft.
Certified Security
Awareness 2
In this course attendees learn how company culture influences the occurances of data theft.
If you manage people who have access to computers, you need to take this course.
Hardware Technician
This course will kick start your career in the IT field by providing the foundational knowledge needed to install, configure, and support computer hardware systems.
Certified Operating
Systems Technician
The Certified Operating Systems Technician course will kick start your career in the IT field by providing the foundational knowledge to install, configure, and support computer operating systems.
Certified Network
Principles
Learn concepts and skills needed to plan, install, maintain, and troubleshoot today’s networks, including wireless, virtual, and software defined networks!
Passing the C)SP is a good indicator that you are ready to move on to our
Role-Based Certification Progression Model.
Certified Security
Principles
This course is going to prepare you for security across the entire environment including understanding risk management, identity and access control, network and data security.
Includes Cyber Range Lab
Together, the C)OST and the C)HST is the equivalent of Comptia’s® A+ course.
Management
Management
IS Management & Leadership
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)ISSM
The Certified Information Systems Security Manager covers the skills and knowledge to assess threat analysis and risks, incident management, security programs and CISM roles.
Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)ISSO
If you are look for the “gotta have it” cybersecurity course, then the Certified Information Systems Security Officer is for you. The C)ISSO will prepare you with a broad range of knowledge and skills required of a security officer.
Advanced -
400 Level Courses
ISCAP
What does it take to have a certified and accredited information system in accordance with DIACAP Instruction 8510.01? Mile2’s Information Systems Certification and Accreditation Professional training teaches the process of certifying, reviewing and accrediting an information system(IS).
IS20
This 4 day training course covers proven tools and methodologies needed to execute and analyze the Top Twenty Most Critical Security Controls. Nearly all organizations that maintain sensitive information are adopting these Security Controls.C)SLO
Mile2’s Certified Security Leadership Officer course is designed for mid and upper-level managers. Engineers who are seeking to increase their knowledge in the security arena will benefit from this course as well.
Management
Healthcare Systems
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)ISSM
The Certified Information Systems Security Manager covers the skills and knowledge to assess threat analysis and risks, incident management, security programs and CISM roles.
Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)ISSO
If you are look for the “gotta have it” cybersecurity course, then the Certified Information Systems Security Officer is for you. The C)ISSO will prepare you with a broad range of knowledge and skills required of a security officer.
Advanced -
400 Level Courses
C)HISSP
The Certified Healthcare Information Systems Security Practitioner certification course covers the skills and knowledge to implement the best IT healthcare practices, as well as, regulatory compliance and standards in the healthcare industry.
Security
Security
Penetration Testing & Ethical Hacking
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)PEH
To protect an information system you need to be able to see that system through the eyes of the attacker. The Certified Professional Ethical Hacker certification course is the foundational training to Mile2’s line of penetration testing courses because it teaches you to think like a hacker.
Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)PTE
A Certified Penetration Testing Engineer imagines all of the ways that a hacker can penetrate a data system. You have to go beyond what you learned as an Ethical Hacker because pen testing explores technical and non-technical ways of breaching security to gain access to a system. Advanced -
400 Level Courses
C)PTC
This course will teach you the necessary skills to work as a penetration testing team, the exploitation process, how to create a buffer overflow against programs running on Windows and Linux while subverting features such as DEP and ASLR. C)PSH
We spend 4 days learning how to hack like the pros using nothing but what is already available to us in Windows or now in open source code on Mac and Linux! The course is based on real world implementations of a windows infrastructure along with real world penetration testing techniques.
Security
Application & Secure Coding
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)PEH
To protect an information system you need to be able to see that system through the eyes of the attacker. The Certified Professional Ethical Hacker certification course is the foundational training to Mile2’s line of penetration testing courses because it teaches you to think like a hacker. Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)PTE
A Certified Penetration Testing Engineer imagines all of the ways that a hacker can penetrate a data system. You have to go beyond what you learned as an Ethical Hacker because pen testing explores technical and non-technical ways of breaching security to gain access to a system. Advanced -
400 Level Courses
C)SWAE
The Secure Web programmer knows how to identify, mitigate and defend against all attacks through designing and building systems that are resistant to failure. With this course you will learn how to develop web applications that aren’t subject to common vulnerabilities, and how to test and validate that their applications are secure, reliable and resistant to attack.
Security
Virtualization and Cloud Security
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)VE
This fast-paced, high energy, hands-on course provides not only the foundation needed for a top performing software-defined data center, it also provides the latest in virtualization and cloud technologies which gives the engineer or administrator the knowledge and skills needed to design and manage the data center for tomorrow’s needs. Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)VSE
This fast paced, deep dive, hands-on course provides not only the foundation needed for highly secure deployment of VMware VSphere, it also provides a complete understanding of the CIA triad as it relates to virtualization. Advanced -
400 Level Courses
C)CSO
Mile2’s Cloud Security Officer course (C)CSO) will provide you something you will not find in other class! The C)CSO looks to fill the gap in cloud security education and give you the skills you need to develop strong cloud security. 
* Includes Cyber Range Labs
Response and Recovery
Response & Recovery
Disaster Recovery
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)ISSM
The Certified Information Systems Security Manager covers the skills and knowledge to assess threat analysis and risks, incident management, security programs and CISM roles.
Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)ISSO
If you are look for the “gotta have it” cybersecurity course, then the Certified Information Systems Security Officer is for you. The C)ISSO will prepare you with a broad range of knowledge and skills required of a security officer.
Advanced -
400 Level Courses
C)DRE
The Certified Digital Forensics Examiner course is designed to train Cyber Crime and Fraud Investigator. Students are taught electronic discovery and advanced investigation techniques. Response & Recovery
Forensics & Investigations
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)DFE
The Certified Digital Forensics Examiner course is designed to train Cyber Crime and Fraud Investigator. Students are taught electronic discovery and advanced investigation techniques. Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)NFE
The Certified Network Forensics Examiner certification was developed for a U.S. classified government agency. It’s purpose is to push students with a digital and network forensic skill set to the next level. C)CSA
Our Certified Cyber Security Analyst course helps you prepare an organization to create a complete end to end solution for proactively monitoring, preventing, detecting, and mitigating threats as they arise in real time.Advanced -
400 Level Courses
C)VFE
The Virtualization Forensics Examiner course tackles two challenging areas facing IT security professionals today: incident response and virtualization. Forensics is at the heart of incident response, and therefore this training will focus on how to gather evidence relating to an incident – the what, when, where, who and why of an incident. Response & Recovery
Incident Handling
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)ISSM
The Certified Information Systems Security Manager covers the skills and knowledge to assess threat analysis and risks, incident management, security programs and CISM roles.
Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)ISSO
If you are look for the “gotta have it” cybersecurity course, then the Certified Information Systems Security Officer is for you. The C)ISSO will prepare you with a broad range of knowledge and skills required of a security officer.
Advanced -
400 Level Courses
C)IHE
The Certified Incident Handling Engineer course is designed to help Incident Handlers, System Administrators, and Security Engineers understand how to plan, create and utilize their systems. Prevent, detect and respond to attacks through the use of hands-on labs in our exclusive Cyber Range.
* Includes Cyber Range Labs
Auditing
Auditing
Auditing
Intermediate -
200 Level Courses
C)ISSM
The Certified Information Systems Security Manager covers the skills and knowledge to assess threat analysis and risks, incident management, security programs and CISM roles.
Specialization -
300 Level Courses
C)ISSO
If you are look for the “gotta have it” cybersecurity course, then the Certified Information Systems Security Officer is for you. The C)ISSO will prepare you with a broad range of knowledge and skills required of a security officer.
Advanced -
400 Level Courses
C)ISSA
The Certified Information Systems Security Auditor course covers the skills and knowledge to assess vulnerabilities, report on compliance and implement controls for private and public enterprises. Many organizations require an Information System Auditor’s expert knowledge when it comes to identifying critical issues and providing effective auditing solutions.Hands-On Labs and Electives
CYBER WARFARE
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