Subject/topic: Which course should I pursue if I am aspiring to be an International Cybersecurity Professional?
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Good afternoon from Singapore,
The time now is 8th November 2018 Thursday 3:50 PM Singapore Time GMT+8 UTC+8.
Which cybersecurity course should I pursue if I am aspiring to be an International/World-Wide Cybersecurity Professional?
I have already graduated from the one-year part-time Diploma (Conversion) in Computer Networking course at Singapore Polytechnic with four Distinctions and an A grade in the year 2017. The curriculum is based on Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Routing and Switching.
Presently, I am considering two cybersecurity professional courses being offered.
[Course 1] Specialist Diploma in Network Security
School: Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
Curriculum: Based on CCNA Security
Duration: One-Year Part Time, 2-3 evenings per week, 4 hours per evening
Course Fees: SGD$650 per academic year for a 40-year old Singapore citizen with no savings and no property at all like me
Course Link: https://www.sp.edu.sg/pace/courses/course-type/part-time-and-post-diplomas/specialist-diploma-in-network-security
[Course 2] Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
School: NTUC Learning Hub, Singapore
Curriculum: Based on CISSP
Duration: 5-day boot camp/crash course
Course Fees: SGD$300 ONLY for a 40-year old Singapore citizen with no savings and no property at all like me
Course Link: https://courses.ntuclearninghub.com/browse/cyber-security/programs/nicf-certified-information-systems-security-professional-cissp-1
[Course 3] National Infocomm Competency Framework - Cisco CCNA Security
School: NTUC Learning Hub, Singapore
Curriculum: Based on CCNA Security
Duration: 5-day boot camp/crash course
Course Fees: SGD$1800 (As a 40-year old Singapore Citizen and NUS university graduate, I can't afford to pay SGD$1800 for this course)
Course Link: https://courses.ntuclearninghub.com/browse/cyber-security/cisco-courses-cyber-security/programs/nicf-cisco-ccna-security-iins
Which cybersecurity course should I take up first? Please advise.
I want to be an International/World-Wide Cybersecurity Professional.
Thank you very much.
PS. I am living in a Housing and Development Board (HDB) One-Room Rental Flat for the Extremely Poor in Singapore although I am a Mechanical Engineering (with Aerospace Electives) university graduate from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2007.
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