IT certifications can help you quickly acquire and validate important skills and knowledge in a domain that will enhance your career. Here are the most popular IT certs today.

Certificates can validate your IT skills and experience to show employers that you have the skills to get the job done. You can get a certificate for the skills you already have or the skills you would like to use in your career - whatever your reason, certificates are a great way to strengthen your resume and differentiate yourself from other potential job seekers.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

Amazon offers a long list of AWS certificates, but AWS Certified Solutions Architect is one of the most popular computer certificates you can get. AWS is widely used in large and small companies, so whether you are already working for a company using AWS or planning to do it in the future, it is a good decision for your future. Certification focuses on your ability to design and distribute systems that can be broken at AWS by focusing on keeping costs down without sacrificing safety, reliability and quality.

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

A certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certificate is issued by the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC) ². A certificate demonstrates your knowledge and skills when drawing, managing and protecting data, applications and infrastructure in the cloud. Designed for those who work with cloud technology including business builders, security managers, system engineers, security builders, programmers or consultants, engineers or administrators. Certificate testing includes cloud concepts, architecture, design, security and risk and compliance. Although not required, (ISC) ² recommends having at least five years' experience in IT, at least three years in data security and one year in the six domains available at CCSP CBOK.

Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE)

Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) certification issued by ISACA is designed to demonstrate your ability to navigate the growing complexity of privacy and data security. It is a state-of-the-art technology certification that tests your ability to "use privacy in a design that leads to confidential technology platforms and products that build trust and improve data privacy." To qualify for the exam, you will need at least five years' experience in privacy management and architecture. However, if you already hold a CISA, CRISC, CISM, CGEIT or CSX-P certificate, 2 years of experience requirement will be removed.

Certified Internet Research Specialists (CIRS)

Available at Association of Internet Research Specialists, the CIRS certification is developed as a Self-study Training Guide to assist you in preparing for the CIRS examination. The certification is most suitable as a Practical Guide or Reference for mastering the art of Online Research by anyone that uses the Internet as a primary tool for information gathering - Learning topics in this certification will serve to assist you in applying the practical approach in building complex search queries and using search tools.

Even if you are someone that is starting a career involving extensive online research with a very little technical background, you will find that the book will start you with the basic concepts and gradually take you to the expert levels fairly quickly - this is due to the use of simple English combined with plenty of screenshots captured as exhibits – It contains hundreds of practical examples, easy to follow illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs and several lists of information resources and links.

These are a set of 2 books bundle as a Self-Study Training Guide and Q&A Workbook to prepare students for the CIRS Certification Exam.

This program consists of four (4) Modules and (42) Chapters, providing you with latest job-ready skills and techniques.

Certified Data Professional (CDP)

Available at the Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP), the Certified Data Professional (CDP) certificate offers several study methods. Candidates for the CDP can choose from a variety of domains, including business analytics, data analytics and design, data management, data integration and collaboration, data management, data storage, business data building, information systems or IT management and more. The CDP is provided at various levels starting from the basics and advancing to integration, good governance, principal and final level of senior management.

Certified Ethical Hacker

Awarded by the EC-Council, the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate demonstrates your ability to detect vulnerabilities in computer programs and hacking protection. As a moral activist, he is a person who uses the same skills, tactics and knowledge as a vicious criminal to help establish better security measures to prevent future attacks. Behavioral hackers are responsible for detecting vulnerabilities in organizational networks and programs, and then using that information to protect the company from potential threats.