CCNP, short for aCisco Certified Network Professional, is an advanced certification, offered by Cisco Systems. The certification is further divided into three parts, namely, CCNP Route, CCNP Switch, and CCNP TSHOOT. On successful completion of the three part exams, one will be awarded CCNP certification. The certification is valid for a period of 3 years, and one needs to recertify before the expiry of 3 year period to receive the benefits of certification. CCNA is the qualifying certification that one needs to have for appearing for CCNP exams.

Security+ certifications is one of the very few credible certs available in the area of computer and network security. Other being CCNA Security and CISSP. The certification is offered by Comptia organization, on successful completion of security+ exam. Comptia also offers other certs like A+, Network+, Linux+ and a few more and these certs are widely recognized across USA and sevral other countries. Please check out the site if you are preparing for any of these certifications.