According to the FSB or FSTEC, to undergo retraining in information security?

Question

Information Security

Good afternoon.
I am a system administrator, I want to retrain in information security and move into this direction.
Most employers require a retraining diploma. But as I found out, there are 2 types of retraining - the first according to the FSB (cryptography there), the second according to the FSTEC (information security).
I ask those who know in this area, tell me, what is the difference between these 2 coordinated programs and which one is more correct to choose for training, which one will be needed by the future employer? Thanks

Answer 1

In general, of course, the FSTEC, but apparently you are trying to get into a small company or want to be a pure security guard. If you are a cool administrator, then you should become an administrator in the Security operation center, you will work in the most practical security - detecting attacks and responding to them. We have a lot of security guys, and some even start working without a tower at all, simply because they have experience in administering linux, understanding attacks and coding in scripting languages ​​- they cross SOC components. There are few such workers, the salary is higher than that of a simple scissorhand security guard who knows how to do everything.
FSTEC is about security in general, FSB is about security only of cryptography. In general, if you are satisfied not for the sake of having two employees with experience in cryptography, then it makes no sense to receive the FSB on your own. Get it later at the expense of the company if the company needs it. There is also a geekbrains university, where they seem to teach the practice of attacks and defense, and not just the theoretical foundations: https://gb.ru/geek_university/security