01148nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002900052653002600081653002900107653001500136653001800151100002400169700001600193700001700209245008900226300001200315490000700327520059600334       2016                            d  c201610aCCNA Security curriculum10acertification program10aCisco Systems’ courses10acurriculum10aIT specialist1 aOleksandr Gordieiev1 aTaras Lobur1 aRuslan Kozak00aIntegrating Cisco Systems’ Educational Programs in ICT Security Academic Curricula  a151-1630 v353 a<p>Leading companies in the field of ICT often provide training courses. Such courses are found attractive by students, especially students specializing in technical disciplines. In this article, we review courses provided by Cisco Systems, describe their organization, nomenclature and structure, and provide recommendations on their use in the academic curricula in the field of information and communications security. The inclusion of such courses in the academic curricula is considered beneficial in terms of competitiveness of graduates on the current and foreseen labour markets.</p>