Cyber Security Professional

Cybersecurity professionals are responsible for securing the information systems of an organization. They determine the access points, processes, and people to the information and then coordinate and implement information security policies.

Cybersecurity professionals enable security in IT infrastructure, data, edge devices, and networks. Out of the lot, many are programmers, systems or network administrators, or have backgrounds in math and statistics. Such skills are required for the role of an IT security professional, but equally as essential as critical thinking, curiosity, and a passion for learning and research. Further, hackers are creative by nature; therefore, cybersecurity pros need to be, as well, to outsmart them.

Tools and technical skills needed to be a cybersecurity professional

» Metasploit
» Nmap
» Wireshark
» Aircrack-ng
» John the Ripper
» Nessus
» Burpsuite

Learn the hard skills required in this field

It’s always good to make yourself well-versed with fundamentals such as:

» Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems
» ITIL, COBIT, and ISO 27001/27002frameworks.
» NIST, GLBA, PCI, HIPAA, and SOX compliance assessments
» Penetration and vulnerability and IDS/IPS testing
» Computer networking, routing, TCP/IP, and switching
» Security Information and Event Management (SIEM)
» Anti-virus, and anti-malware, DLP
» Intrusion detection/prevention and firewall protocol
» Ethical hacking, threat modeling, and secure coding practices
» Java, PHP, C++, C#, or C programming languages

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