Cyber Security Jobs

Cyber Security Jobs
The Importance of Cyber Security Everyday Cyber

attacks are
becoming more
common and
• With respect to IT, security plays a crucial role in more damaging.
protecting company resources from unauthorized

access.
• A company’s priority should always be the protection

of sensitive information, making professions within
the field of security more critical and sought after.
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Career Paths in Cyber Security Image Credit:
Cyberseek
(2018)
• Security branches off

into many different
pathways.
• These pathways can

vary from security
monitoring to ethical
hacking.
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Career Paths in Cyber Security There are many
more security
positions and it
is important to
The primary areas of concern consist of the following: find the one that
interests you.
• Security Analyst
• Penetration Tester
• Bounty Hunters
• Security Architect
• Application Security Engineer
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Security Analyst
• Security analysts play a key role in keeping an
organization’s sensitive information secure.
• They will often spend a lot of their time monitoring

network activities within the company, checking for
any suspicious activities that may result in malicious
attacks.
• When an attack does occur, security analyst have a

role in mitigating those attacks.
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Penetration Tester Penetration
Testers are also
called “ethical
• The responsibilities of a Penetration Tester involve hackers” as they
use their talents
finding any vulnerabilities or exploits with a given a in hacking to
target. secure
organizations.
• These targets could be Networks, Web Applications,

Desktop, etc.
• The goal of finding vulnerabilities enables companies

to create plans to mitigate those vulnerabilities which
in turn can prevent a risk of an attack.
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Bug Bounty Hunter
• Bug Bounty Hunters are essentially like Penetration

testers, where their role is to find vulnerabilities.
• However, their job revolves around completing bug

bounty programs on their own time rather then being
hired as an employee.
• This program involves companies setting out rewards

to individuals that are successful in finding a
vulnerability.
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Bug Bounty Hunter Continued
This program is also set out to the public where anyone

could part take in the program.
• Sites like HackerOne provide an easy way to find
companies with the bug bounty program.
• Companies that are involved with HackerOne
include: Android, Buzzfeed, Facebook, etc.
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Security Architect
• Security Architects are responsible for designing,

testing, and implementing security systems within an
organization’s network.
• They often will review current security systems where

they will make recommendation on new solutions to
implement or upgrade.
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Application Security Engineer
• Application Security Engineers assist in helping secure

software applications that are developed and offered
by organizations to consumers or employees.
• This position is more on the coding side of IT as they

are expected to review code of a software product.
• Being an application security engineer you will also

use penetration testing techniques to find
vulnerabilities.
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Application Security Engineer vs
Penetration Tester
• This position can be very similar to that of a

Penetration Tester.
• The difference is the Penetration Tester tests an entire

environment, while the Application Security Engineer
test single software products.
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Skills for Cyber Security Careers Remember, there
are a lot of ways
to get into cyber
security. A lot of
Skills we generally would see in these positions include: people come
from both
technical and
• Communication Skills • Security Principles non-technical
disciplines.
• Team Work • Risk Analysis
• Problem Solving Skills • Network Protocols
• Programming Skills • Intrusion Detection
• Ethical Hacking • Scripting
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References
• (2018). Retrieved from Cyberseek: https://www.cyberseek.org/pathway.html
• (2019). Retrieved from Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2019/02/22/want-to-learn-coding-
check-out-these-resources-recommended-by-tech-experts/#1f568a065d6f
• (2019). Retrieved from Tech Target:

https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/penetration-testing
• (2020). Retrieved from HackerOne: https://www.hackerone.com/branding
• GMERCYU. (2020). Retrieved from GMERCYU:

https://www.gmercyu.edu/academics/learn/cs-cis-it-difference
• Khuspe, S. (2020). Retrieved from Cyberprime: https://cyberprime.net/getting-

started-with-web-application-penetration-testing/
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References Continued
• O'Hara, K. (2019). Retrieved from Monster:

https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/future-of-Cyber Security-jobs
• Perrin, J. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.le-vpn.com/last-mcafee-security-report-

or-how-everyone-can-easily-become-a-cybercriminal/
• Sobers, R. (2020). Retrieved from Varonis: https://www.varonis.com/blog/Cyber

Security-careers/
• Zhang, E. (2019). Retrieved from Digital Guardian:

https://digitalguardian.com/blog/what-security-analyst-responsibilities-qualifications-
and-more
• (2020). Retrieved from Penta: https://www.penta.ie/services/it-architects/
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The Importance of Cyber Security Everyday Cyber

protecting company resources from unauthorized

• A company’s priority should always be the protection

• Security branches off

• These pathways can

• They will often spend a lot of their time monitoring

• When an attack does occur, security analyst have a

• These targets could be Networks, Web Applications,

• The goal of finding vulnerabilities enables companies

• Bug Bounty Hunters are essentially like Penetration

• However, their job revolves around completing bug

• This program involves companies setting out rewards

This program is also set out to the public where anyone

• Security Architects are responsible for designing,

• They often will review current security systems where

• Application Security Engineers assist in helping secure

• This position is more on the coding side of IT as they

• Being an application security engineer you will also

• This position can be very similar to that of a

• The difference is the Penetration Tester tests an entire

• (2018). Retrieved from Cyberseek: https://www.cyberseek.org/pathway.html

• (2019). Retrieved from Forbes:

• (2019). Retrieved from Tech Target:

• (2020). Retrieved from HackerOne: https://www.hackerone.com/branding

• GMERCYU. (2020). Retrieved from GMERCYU:

• Khuspe, S. (2020). Retrieved from Cyberprime: https://cyberprime.net/getting-

• O'Hara, K. (2019). Retrieved from Monster:

• Perrin, J. (2016). Retrieved from https://www.le-vpn.com/last-mcafee-security-report-

• Sobers, R. (2020). Retrieved from Varonis: https://www.varonis.com/blog/Cyber

• Zhang, E. (2019). Retrieved from Digital Guardian:

• (2020). Retrieved from Penta: https://www.penta.ie/services/it-architects/

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