What Makes a Successful Cyber Security Expert?

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Despite being a vital, fulfilling and enjoyable profession, the cyber security industry has a substantial skills shortage. As our digital world continues to grow, the demand for people to work in this profession has increased. However, the amount of people with the correct skills and who are able to take up these job opportunities is significantly lower than the number of roles available. So, what makes a successful cyber security expert?

To help, we’ve put together a job description of our perfect security professional.

Wanted: Cyber Security Expert

Job Brief:

We are looking for a cyber security practitioner to join our team. You will be responsible for spotting anomalies, errors and unexpected consequences that others would simply ignore. You should be able to hunt bugs and develop tools that potentially lead to new areas of industry discovery, while maintaining awareness and knowledge of ethics, standards, practices and procedures.

It would be helpful if you had a broad interest in the industry and are keen to practice and learn each of the security disciplines. You should have an understanding of the fundamentals, such as networking, as well as the determination to continue learning. Working in an ever-changing field demands that you are constantly researching and building on other people’s findings and code.

Wanting to understand how websites are compromised, thwarting code failures and finding inventive solutions to problems is key to this role. We expect you to be a tech-savvy, creative, forward-thinking person who is curious about new digital technologies and aspires to stay one step ahead of the cyber criminals.

Requirements:

• Attention to detail
• Problem solver
• Persistent
• Patient
• Committed

Platforms like Girls Go CyberStart, Cyber Discovery or Cyber FastTrack are great introductions to the cyber security profession. You will not only learn the cyber security fundamentals needed to succeed, but also the key skills and traits listed in the above job description.

The career options in the cyber security profession are numerous and undertaking the challenges on one of these platforms will give you a significant advantage if you choose to pursue a role in this profession.

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