What is Cybersecurity?#
Cybersecurity is like getting prepared for an upcoming storm. Just like you would take steps to protect your home from a natural disaster, organizations take steps to make sure they have the tools and training to quickly respond to outside threats.
Cybersecurity -> “The practice of ensuring confidentiality, integrity and availability of information by protecting networks, devices, people and data from unauthorised access or criminal exploitation.”
Threat Actors -> “Any person or group who presents a security risk.”
Personally Identifiable Information -> “Any information used to infer an individual’s identity.”
Threat Actors -> “Any person or group who presents a security risk.”
Benefits of Security#
Protection against any external threat (eg: someone outside the organization trying to gain unauthorised access to private information, networks or devices) or internal threat (eg: current or former employees, external vendor, trusted partners).
Meets regulatory compliance.
Maintains and improve business productivity by ensuring business continuity.
Reduces expenses.
Maintains brand trust.
Common Roles and Titles#
- Security Analyst
- Cybersecurity Analyst
- Security Operation Centre (SOC) Analyst
- Information Security Analyst
Entry-level Responsibilities#
- Protecting computer and network systems.
- Requires monitoring an organization’s internal network in order to detect potential threats.
- Taking part in penetration testing.
- Install prevention software.
- Work with development teams to support product security.
- Conduct periodic security audits.
Core Skills#
Transferable Skills#
Skills from other areas that can apply to different careers.
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Analysis
- Problem Solving
Technical Skills#
They require knowledge of specific tools, procedures and policies.
- Programming Languages
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) tools
- Computer Forensics