Working in cyber security is a viable career option for anyone who wants to give it a try. It really doesn’t matter what you do to earn a crust since the varied nature of the industry means there is a place for you and your skills, as long as you have the will and the passion to go for it.
With cybercrime on the rise and a global shortfall of information security professionals, the billions of dollars that online thieves are stealing from our businesses every year are making company directors wake up to that the fact that then need someone on the insider that can defend their castles.
Home-cooked security measures or, worse, self-assessments by unqualified IT staff, only serve to create a false sense of security in business, which is currently one of the biggest factors contributing to small to medium size businesses being compromised. This quote from the Simpson’s sums it up nicely:
Marge: “Homer, I don’t want you driving around in a car you built yourself ”
Homer: “You can sit their complaining, or knit me some seatbelts”
It was with great relief that we saw the new national Cyber Security Strategy (https://cybersecuritystrategy.dpmc.gov.au/) focusing on the skills shortage as well as the SMB market sector, with one of the five pillars of the strategy’s intent to create a Cyber Smart Nation. The government has pledged to:
This means that newly qualified information security professionals will have a route to market themselves to these companies that previously would not have seen the need until it’s too late, while helping establish Australia as the digital hub of Asia that it wants to be.
So, the questions remains, how do you get a job in Cyber Security? Let’s start by looking at the diverse set of roles available, covering both management and technical roles, and see what skills will be the most useful in your quest for this exciting new career.
The fact is, most people, and many even I the security business already, don’t have a good grasp of the full range of diverse job roles available in both the public sector and private sector. Additionally, there is a lack of knowledge about the skill sets and skill levels that are required to deliver on the demands of these job roles, so it’s little wonder why people have problems planning their careers and selecting the most appropriate training and qualifications to get them from where they are today to the next milestone in their career…Click HERE to find out more about this article
