Despite the complexity and specialized nature of cybersecurity, some entry-level positions are available. The minimum experience requirements for applicants with bachelor’s degrees are three years, while those with master’s degrees must have between one and two years of experience.
- IT auditors: IT auditors guarantee that an organization’s IT systems are of a high standard. An IT auditor’s responsibilities include establishing audit objectives, gathering information through department staff interviews, and developing specific methods to improve IT systems.
- Information security analysts: These specialists create and implement security measures to protect a company’s computer networks and systems. To protect the company’s systems, they must anticipate potential risks to the systems and use their ingenuity to come up with fresh solutions.
- Network/IT security engineers: These professionals operate in various settings and industries. By locating threats and vulnerabilities in the organization’s IT system and software architecture, they can recognize current hazards and prepare for emerging ones.
- Cybersecurity manager: A cybersecurity manager is in charge of keeping security systems up to date, locating system flaws, and creating strategies to thwart cyberattacks. Additionally, they manage a group of IT professionals that build firewalls, identify security flaws, create preventative measures, and provide security reports.
- Security Testing/Penetration Tester: Penetration testers, also known as security testers, mimic cyberattacks to find and expose security flaws in computer systems, networks, and infrastructure, including websites. A degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field is required, along with two to four years of relevant work experience.
