All language subtitles for 02. Jobs in Cybersecurity

Jobs in cybersecurity! As a starting point will begin with a list of pros and cons that you will have
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in cybersecurity.
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There are some strong pros since there is a huge market demand and a shortage of specialized staff.
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This is also the driver of the high salaries within this area.
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A cybersecurity job will also keep you up to date and in a continuous learning environment that will
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not let you get bored. On the cons side,
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The main point is that an IT background is preferred and in some cases this is mixed with possible
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transversal IT knowledge and/or certifications.
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Another point here is that depending on the cybersecurity job, you might find yourself in a stressful
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situations with high responsibility and pressure, like, for example, during an actual attack trying
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to stop the bleeding.
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There are probably some other ones that can be mentioned here, but we will try to give you more insights
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in the upcoming slides.
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And now let's see some interesting figures.
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What I personally find quite motivating for people to consider this field is that, according to CSO
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online, 40% of IT leaders say cybersecurity jobs are the most difficult to fill.
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And we're going to continue now with a few interesting figures.
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As Steve Morgan, CEO of Cybersecurity Ventures, said, the number of unfilled jobs in this field are
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constantly growing from around 1 million in 2013 to 3.5 in 2021.
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Also, cybersecurity engineers are some of the highest-paid positions started at around 140K $ annually
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on average. 70% of cybersecurity professionals claim their organization is impacted by the cybersecurity
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skills shortage.
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Some very interesting figures come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which states that from
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2019 to 2029, the job outlook is to increase with 31%.
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Number of jobs in 2019 was around 131.000 and until 2029 it's expected to grow with around 40900
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in the U.S. alone.
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The salaries in 2019, average pay of around 99730$ per year,
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which translates into around 48$ per hour. Work experience wise, in average, there were people
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with less than five years experience and with a bachelor's degree as minimum.
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We will leave in the resource section, a file with all the relevant links. And now let's see the career
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paths.
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and what is required. In this part we will first explain the prerequisite for the cybersecurity jobs.
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If you don't have any IT experience, don't panic.
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We will explain you right now how to get started.
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First, we highly recommend you to start working towards getting a junior position as a network/system
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cloud or software engineer, or if you can invest more time, try to get a bachelor's degree or a master
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of science in the IT related fields. For the junior paths
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you can also start with some introduction courses from Udemy or similar platforms,
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to see what position fits you better. We recommend you to try a few like network/system/cloud engineering
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in order to get the helicopter view of its role.
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Since cybersecurity is a quite complex domain, it helps to already have an understanding of networking
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components like firewalls and proxies, but also other areas such as APIs and web technologies.
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For the people that want more details, you can always drop us a message in the questions section and
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we will try to give you a detailed answer as soon as possible.
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Some of the most well-paid jobs require, however, a background in I.T. and that's why it would help
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if we have one or more of the following, a bachelor's degree or above in computer science, systems
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engineering, I.T. or related majors. Sufficient work experience in cybersecurity with incident detection
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and response, experience with common cybersecurity solutions like firewalls, antivirus and others.
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Basic programming proficiency in languages like Python, C++, Java, Ruby and so on.
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And the ability to work under pressure during the unfortunate event of an attack.
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Or if you have prior work experience as a system administrator, DB administrator, web admin, web
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developer, network admin, I.T. technicians, security administrator, network engineer or computer
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software engineer.
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Now let's see what other different career paths that you can take.
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First one is the ethical hacker. The Ethical Hacker is a cybersecurity expert who is employed to verify
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and improve the security of a company's computer system.
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The job is to conduct advanced penetration tests on a computer system and identify any breaches or weaknesses
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in the security setup.
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The average annual salary in the US is around 82000 dollars.
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Second, the IT auditor, the role of an IT auditor involves developing, implementing, testing, and evaluating
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audit review procedures.
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The audit process can be extended to networks, software programs, communication systems, security
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systems and any other services that rely on the company's infrastructure.
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I.T. audits are important for evaluating internal control and processes in an effort to keep the organization
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and its data secure from external or internal threats.
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Cybercrime analysts, also known as cybercrime investigator or forensics analyst, is an information
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security professional who used his skills and background knowledge in areas like network administration
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or network engineering to help counter the activities of cyber criminals.
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Another job that falls under this category is the fraud analyst.
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They are usually employed in the financial sector to investigate fraudulent activity.
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They monitor things like financial transactions to trace theft or scams.
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The responsibility is to minimize potential risks of the institution and its clients. As a fraud analyst
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you will be using different tools to investigate and flag suspicious activity that do not fit in the
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expected patterns.
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The average annual salary for this type of positions is around 70000 dollars per year.
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Next, security engineer, a security engineer, is a quite generic position on which people can wear
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different hats. In a normal scenario,
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it should include the responsibility of completing a thorough risk assessment, identifying vulnerabilities
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within our network and creating firewalls, configuring systems or enhancing the existing security features.
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The average annual salary for this type of position is around 92000 dollars in the US.
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Security architect. This is probably the toughest position to take because it usually requires some years
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of experience in transversal areas, including some extended years within the cybersecurity domain.
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A security architect usually manages things like reviewing current systems, security measures and recommending
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and implementing enhancements, conducting the regular system tests and ensuring continuous monitoring
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of network security, developing project timelines for ongoing system upgrades, ensuring all personnel
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have access to the IT system, limited by need and role.
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Establishing disaster recovery procedures and conducting breach of security drills. Promptly responding
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to all security incidents and providing thorough positive analysis.
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And now let's do a recap. First,
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we have five main possible options that you may take.
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The first one is the penetration testing and ethical hacking path.
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The second one is the IT auditor.
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The third one is a cybercrime analyst, which basically includes the forensics analyst, fraud analyst
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and security analyst. Fourth, security engineer, and fifth is the security architect.
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We will leave in the resource section a file with all the relevant links. With this, would like to conclude
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our bonus lecture.
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We hope that we provided some interesting information that can further take with you in your next,
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hopefully, cybersecurity adventure.
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Your feedback is very important to us,
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and in order to improve our content, please feel free to leave us comments with any improvement points
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or any extra content that you might like to see in our next version.
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Thank you.