How to start career in cyber security?

We are living in Digital Life which is connected with Internet and Mobile which helps to complete so many daily tasks. We have seen in pandemic, cyber security got hit to our Important data – Bank accounts, Facebook, Twitter, Insta accounts got hacked. This boosts the job demand for more cyber security professionals. Thus, career in cyber security is important.

Career in cyber security alias Information Security alias Data Security Industry has emerged as one of the fastest growing industry in overall IT. This industry is got huge potential and yet rewarding.

Before going through to the question – How to become a cybersecurity professional, let us understand role

Cyber Security Professional designs and implements secure network solutions designed to defend against hackers, cyber-attacks, and other threats. They engage in monitoring of those systems, continually making sure that all of the system are up to date and working correctly.

The roles and responsibilities of a career in cybersecurity & Cyber Security Professional include:

• Evaluate the organization’s security requirements and designing, implementing, maintaining, and upgrading all security measures needed to protect organizations’ data, systems, and networks.
• Troubleshooting all network and security issues and incidents. Responding to all security breaches to the network and associated systems.
• Taking appropriate security measures to ensure that the organization’s infrastructure and existing data are kept safe.
• Conducting testing and scans to identify any vulnerabilities in the network and system.
• Taking an active role in the change management process.

Let us learn how to become a cybersecurity professional/pursue a career in cyber security with the following career path.

For starters, you should have a bachelor’s degree in a field relating to Cyber Security. That includes computer engineering, computer programming, computer science, engineering, information security, or software engineering.

While doing your studies start participating in coding boot camps, and get proficiency in coding languages like Python, C, Power Shell, Bash, etc. It is good to find and attend some internships relevant to cybersecurity to gain on-field experience and networking skills

Final step: certification. Certification does two things for you; first of all, it gives you additional skills and knowledge, it provides verifiable evidence to the hiring party that you are well-trained for the position they’re interviewing for.

There are many different cybersecurity certifications that you can do. The more you have, the better your chances of getting selected the position you expect. Cyber Security certifications you should consider:

COMPTIA Network+, Security+
CEH v10: Certified Ethical Hacker,
CISA / CISM: ISACA Certifications
CISSP: Certified Information Systems Security Professional
GSEC / GCIH / GCIA: GIAC Security Certifications

Demand for Cyber Security Professionals – out of the 3.5 million open cybersecurity positions expected by 2021, Cybersecurity Ventures estimates more than 2 million openings will be in the Asia-Pac region, and nearly 400,000 will be in Europe.

When consider all together, these forecasts portray a promising picture for anyone interested in career in cybersecurity/becoming a Cyber Security Professional is a “recession-proof career.”

We will now learn all about how to become a cybersecurity professional.

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Mahesh Suryawanshi
He has worked in different industries like Stock Broking, Hospitality, IT Solutions and finally, he is into Information Security.