50 Cyber-Security Titles That Every Job Seeker Should Know About
Emmanuel Agyei
September 19, 2020
According to Cyber Magazine there will be over 3.5 million unfilled Cybersecurity jobs by 2021. Steve Morgan, the author of this article wrote that it’s going to be enough to fill 50 NFL stadiums, according to Cybersecurity Ventures.
Cybersecurity is a very broad field and as the world moves forward technology also moves with it. Therefore, as these bodies of technology grow, we are going to need designs, practices and processes to protect programs, devices, networks and also data from harmful or malicious attacks. This creates many jobs and opportunities for anyone who is interested in this field, from students, teachers, IT workers and even parents. In Addition, there are so many job titles in Cybersecurity, some of them being:
1. Application Security Administrator – Keep software / apps safe and secure.
2. Artificial Intelligence Security Specialist – Use AI to combat cybercrime.
3. Automotive Security Engineer – Protect cars from cyber intrusions.
4. Blockchain Developer / Engineer – Code the future of secure transactions.
5. Blue Team Member – Design defensive measures / harden operating systems.
6. Bug Bounty Hunter – Freelance hackers find defects and exploits in code.
7. Cybersecurity Scrum Master – Watch over and protect all data.
8. Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) – Head honcho of cybersecurity.
9. Chief Security Officer (CSO) – Head up all physical/info/cyber security.
10. Cloud Security Architect – Secure apps and data in the cloud.
11. Counterespionage analyst – Thwart cyber spies from hostile nation states.
12. Cryptanalyst – Decipher coded messages without a cryptographic key.
13. Cryptographer – Develop systems to encrypt sensitive information.
14. Cyber Insurance Policy Specialist – Consult on cyber risk and liability protection.
15. Cyber Intelligence Specialist – Analyze cyber threats and defend against them.
16. Cyber Operations Specialist – Conduct offensive cyberspace operations.
17. Cybercrime Investigator – Solve crimes conducted in cyberspace.
18. Cybersecurity Hardware Engineer – Develop security for computer hardware.
19. Cybersecurity Lawyer – Attorney focused on info/cyber security and cybercrime.
20. Cybersecurity Software Developer / Engineer – Bake security into applications.
These are some of the unique job titles in one of the fastest growing industries of Cybersecurity according to Cyber Magazine.