Building THE IT GUYwhat is cyber security

Are you Cyber Security guy, that means you know How to Hack everyone,🤣that means you are smart Tech Savvy and earn six figure salary, mostly we think that way.

When we hear about this title CYBER SECURITY, Everyone may heard about it is Hacking kind of career and booming & emerging career to start and also to earn more more more Moneeey…

There is nothing wrong to focus on earn more Money.

Before you are going to take a cyber security class or start working for security certifications like Ethical Hacking C-EH, CompTIA Secuirty+, OSCP or CISSP etc.

Also don’t get confused about people doing patch management or configuring routers and firewall claiming Cyber Security guy, which is not Cyber Security job at all.

The Ideal Goal of Cyber Security is to Protect your Company, Individuals and Network as well your Entity Confidential Data from Digital ATTACKS

Before we planning to enter into cyber security career world , just to let you know, it’s not single path it is diverse process of technology and people again to protect your organisation. 

Which is similar to built a House, that’s need involved with Electrician,Carpenter, Plumbing, Roofing and fences makers, In cyberSecurity there are diverse process to protect from digital attacks.

There is not such things that Entry Level jobs in Cyber Security. Because there is no right answer  

Prerequisite of Cyber Security

  • You need to have a background experience in IT field. 
  • Knowledge on How systems are connected and communicating in IT World. 
  • Getting know about Linux and some scripting languages. 
  • System Administration and Network management Knowledge.
Pros
Cons
Huge Demand in Skill sets
Focusing Majority on Defense
High Salary Offering
No much support from Management
Flexible on Work
Repeated Tasks on logs & Alerts
Interesting of Process
Required to always learn


Common Positions for CyberSecurity Professionals

Again this job titles may change on company wise or current market name standard, you will find in LinkedIn, Indeed and many more job searching portal requirement of cyber security jobs like SOC operator, Cyber Security Analyst, Cyber Security Engineers and if you look at the description of required skills stats Know how to config firewall, IPS/IDS, SIEM, Patch management knowledge Cloud management knowledge. NOPE Don’t get fooled. Below some samples of levels in IT Cybersecurity world, but it’s not always real.

Cyber Security Domains Mapping

A successful cyber security approach required People,Process and Technology. It has sub domain like, If your organisation requires compliance like ISO or NIST focus on standards & Frameworks or likewise for governance, SOC, & Risk assessment. Below map illustrates cyber-security domains.  

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Cyber Security OSINT Framework

Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)is a cybersecurity framework, it is a collection of tools used by security researchers and penetration testers for security research, digital foot-printing, information gathering and auditing.

Cyber Security is not just a Job, It is a Process.

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