chief ICT security officer
Chief ICT security officers protect company and employee information against unauthorized access. They also define the Information System security policy, manage security deployment across all Information Systems and ensure the provision of information availability.
Also called: chief information security officer, cybersecurity programme director, head of IT security, ISO, information security officer, chief ICT security officers, IT security officer, information security manager
- 47
- essential skills
- 34
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2529
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- cybersecurity risk managerWhat changes?20 skills in common
- digital forensics expertWhat changes?14 skills in common
- ethical hackerWhat changes?14 skills in common
- cyber incident responder12 skills in common
- ICT resilience manager12 skills in common
- ICT security technician12 skills in common
- data protection officer11 skills in common
- chief information officer9 skills in common
Essential skills
47- advice on security risk management
- assessment of risks and threats
- attack vectors
- audit techniques
- communicate with stakeholders
- comply with legal regulations
- cyber attack counter-measures
- cyber security
- data protection
- decision support systems
- develop information security strategy
- educate on data confidentiality
- engage with stakeholders
- ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards
- ensure compliance with legal requirements
- ensure cross-department cooperation
- ensure information privacy
- establish an ICT security prevention plan
- establish an Information Security Management System
- ethical hacking principles
- ethics
- forecast organisational risks
- ICT network security risks
- ICT process quality models
- ICT project management
- ICT project management methodologies
- ICT safety
- ICT security legislation
- ICT security standards
- identify ICT security risks
- implement corporate governance
- implement ICT risk management
- implement ICT security policies
- information confidentiality
- information security strategy
- internal risk management policy
- lead disaster recovery exercises
- maintain plan for continuity of operations
- manage disaster recovery plans
- manage IT security compliances
- manage system security
- monitor developments in field of expertise
- monitor technology trends
- organisational resilience
- risk management
- security engineering
- utilise decision support system
Optional skills
34- apply operations for an ITIL-based environment
- assess ICT knowledge
- cloud monitoring and reporting
- cloud security and compliance
- cloud technologies
- computer forensics
- computer programming
- conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business
- control objectives for information and related technology
- coordinate technological activities
- create solutions to problems
- execute ICT audits
- ICT communications protocols
- ICT encryption
- ICT infrastructure
- ICT recovery techniques
- ICT system user requirements
- identify legal requirements
- implement a firewall
- implement a virtual private network
- implement anti-virus software
- implement cloud security and compliance
- internet governance
- Internet of Things
- manage digital identity
- manage keys for data protection
- manage staff
- optimise choice of ICT solution
- protect personal data and privacy
- software anomalies
- train employees
- use different communication channels
- web application security threats
- World Wide Web Consortium standards
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