From digital forensics expert to ICT security technician
13 of the 34 essential skills of a ICT security technician are already essential for a digital forensics expert — about 38% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 21
- would be new
- 38%
- of the target job covered
- 34
- essential skills of a ICT security technician
What a ICT security technician does
ICT security technicians propose and implement necessary security updates and measures whenever is required. They advise, support, inform and provide training and security awareness.
What carries over
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- attack vectors
- audit techniques
- cyber attack counter-measures
- cyber security
- establish an ICT security prevention plan
- ICT security standards
- identify ICT security risks
- identify ICT system weaknesses
- levels of software testing
- operating systems
- penetration testing tool
- security engineering
- tools for ICT test automation
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a ICT security technician and not for a digital forensics expert. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- address problems critically
- analyse ICT system
- communicate with stakeholders
- engage with stakeholders
- ensure proper document management
- estimate duration of work
- execute software tests
- ICT networking hardware
- ICT system programming
- implement ICT risk management
- integrate system components
- manage alarm system
- manage closed-circuit television system
- manage system security
- procurement of ICT network equipment
- protect ICT devices
- set up cybersecurity training programmes
- solve ICT system problems
- systems development life-cycle
- use access control software
- web application security threats
Other moves from digital forensics expert
2 roles- ethical hacker15 skills in common
- chief ICT security officer14 skills in common
← digital forensics expertICT security technician →The other way round
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How far are you from being a ICT security technician?
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