Table 1Transition record

ethical hackertocybersecurity risk manager

A ethical hacker already meets 52% of what the cybersecurity risk manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ethical hacker

52%

Overlap1

To cybersecurity risk manager

35 Skills carried over

9 Required, not held

59.5 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.5

This move: 59.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the cybersecurity risk manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ethical hacker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cybersecurity risk manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ethical hacker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held computer forensics information and communication technologies (icts)
already held engage with stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
already held define security policies management skills
already held web application security threats information and communication technologies (icts)
already held ICT safety working with computers
already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)

All 35 carried skills, including the 13 the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held ICT performance analysis methods required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required

optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held domain name service optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held internal risk management policy required
required, not held risk management required

optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
required, not held establish an Information Security Management System required

optional, not held develop information security strategy optional

04 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held establish an ICT security prevention plan required

optional, not held define technology strategy optional
optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
optional, not held manage disaster recovery plans optional

05 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held advice on security risk management required

optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional

06 services 1 required

required, not held security threats required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cybersecurity risk manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 35 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT network security risks knowledge
already held ICT safety skill
already held ICT security standards knowledge
already held attack vectors knowledge
already held communicate with stakeholders skill
already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
already held cyber security knowledge
already held engage with stakeholders skill
already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
already held implement ICT risk management skill
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held manage system security skill
already held security engineering knowledge
already held ICT encryption knowledge
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held Internet of Things knowledge
already held Open source model knowledge
already held Outsourcing model knowledge
already held computer forensics knowledge
already held define security policies skill
already held execute ICT audits skill
already held hybrid model knowledge
already held identify ICT security risks skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held implement a firewall skill
already held information confidentiality knowledge
already held internet governance knowledge
already held legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
already held levels of software testing knowledge
already held organisational resilience knowledge
already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
already held service-oriented modelling knowledge
already held solve ICT system problems skill
already held tools for ICT test automation knowledge
already held web application security threats knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 8 supplementary

optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
optional, not held implement spam protection optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional

08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional

28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held define technology strategy optional
optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
optional, not held develop information security strategy optional
optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
optional, not held domain name service optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held implement spam protection optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held manage disaster recovery plans optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional

39 held skills the cybersecurity risk manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Aircrack (penetration testing tool) knowledge
not needed by the target role Backbox (penetration testing tool) knowledge
not needed by the target role BlackArch knowledge
not needed by the target role Cain and Abel (penetration testing tool) knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
not needed by the target role John The Ripper (penetration testing tool) knowledge
not needed by the target role Kali Linux knowledge
not needed by the target role Maltego knowledge
not needed by the target role Metasploit knowledge
not needed by the target role Nessus knowledge
not needed by the target role Nexpose knowledge
not needed by the target role OWASP ZAP knowledge
not needed by the target role Parrot Security OS knowledge
not needed by the target role Samurai Web Testing Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role WhiteHat Sentinel knowledge
not needed by the target role Wireshark knowledge
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct ICT code review skill
not needed by the target role develop code exploits skill
not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role execute social engineering tests skill
not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
not needed by the target role maintain ICT server skill
not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role penetration testing tool knowledge
not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role proxy servers knowledge
not needed by the target role set up cybersecurity training programmes skill
not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill

19 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held ICT performance analysis methods required
required, not held internal risk management policy required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
required, not held risk management required
required, not held security threats required
optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held domain name service optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.